I was following an oversize on I-80 in PA Tuesday morning westbound, 2 escorts and 2 additional state police. I was running heavy enough to not want to be hung out alongside when bridges were coming up.

The oversize was running the speed limit except uphill, and he did alright there too.

This guy runs right up on a car traveling beside the rear trooper and was unable to pass, so the fool tailgates the car, when he finally got past he was told to wait up at the border. The guy passed me again just as I was headed into Akron on 76. I had stopped at the rest area for about 20 minutes east of Akron.

He must have been trying to make contact with as many LEOs as possible in different states on the same day. The trailer had a Canadian plate.

BBB i couldnt agree more with your thread post. Their are too many big trucks driven like they are a 4 wheelers. My thought on this is that they are driven by newbies still stuck in car mode but I am coming to realise my thinking is wrong as I have seen too many older (presumebly more experienced ) drivers doing the things you mention. I just wish people would think for a second on the consequences of what can happen due to their irresponsible driving. Its not too hard to see why the level of enforcement on big trucks is so harsh. Those state troopers that attend accident scenes due to big trucks driving irresponsibly are going to have it in for truckers after seeing entire families killed due to one idiot in a truck!

Hey Bill-How are you?I will call on someone if there's enough different things they are doing wrong in a short space of time.Like one time it was speeding through a constuction zone in the left lane,talking on the phone and writing at the same time.Because then it looks habitual.By and large one thing i hope it's an isolated instance.Take care.Brian

Originally Posted by RedForeman

I'm usually a mind my own business kind of guy and let the aggressive ones get on by me. I did turn one in doing that to me a few months ago. Merging onto I-85 southbound at GA-400 in my car at about 70mph (55 zone with local truck restriction). If I'd needed to tap the brakes I would have been one of many fatalities. Close enough I couldn't see his windshield in the rear view. I moved over and let him by so I could safely read the DOT number and call 911. I didn't even bother with the carrier.

I did look him up on csa later that day. Big surprise! Intervention level for dangerous driving. I'm guessing a call to the carrier would have been a waste of time.

Just FYI, it's 55 from the toll booths south for EVERYONE........

It is crazy how close some drivers get to cars and other bigrigs.
Sometimes guys come up on me as if they never noticed they were gaining on me for the last few miles.