I been driving 10 years longer than you and never had or caused a wreck, just do us a favor and try to only kill your self, is that too much to ask?

Hey, if EVERYBODY drives that fast down the mountain, how did the guy run into somebody going slower??

NO hand(cannot call you a driver, because that would assume you were a professional), not everyone drives down that hill that fast! I just ran that stretch last week, both directions. And I would say over half of the trucks were not bonzai down the hill. They were in a proper gear and taking it easy. The ones that were bonzai down the hill were on the verge of out of control, and tailgating the 4-wheelers that were also taking their time down the hill.

Lets see, Swift's Safestat and FMCSA scores are 20% below the national average and Stevens is over 35% below the national average. That tells me they train safe drivers and their practices are safe and approved.

What company did you say you drove for, would like to look at their SafeStat and FMCSA ratings? OH, but no you won't tell us that! I looked up Ritchie, there score was 76.9 - well above the national acceptable average, could explain why they are under conditoinal status to keep their authority.

Have a nice day, be safe, and God bless! You will need it!

[quote="Fredog"]Dang, how come I did not think of that one? :roll:

Popeye, your company is teaching you correctly, most reputable and safety minded companies train and expect their drivers to follow those recomendations.

Unfortunately, we still have outlaws that are making it bad for the rest of the industry.

For those who gave advice, thank you



I wish my thread wasnt jacked though :sad:

I apologize also, unforunately, we always have those that give bad advise, that could get a someone killed. I wish I could show you the technique on backing that I was taught, and paralell parking also. Comes in real handy at rest areas in the north east.

Good luck!

Don't accuse me of being an unsafe driver. And no you wont see me in the ditch. I am a very courtious driver who has never had an accident. I'm respected in the industry and can find a job anywhere. I started driving in northern ontario Canada in 1982, driving with well seasoned canadian drivers who took me under there wing. They were well resepted linehall drivers, who had been driving the canadian north for many years. I met them on my first run I was going 45mph on the transcanada. the road was snow covered with old ice under that. I had twenty trucks behind me with no safe place to pull over. The transcanada is a two lane road in northern Ontario, and stays two lane almost all across Canada. They told me to pull over at the next resturant. 50 miles later there was a truckers resturant. I pulled in and they took me inside and layed the rules down on me. They asked me my companies phone # and they called them told them what the situation was. They put me on the phone with my boss, he told me that if I couldnt keep up to atleast 100klm/hr, that he was going to send a driver to take my place. I told them I would try. The other drivers told me to take the back and follow them and not to fall back. I told myself Im going to do this. We ran 60-70 miles an hour for the next 2 hundred miles on pure ice till we got to the next trucker resturant. We went inside and they told me I was now part of them. I thanked them and they bought me couple beers and we took off and ran non stop on ice all across canada. That was my first run. Since then I have hauled 160000 pound 8 axil trailers,pulling double loads of lumber out of northern Quebec for years. I ve hauled oversize loads wieghing 250000 lbs., and one of the largest loads ever haulded in ontario 24'h x 24' w x 75' l it was part of the wind tunnel for the gm plant in detroit it was built by es fox corp. in niagra fall ontario. It took 9 hrs. to go 9 miles then I had to back it on to a barge floating in the Welland canal. I think I'm well qualified for any kind of driving. Especially down here in the US with these little 80000lb. sissy loads. I regret you talking to me like a dangerous driver..your mistaken..I just dont have a problem driving 60 mph down a little mountain, especially when it's legel. obviouslly your interpetation of what is safe is far different from what mine is. God Bless you too..and I'm sorry for calling you a moron.

You drank beer then drove a big truck 70mph on ice? That doesn't sound too safe. :shock:

everyone drank and drove back then..it was legal as long as you werent over .10. and yes it was safe it calmed my nerves. thats why they bought them for me..