Owner operators our dangerous part 3 wtheck is up with closing the thread

I was going 60 mph on I-12 E of Baton Rouge Wednesday with the normal safe interval behind the truck in front of me going the same speed . A WalMart company driver passed me and cut between us .
I wondered why he didn't go ahead and pass the other truck then I saw the 60 mph speed zone ended less than a minute later . I pulled out in the left lane and quickly outdistanced him .

 

One thing I do notice is I get cutoff less driving my plain Jane freightliner then when driving my decked out w900l. For some reason the big fleet company trucks see me coming in w9 and pull right out had couple almost take the hood off swinging over so fast. And you right they there run truck massed against speed limiter where ever they are. By the way eobr make okay drivers idiots running the clock.

 

Did you say all that just so you could say you are a owner operator. To be honest, most every truck I see doing 55 in a 65, are o/o or l/p trying to get good enough fuel milage to make a profit.

To me it seems kind of ignorant when drivers imply that, because someone is a o/o, they are automatically a good driver. It only takes good credit, and a year of driving experience to be an o/o. To make it as an o/o, you have to be a better business man than driver.

And as far as taking care of equipment, I believe that comes down to common since, it's hurts a company drivers pocket book to be broke down also.

 

one of the things that is consistent is a rant against O'O's because they are "outlaws"

you read it in virtually every magazine, every corporate sponsored website, as if there is this conscious attack against men and women who dare to buck the corporate propaganda

these students leave school, completely brainwashed, writing nonsense that the first poster wrote, which happens to coincide with the propaganda

this attitude is all around us, we shouldnt really be surprised by the letter

what we need to do is organize, but thats a pipe dream also

 

Years ago, I was at a fuel stop with a company driver and I was filling my own truck up as well. His comments let me know the difference between us quite quickly.

He would not open the hood and check the oil or turn off the truck. He was a driver and the company was responsible not him.

You can say whatever you want, but, an owner operator will most likely take care of their equipment and fuel costs better than a company driver.

 

i dont see any of what you are saying

but then again, i am not you

 

Where I am, by far the most dangerous drivers on the road are the dump trailer drivers, usually small fleets. They are paid per run, so they are trying to squeeze as many runs per day as possible. They are total lunatics, especially on the secondary roads.