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Old 07-22-2008, 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Malaki86
That looks a lot like the roads around here - US50, US33, US119, US19, US250, US220 - all soooooo much fun to drive - NOT!!!
Yeah I posted my opinion about WV on other forum, love that state beautiful, but I tell you what they should have done a TV show Coal bucket truckers instead of ICE ROAD TRUCKERS. Even though I have driven alot on the sideroads in WV and know my way around those guys driving dumps make me look like a newbee
 
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Old 07-22-2008, 01:43 PM
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Originally Posted by JeffTheTerrible
I've run that stretch of road before, and several others which were comparable. Swift is hardly the worst offender for it, by any means. I've seen all sorts of trucks get tangled up on that road, including the "elite" of Landstar.
What's even worse is that enforcers of the road (by that, I mean the North Carolina and Tennessee Hiway Patrols) are the absolute worst offenders when it comes to traffic violations on that road. I always see them speeding through there, riding the center line, or entirely in the opposing lane, etc., and they're not trying to get a 70 ft long vehicle through there.
go to the website home page they are waging a war against THP and their driving habits with pics and video
 
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I thought commerical trucks were banned from that dragon road?
 
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Old 07-22-2008, 01:56 PM
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That looks a lot like the roads around here - US50, US33, US119, US19, US250, US220 - all soooooo much fun to drive - NOT!!!
Yeah I posted my opinion about WV on other forum, love that state beautiful, but I tell you what they should have done a TV show Coal bucket truckers instead of ICE ROAD TRUCKERS. Even though I have driven alot on the sideroads in WV and know my way around those guys driving dumps make me look like a newbee
I'll tell ya what - the local drivers around here scare the HELL out of me. They come around some of those turns with a full tri/quad axle truck loaded to the max like they were in a sports car.
 
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Old 07-22-2008, 01:56 PM
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nope, it is against Swift company policy though. Seriously check out the website.
 
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go to the website home page they are waging a war against THP and their driving habits with pics and video
Best of luck to them. It's not easy fighting against the "good ole' boy" system.
 
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Old 07-22-2008, 01:59 PM
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What makes you say it's against swift company policy? Certainly not driving that particular road. Unless you are talking about driving on the opposite side of the road, but in that case you don't have a choice.
 
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Old 07-22-2008, 02:01 PM
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that was a triaxle trailer if anyone else didn't notice!
you might want to look again.
Your right, I looked it over again, and paused it on one of the turns, looked like a triaxle but it was the ghosting of the video itself.
 
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he did do a nice job the two first things that arose in my mind were, 1. WTF is with the cones, and 2. Why the hell is that guy following so damn close, im almost surprised he didnt get pulled over.


that said, he technically was not breaking the law, as it is stated somewhere that you may take all the room you need to safely complete a maneuver


also that one black car that just about got run over...i say DUMBASS...MOVE it or lose it(ur ride lol) just fuggin sitting there...arent there any routes nearby that would bypass that?
 
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Old 07-22-2008, 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by matcat
What makes you say it's against swift company policy? Certainly not driving that particular road. Unless you are talking about driving on the opposite side of the road, but in that case you don't have a choice.
There is a letter from Swift safety to the website from the director and he says that it is against their policy. http://www.tailofthedragon.com/news_swift.html
 
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