Ok, I'm curious.......

have been driving for three years now and I know thats nothing compared to a lot of you out there. heres what I dont get, every time in bad conditions there are to many drivers newbies and seasoned drivers that love to push the envelope. they get on the cb and say driver if you cant maintain the minimum speed limit you need to get off the road, youre going to cause a accident going so slow! going slow and being carefull is going to cause a accident? I dont think so, but over driving conditions will !!! what these super truckers fail to understand is the speed limit is for perfect conditions not all conditions! I love it when these guys and gals end up in the ditch or the comedian, I slowly drive by and honk and wave and ask if there ok, tow tuck is coming driver have a nice day!!!

 

Well that's not completely accurate. Sometimes driving slower can get you in just as much trouble as driving faster. You have to find that happy median between the 2. For instance Thursday in all that crap I ran about 45-55 mph all day with what I felt to be safe for the conditions at the time. I had people passing me and I was also passing people. There were people driving slower than me who were sliding in the ditches as well as people who were driving faster yet with only 3,000 lbs in the trailer I only broke traction twice in 630 miles and that was under bridges where some ice had formed and I was expecting it. Common sense has a lot to do with it and let's face it common sense just ain't that common anymore.

 

And did you properly change your "duty" status on your log?

Did he have his arm in a sling? He must have, since it has to be strained from "patting himself on the back" so much. When I was an inmate crew boss, I heard that line a lot from my crew members... "It wasn't my fault, I am innocent, it was the snitch why I got busted!"

So he heard he got raked over the coals...I guess someone just told he got chewed out, cause obviously he wasn't paying any attention...or maybe he decided to do it again to see if they were really serious?

Just remember to stay cautious...it isn't only "snow flakes", sounds like the usual issue with a storm...it brings the "big flakes" to light.

sounds like you are maintaining some common sense...stay that way!

 

The deciding factor I make when I decide to shut down is how I feel at the time or my abilities or my limitations to continue. I know what I am capable of. I do not go on the fact of what the other drivers might do. If I did that I would never be able to roll on account of all the idiots out there rolling in all types of conditions to include perfect weather.

 

Ran the same route same day but I was going from Il. to Nashville. I saw everything you did. I am not a hero my gut tells me when to run and when to park. I've driven in worse and have parked in less , luckley my GUT has not failed me yet.

 

If in your gut you don't feel comfortable driving in any road conditions just park it. There is no load on any truck in this country worth your life or any ones elses. Any customer would rather have there load a day or two late and in one piece then laying in a median somewhere. Be smart and be safe.