likewise and i usually get yelled at by some stupid trucker who thinks it's nascar 24/7. if they want to end up dead like their redneck messiah, dale earnhadt sr. then, by all means, they can have themselves a blast. a blast that i will have no part in unless some moron slams into the rear of my trailer, or goes screeching off the shoulder, and into the ditch.

 

That comment outta have the necks climbing out of their seats momentarily. :P

Hey Sonix! By golly, if I see the "Ride a Trucker" rig pulled of off the side of the freeway. I guarantee that I will be in the farthest lane away from that situation. I've been forewarned. That would be considered a major construction/destruction area. Bombs Away!!!! :P :P :twisted: :twisted:

 

:lol: :lol:

 

Inattentive driving is the "cause" of at least three of those accidents------couldn't get the last one to open! Accidents like the one on I-10 here, are frequent and all to common. There are just as many accidents in the construction zone...which stretches from Vidor to the Texas stateline...that only involve 4-wheelers...as there are accidents that involve 18 wheelers. Speed is one of two contributing factors...with "Inattention" being the largest contributer. (just my opinion)

As an 'aside'..You have to like the manner in which the Oklahoma State Patrol took care of the grandson of the driver whom got himself killed up there!! Those guys show themselves to be a "Class" act !! Get him cleaned up...take him home..all in police cruisers!! Even Kansas State Patrol proved they can be "Class Act" !!

Thanks for bringing me "up to date" on local news there Bigtimba!!! I missed that accident on I-10...only because I was in St. Louis!!

 

...whats this about Dale??

 

Good topic Bigtimba. I agree with you about speed but as others have posted I think a bigger culprit would be not paying attention and following distance. It doesn't matter what speed you're going if you're not watching far down the road. Some people get tunnel vision and stare immediately in front of their truck.

I run I71 in Ohio every night. There's a construction zone from the 147 to the 157 and its marked trucks use left lane. This is because they move the highway over to the shoulder. Every single night big trucks are rolling along in the right lane. Not even speeding, just cruising along. In case they cant read, do they really need a sign to tell them they are riding on the shoulder at 60 mph? :roll: It's very uneven and twice in the last two weeks one lost control and wrecked. Of course the highway gets shut down for the cleanup. PAY ATTENTION PEOPLE! Your screw ups are slowing me down! :evil:

 

He died. Senselessly.

 

Here's a few more bbrs you won't be running into (thankfully) any time soon . .

http://www.whec.com/article/stories/....shtml?cat=566

http://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=211397

http://www.thedailytimes.com/article...NEWS/610381428

http://www.local12.com/news/local/st...c-4ef84e45fc56

All of these happened yesterday. I could have found plenty more because it's the same thing, day after day after day.

Three people who will probably never drive trucks again and one who definately won't . . RIP, Willie Lee . .

Ramps and curves are almost always double or triple posted . . FOR A REASON! Physics. One of the laws you can't seem to break no matter how hard you try.

 

I was westbound on I-44 in MO, when I heard about this one, yesterday . .

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/new...0?OpenDocument

 

Horrific crash on Hwy. 40 kills 2, injures 13
"Frank Steinhoff, 27, said he was driving next to the semi, which he estimated was going about 75 mph. The truck didn't slow as it approached the stopped traffic, he said."


"Nothum said authorities "have a very good idea" of what took place before the crash and why it happened, but said it wouldn't be prudent to disclose the likely cause until the investigation was finished. He said authorities would meet today with prosecutors to discuss possible charges."

Interesting to take real look at what is actually happening out there as we speak. The OTR "status quo" apologists would have you believe that the sleepy, head-bobbing OTR driver is nothing more than a myth. I sure feel sorry for those unfortunate victims of this tragedy. Nod 'n wink type OTR safety departments are in large part to blame for this carnage.

I still remember when I was making my escape from coolie carrier hell. I interviewed with a local tanker company lead driver, not some HR or safety schmuck. I must have looked like a deer in headlights! Safety. Compliance. Safety. Compliance. Over and over. He kept on and on. I hoped that this wasn't yet another safety charade that goes out the door the second that the left door closes. Remember, nod 'n wink. You know what we really mean. :wink: Thank goodness that it was for real.

EOBRs will be a step in the right direction to stem these type massacres. CPM scam pay and the FLSA exemption are also huge co-conspirators in the unfortunate death and injuries to these poor souls.

The sleepy, head-bobbing, illegal, non-compliant OTR driver is nothing to snicker about. Seems to be for a lot of you. I just hope that technology, aggressive legislation, along with harsh punishment for the criminals responsible for these heinous crimes will help prevent more of these unfortunate tragedies.