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Originally Posted by Jackrabbit379
I was thinking the same thing.
The driver and passenger was from Texas. I didn't figure he was a line haul driver. That would be quite a line haul run. 
SHE was most LIKELY a linehaul driver, and the "passenger" was the team driver. I'm not sure about FedEx Freight (is that what some call "national?') But, us GROUND types are not always on dedicated runs. Many play "the Wild board." A team can go all over the country from terminal to terminal looking for their next load and STILL be home within the week!
I am currently on a LINEHAUL run that takes TWO of us to complete each day. However, WE could take a LINEHAUL run to California, perhaps with terminal stops on the way, and be gone for a week.
It seems that these two female drivers were a team. Doesn't MEAN they were gay! The "older" driver was driving at the time.... and I would expect HER to know better. The younger driver probably was asleep and woke up to find herself thrown against the right wall as the truck ended up on its side. This is something ALL "team drivers" think about!
I don't know WHAT she claims to have been looking at! There is NO EXCUSE for not seeing what is ahead of you! Yeah.... MAYBE if you're in an elephant train with a Knight and a Schneider truck!! But ..... a GOOD driver won't get in that situation! NEVER, EVER get so close to the trailer in front of you that you can't see the road ahead! You are just ASKING to be the "star" of a video that ends your career!
