[AbenInNashville]

Well all, It's been a while since I've been on here and my life has changed dramatically. I worked for PAM for one full year and decided to find a local gig. Well, it's hard to find one with a basic CDL no endorsements. Noone tells you that when going to school. I did luck out an got a job with a wrecker service in Nashville. Not towing Semis yet but am going to some of the accidents. The weird thing that i noticed while going to the rollovers 4 of them in one month is that everyone talks about how the young drivers usually do that. What I noticed is that the seasoned veterans are the ones who think they drive beyond being tired and end up in a creek 45 feet below the interstate (He lived but extremely shaken) I don't think he works for the company anymore it only cost $60,000.00 to clean it up. There was also the 50+ driver who decided not to secure his load and when he went around the interchange his load decided to continue going straight. Main thing is to the seasoned drivers is remember to slow down and take your time. You make more mistakes when you think you're invincible.

[Mackman]

Thats something i always wanted to try was driving a class 8 tow truck. I think it would be kinda a cool job gettting to see stuff like that. But alomost all of the drivers i talk to that drive the big tow trucks are on-call getting up at 2am which i want no parts of. Wish you the best of luck. Get some pics for us to look at.

[kc0iv]

Originally Posted by AbenInNashville

Well all, It's been a while since I've been on here and my life has changed dramatically. I worked for PAM for one full year and decided to find a local gig. Well, it's hard to find one with a basic CDL no endorsements. Noone tells you that when going to school. I did luck out an got a job with a wrecker service in Nashville. Not towing Semis yet but am going to some of the accidents. The weird thing that i noticed while going to the rollovers 4 of them in one month is that everyone talks about how the young drivers usually do that. What I noticed is that the seasoned veterans are the ones who think they drive beyond being tired and end up in a creek 45 feet below the interstate (He lived but extremely shaken) I don't think he works for the company anymore it only cost $60,000.00 to clean it up. There was also the 50+ driver who decided not to secure his load and when he went around the interchange his load decided to continue going straight. Main thing is to the seasoned drivers is remember to slow down and take your time. You make more mistakes when you think you're invincible.

While any driver can have an accident I think you'll find the seasoned drivers don't have as many as compared to the new driver. To back up my claim all one has to do is look at the rate the insurances charge for the seasoned driver vs the new driver.

kc0iv

[castlecreator]

While any driver can have an accident I think you'll find the seasoned drivers don't have as many as compared to the new driver. To back up my claim all one has to do is look at the rate the insurances charge for the seasoned driver vs the new driver.

kc0iv[/quote]

Ok, I'm new to this board, but have been reading extensivly on it reacently, as I'm looking to break in to this industry. But, I have to share some thoughts on this statement, in-experience is a wonderful way for ins people to make $$ on new drivers- no matter what they may drive

[GMAN]

If you look at the statistics, those with the least driving experience are most likely to have an accident. For instance, when someone first gets their drivers license they are more likely to have an accident than someone who has been driving for several years. It is the same with a big truck as a 4 wheeler. The reason many insurance companies will not insure those with less than 2 years experience is due to the greater chance of having an accident.

[zayder06]

http://www.truckinjuries.com/truckin...nts_facts.html

this might clear some things up

[Fredog]

Originally Posted by zayder06

http://www.truckinjuries.com/trucking_accidents_facts.html

this might clear some things up

written by a law firm that specializes in suing trucking companies. might be just a little bit bias..

[zayder06]

so sue them for posting false info

[heavyhaulerss]

well... what a bummer post... when we were just starting on giving our 2 dozen different opinions... someone has to put up a link with facts.. :lol:

[zayder06]

we could fire it up by blaming the republicans (I can feel the heat already)