Why you have to be diligent

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Ridgeline, Mar 26, 2024.

  1. Ridgeline

    Ridgeline Road Train Member

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    I just watched a commercial on the local channel for an ambulance-chasing lawyer.

    The ad has trucks driving down the road with the messages on the trailer like the following -

    WARNING: My company makes me drive all night long.

    WARNING: In a collision with me, your car won't survive

    WARNING: I am behind schedule and speeding

    WARNING: I might be half-sleeping or texting, so stay out of my way

    WARNING: 30ft. blind spot

    WARNING: My truck weighs 20x your car, you don't stand a chance

    This is what the mentality of these lawyers have, they feed this fear into people and when there is an accident, even if it isn't the truck's fault, these lawyers go after everyone they can to make their money.
     
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  3. Last Call

    Last Call Road Train Member

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    They shouldn’t be called lawyers they are Vultures
    You know their not good at lawyering either other wise they wouldn’t have to be doing scumbag advertising
     
  4. Lonesome

    Lonesome Mr. Sarcasm

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    Ever drive 94 in Indiana? Every third billboard is for an injury attorney....
     
  5. Judge

    Judge Road Train Member

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    sue them.
    Get a good lawyer, go to the bar association, make them prove this.
     
  6. aussiejosh

    aussiejosh Road Train Member

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    I take it business is a booming in the legal department. :cool: One industry that does not slow down when the economy does that's for sure.
     
  7. Arctic_fox

    Arctic_fox Experienced mx13 execrator

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    Stuff like this is also why its always a bad bad idea to put any kind of sticker on your truck. Considering how normalized stuff like that commercial has become....they can and will find a way to use it as a weapon.

    NRA sticker? "This man was threatening my client with a gun your honor"

    My brakes are good, hows your insurance? Sticker? "This driver brake checked my client sir"

    And much worse besides. And i know the NRA example personally because when i was sued by that one idiot they used a picture of my truck with my OOIDA sticker and tried to claim their client thought it was one causeing them to panic.....regardless of the fact they hit a parked truck....and they look nothing alike.
     
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  8. Assured

    Assured Light Load Member

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    I have an ever-growing curiosity about why it is that so many large companies don't seem to know or care that their drivers will immediately go bumper-to-bumper at or above the speed limit to get around someone who backs off a bit for collision avoidance. (construction zone, inner city, or some other place where a typical fleet truck can readily accelerate)

    (both the backroom/off-record thinking/commentary and what they'd have to say for themselves if ever confronted openly with video footage)
     
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  9. Moosetek13

    Moosetek13 Road Train Member

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    I notice that too.

    At Swift I have all the 'features' that alert my company if I am following too close or running stop signs or lights, braking or cornering too hard, all that stuff.
    There are some drivers that don't like Swift because they hold us accountable for our driving habits.
     
  10. RockinChair

    RockinChair Road Train Member

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    Same way with I-10 in Louisiana. But I'll give the attorneys some credit, they didn't purchase every single billboard in the state - they leave a few for the casinos.
     
  11. Goodysnap

    Goodysnap Road Train Member

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    I’m beginning to learn that if it’s being advertised it’s most likely over rated and not worth the cost.

    Insurance is another big one. Bigger the name, more lousy the service.

    People that provide a service with quality don’t have to advertise because they are always busy…….
     
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