Arkansas Accident

Robert L. Hardy made friends easily, would help people down on their luck, even when he didn’t have much himself, and talk your ear off about football and NASCAR, his fiance said Thursday, Jan. 28.
But as hard as he tried, the Miamisburg resident could never get along with his truck-driving partner, Rudy A. Arnette of West Carrollton, who is accused of beating Hardy to death Tuesday evening, Jan. 26, as they drove along Interstate 90 West near Buffalo, N.Y.
“They had absolutely not a thing in common,” Cindy Flora, Hardy's fiancee, said Thursday evening.
New York State Police Capt. Michael P. Nigrelli said the two were hauling a load of auto parts from Vermont to Dayton when Arnette, 46, allegedly attacked Hardy with two weapons — one blunt, one sharp.
The attack caused Hardy to lose control of their tractor-trailer and crash into trees. Troopers responded to the crash site at 8:20 p.m.
Nigrelli said from the extent of the injuries, he believes Hardy, 43, died quickly, though not from the crash.
“He had sustained some pretty traumatic injuries,” Nigrelli said.
Arnette was taken to the Erie County Medical Center, where he was treated for minor injuries before being charged with second-degree murder. He was remanded Wednesday to the Erie County jail without bail.
Nigrelli said he was able to determine through interviews with the truck company, Falcon Transport in Youngstown, that “there was some type of personality conflict between these two gentlemen,” who started working together in December.
“It is senseless. It’s basically two people who couldn’t get along and this is how one guy decides to resolve the problem,” Nigrelli said.
Hardy had been driving a truck for three or four years, Flora said. She said her fiance and Arnette never fought physically prior to Tuesday, but had increasingly not gotten along. She said Hardy pleaded with Falcon in recent weeks to pair him with another driver.
Falcon officials could not be reached Thursday for comment. Neither could family members of Arnette.
“He finally had some kind of career going for him there,” the brother said. “You never think your job would kill ya.”

 

OK, so the driver (Hardy) was beaten while he was driving, now that is just as cowardly and stupid as it gets. The other driver (Arnette) is now facing murder charges. He might one day come to his senses and understand no matter how much he didn't like the guy he would have been better off walking away. As far as the company goes I believe Hardy's fiance and family will have a chance to sue them since they failed to provide Hardy with a safe place to work.

 

The times I teamed my orders were, if you're sleepy or tired, stop and rest or sleep, I'm doing the same. No load is worth my life. I always kept a regular schedule. I usually ran 7pm to 7am, and never varied more than an hour if possible. Yes the day driver will do more work as far as pu and del, and have more traffic, but most will gladly do the extra to not work all night, which I perfer to do.

If I slept all day, then waited most of the night getting loaded, only having an hour or two driving time until 7am, I stopped at 7am. There will be times the day driver will be in the same situation. It all evens out in the long run, and both drivers are on a regular schedule and much more rested.