Loaded truck has the right of way

if he is passing you on the right, YOU are breaking the law of "keep right except to pass" and "slower traffic keep right" and you are impeding the flow of traffic

but seems as long as you are not breaking the speeding law, thats the only law you seem to have been taught that is of any importance

you have been taught wrong

 

I don't recall reading this scenario in this thread;
Entrance ramps from other highways, service areas that enter from the left. You're not up to speed yet, and your in the left lane of the highway it puts you on, and the cars/trucks will not let you move over to the right lane. In fact just this past week I had this happen. A pickup was behind me, I had my right turn-signal on. I looked, actually watched my right mirror as I started to move. The pickup driver accelerated, moving partly into the lane to his right but still in the lane I wanted to move to. He would not back down. He didn't accelerate until I signaled my intention.

So anyways yes there are times when being passed on the right happens, and you're not wrong being in the left lane...

 

In this scenario, I give 3 blinks and I'm moving to where I want to be. They'll move...

 

53 ft LB w/ a 49 ft kingpin in CA town driving. 6 led blinkers on each side. I have the right & your in my way.

 

What a bunch of whiners. Seriously. Its a matter of a few quarter miles a day. Just relax. WTF is wrong with you people. If driving a truck in traffic is so stressful, get a new career. Its not that bad, and if it is, like I said.. get a new job. Maybe one where you sit still.

 

U have no idea what your talking about pilgram. Driving a 100ft truck in mt is simple to driving an 75ft truck in a metro area.

 

Speaking of Western Express, one of their trucks broke down on I-81 near Lexington and caused a big backup going northbound. It was funny listening to all the elog drivers giving each other tips on how to trick it into off duty when traffic was crawling. Made me appreciate my loose leaf paper logs.

 

Loaded or empty, still the same laws for everybody. But, common sense and courtesy should prevail.

 

Amen to the loose leaf logs! SO glad that is what i use.

 

just thinking about this thread and how it is so indicative of the industry, at large

you have old style etiquettes being pushed aside for drivers who care nothing about "trucking" but just happy to have a job

one of the things that make anything viable in the long term is tradition, whether it is holidays, salutes, handshakes, or even guys from the old neighborhood

memories and tradition strengthen the bond and teach the next generation

well those days are gone, no one respects tradition (and you can throw family values in there also) and so i have friends who will not flash their lights because they dont see the need

people dont give bear reports

people act like fools on the cb

no one stops to help another driver on the side of the road

much of these old time ettiquettes are gone, and probably never coming back because "we dont need each other" we have technology now and our safety manager breathing down our backs

in the past, you were taught to drive by an old school driver and you learned the ways of old school

corporations have now taken over teaching how to drive and they teach to put company, safety, and insurance interests first and everything else is last, from the centerlane smith system to the "you dont need a cb", so these new drivers have no concept of the traditions of trucking

and thats the way of the world today