I am in complete agreement, truckers and trucking companies need to run compliant. However, our government doesn\’t always do their part to facilitate such compliance. For example, the \’new\’ hours of service actually make it harder on team drivers, as they can\’t split the sleeper berth period as they once could. That\’s only one small issue.
If you have time, look deeper and you might come away with a different perspective and new respect for truck drivers.
It\’s an incredibly challenging career and without truck drivers, it would be a very different world. How would products reach the grocery store? How would building materials arrive at new housing developments? How would cars get to the dealerships? How would anything get anywhere? Railroads and boats can only go so far.
Compliance and safety on the part of the truck driver is only a fraction of the issue. 4-wheelers (plain old passenger cars, in common terms) need to learn how to SHARE the road with big trucks. Many of them do absurd things, like pass on the right or tailgate (they call it \’drafting\’ and claim it aids fuel economy). But if one looks at the stats, one will see that MOST accidents involving big trucks are NOT the fault of the trucker. Something to think about…
Right you are that ANY impaired driver needs to be taken off the road and held to the highest degree of the law. No matter if it\’s drugs, alcohol, lack of sleep or side-effects of legal medications, if it affects your ability to mentally or physically function, don\’t get behind the wheel of ANY vehicle.
Everyone needs to do their part for improved highway safety, truckers and all other drivers alike.
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Sure, there is a revenue raising component to this, but I am glad to see someplace enforcing truck safety laws already on the books.
Get \’em right, get \’em safe, or get \’em off the road. Anyone\’s life is worth more than a truck repair or maintenance bill.
Great, and a driver under the influence. Throw the book at the driver.
I am in complete agreement, truckers and trucking companies need to run compliant. However, our government doesn\’t always do their part to facilitate such compliance. For example, the \’new\’ hours of service actually make it harder on team drivers, as they can\’t split the sleeper berth period as they once could. That\’s only one small issue.
If you have time, look deeper and you might come away with a different perspective and new respect for truck drivers.
It\’s an incredibly challenging career and without truck drivers, it would be a very different world. How would products reach the grocery store? How would building materials arrive at new housing developments? How would cars get to the dealerships? How would anything get anywhere? Railroads and boats can only go so far.
Compliance and safety on the part of the truck driver is only a fraction of the issue. 4-wheelers (plain old passenger cars, in common terms) need to learn how to SHARE the road with big trucks. Many of them do absurd things, like pass on the right or tailgate (they call it \’drafting\’ and claim it aids fuel economy). But if one looks at the stats, one will see that MOST accidents involving big trucks are NOT the fault of the trucker. Something to think about…
Right you are that ANY impaired driver needs to be taken off the road and held to the highest degree of the law. No matter if it\’s drugs, alcohol, lack of sleep or side-effects of legal medications, if it affects your ability to mentally or physically function, don\’t get behind the wheel of ANY vehicle.
Everyone needs to do their part for improved highway safety, truckers and all other drivers alike.