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Originally Posted by TomB985
Wow...this thing is driving me nuts!!!
It does NOT MATTER WHO'S NAME IS ON THE DOOR!!!!! Anything I've seen a Swift do, I've also seen any number of drivers do, from any number of different carriers, both large and small. I've seen O/Os with thousands tied up in their business ride someone's tail like they have nothing to lose, as much as I've seen company drivers for any of the mega carriers weave in and out of traffic.
Here at CWTL, we have our fair share of lousy drivers, as much as any company does...nobody is exempt from that!
You're absolutely right. A few years ago, on I-55 in Chicago, I had a J B Hunt (day cab) pass me on the shoulder... Well, not just me, but several other trucks too. On a curve to the right, his trailer started rubbing on the guard rail, and the
BOOM from his two outside trailer tandems blowing out made my ears ring. He kept on going like nothing was wrong. As he went on up ahead, you could see that both tires were flat. I mean, he could not have missed the fact that they blew out. I was about ready to call 911 and report a possible stolen J B HUNT truck. I could not believe he was a truck driver.
At the same time, just because I've never seen a Swift driver do that does not mean they don't have one that does. But I've seen things done by drivers for England, Covenant, Werner, USX, and J B HUNT. When I worked for W H Transportation in Wausau, WI, they had a guy on an oversized load that did something that goes beyond stupid. WAY BEYOND... Had the CB turned down and was listening to the stereo instead. Didn't hear the high-pole tell him the overpass was too low for him to get under it... She did wheelies to get out from in front of him when he hit it with a $7 million load. But, some companies pay enough to be able to hire drivers, rather than cowboys that don't realize the horse's tail is longer than the average electric pole.