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The Truckers' Image Under The Driver's Hat. Discuss ways for truckers to improve their image. Urine bottles, trashy truck stops and no truck parking signs abound. How do we change our image and earn respect back?
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Generaly I think that the hype comes from the Department of Transportation in dealing with the saftey concern's of the American Truck Driver.
The general public only knows waht they see, armed inspectors at scale house and along the road with a big rig. Almost like seeing a cop that pull over a speeder with blue lights on. First thought, I wonder what they did wrong?
The DOT has created an army of (Armed) inspectors for truckers and in light that the other Federal agenices like the FAA, FMA and railroad inspectors are not in uniform or armed.
What makes the Truck Driver and the thousand of men and women so dangerious? I think that in part that the DOT has not been regulated by the Goverment and has been allowed to do as they please. Even before Homeland Security and 9/11.
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Perhaps, they are armed because they are deputized to help other agencies whenever they are needed.
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Generaly I think that the hype comes from the Department of Transportation in dealing with the saftey concern's of the American Truck Driver.
The general public only knows waht they see, armed inspectors at scale house and along the road with a big rig. Almost like seeing a cop that pull over a speeder with blue lights on. First thought, I wonder what they did wrong?
The DOT has created an army of (Armed) inspectors for truckers and in light that the other Federal agenices like the FAA, FMA and railroad inspectors are not in uniform or armed.
What makes the Truck Driver and the thousand of men and women so dangerious? I think that in part that the DOT has not been regulated by the Goverment and has been allowed to do as they please. Even before Homeland Security and 9/11.
In several states the DOT is a division of the State Police they are all sworn police officers assigned to that detail. As far as regulations go its regulated by popular opinion, if enough people ##### about the trucks they crack down on them if a community needs money they go after that cash cow the trucking industry. And don't you realize we are all drug crazed ########## driving too fast cutting people off and generally terrizing the public, of course they need guns when dealing with us. Better watch 20/20 or 60 minutes so you can get the true story.LOL
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. And don't you realize we are all drug crazed ########## driving too fast cutting people off and generally terrizing the public, of course they need guns when dealing with us. Better watch 20/20 or 60 minutes so you can get the true story.
Seems like they run one of those every time they run out of other "important" stories like Brittany's driving or a politician's bathroom habits.
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[quote=RoadBoss;477760]In several states the DOT is a division of the State Police they are all sworn police officers assigned to that detail. As far as regulations go its regulated by popular opinion, if enough people ##### about the trucks they crack down on them if a community needs money they go after that cash cow the trucking industry. And don't you realize we are all drug crazed ########## driving too fast cutting people off and generally terrizing the public, of course they need guns when dealing with us. Better watch 20/20 or 60 minutes so you can get the true story.LOL[/quote
You forgot channel 2 News in Houston Tx.Last few weeks they are on saying TX.DOT not doing their job gettin Killer Trucks off the road.Its funny the City and County DOT does not bother certian big construction companys maybe thet like the bonuses they get from them.
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