For the Newbies

Thanks for posting. I will be going on the range for the first time this week. Never driven a truck. Will be going out on the streets sometime this week as well for the first time. Videos like this are sobering to say the least. I was reading on the forum last night and benefited from reading through this thread that is docked under the regulations sub forum. It has some good information in it. My view is that when it comes to safety, I cannot get enough of it. The more the better.

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...lations/79195-cmv-web-based-driving-tips.html

Does the forum have a subforum for SAFE DRIVING? I did not see a thread docked in the New Driver SubForum. I think it would be a good idea to try and have all safety information in one place maybe. I know alot is on here but it seems to be in various locations.

 

Fourwheelers don't have a clue what semis are capable of,they think semis are nothing more then a large car.There should be a law that noone can get their license permit or drivers license until they watch a video on semi safety.

 

before long you'll see stupid stuff before it happens, like esp or something, not 100% of the time unfortunately

 

There are some accidents some drivers could of avoid

 

I was wondering the same thing. Must be an "eject in case of wreck" button somewhere in those foriegn model trucks.

 

I have always taken driving a tractor-trailer very seriously. I know what can happen, and I know that it produces a lot more damage than a car. When I was leaving the drop yard in West Memphis one night, I saw a CRST truck ALMOST roll over into the ditch. He could have easily avoided that if he had just waited for me to get out of the way, so that I could get on the road. I kept thinking about that the entire night.... and was even more observant going around the curves in the Ozark foothills on the other side of Little Rock.