Hope the driver made it out ok.

Originally Posted by NavigatorWife

Hope the driver made it out ok.

Amen......

I ran across another news article about an accident on I-94 near MENOMONIE, WI., Aug 1. A 43-yr old trucker was killed when he rear ended a truck parked in the middle of the road. The stopped truck was driven by a 22 yr old who admitted to having smoked a joint of synthetic marijuana at the rest area he had just left.

I do not understand how these guys get a CDL, does the synthetic forms of drugs not show up in a drug test.

Originally Posted by LSAgentOZR

Blue Jeans and No Airpack and fighting a large truck fire.... GENIUS!

From that range, air pack is no big deal.

The wearing of jeans, shows poor training and a volunteer.

We are 100% volunteer and gear is the main safety.

And here is another one from Minnesota:

HASTINGS, Minn. (AP) -- A Minnesota truck driver has been sentenced to a year in jail for a crash that killed two drivers and an unborn child and released thousands of bees two years ago.
The Dakota County Attorney's office says 38-year-old Jason Styrbicky of Buffalo also will be on probation for up to 10 years.
Styrbicky also will serve 40 hours of community service each year he is on probation. He will have to pay restitution.
A judge found Styrbicky guilty of three counts of criminal vehicular homicide and one count of careless driving.
Authorities say Styrbicky rammed into the rear of two cars in Lakeville, crushing them between his truck and another truck carrying bees.
Styrbicky told an investigator he was trying to retrieve an energy drink can when the crash happened.

Originally Posted by NavigatorWife

I ran across another news article about an accident on I-94 near MENOMONIE, WI., Aug 1. A 43-yr old trucker was killed when he rear ended a truck parked in the middle of the road. The stopped truck was driven by a 22 yr old who admitted to having smoked a joint of synthetic marijuana at the rest area he had just left.

I do not understand how these guys get a CDL, does the synthetic forms of drugs not show up in a drug test.

WTH is wrong with these idiots? Prayers to the family of the driver that was killed. I hope they throw the book at that young punk!!

Originally Posted by Roadmedic

From that range, air pack is no big deal.

The wearing of jeans, shows poor training and a volunteer.

We are 100% volunteer and gear is the main safety.

Yep, all the fire departments in the county where I live are voluntary. Most of them are real good about safety, but then there are some that would be out fighting a fire dressed the same way. They even show up in their POVs.

Originally Posted by NavigatorWife

And here is another one from Minnesota:

HASTINGS, Minn. (AP) -- A Minnesota truck driver has been sentenced to a year in jail for a crash that killed two drivers and an unborn child and released thousands of bees two years ago.
The Dakota County Attorney's office says 38-year-old Jason Styrbicky of Buffalo also will be on probation for up to 10 years.
Styrbicky also will serve 40 hours of community service each year he is on probation. He will have to pay restitution.
A judge found Styrbicky guilty of three counts of criminal vehicular homicide and one count of careless driving.
Authorities say Styrbicky rammed into the rear of two cars in Lakeville, crushing them between his truck and another truck carrying bees.
Styrbicky told an investigator he was trying to retrieve an energy drink can when the crash happened.

Let's see, we had 2 adults and unborn child killed, and this guy only gets 1 year in jail? I guess that says a lot about what that judge feels a human life is worth. 10 yrs probation, with 40 hours of community service. Hopefully it will have some severe requirements, like picking up garbage in the ditches only when the temperature is above 100 degs, and humidity above 80%, all while wearing long-sleeved flannel shirts, wool trousers and a coat!!