I was at a base of a pass about to go uphill with a heavy load that will put me at 35mph. There are four lanes and I am are in lane 3 (2nd from the right). A vehicle to the right in front of me in lane 4 cuts me off and goes into lane 2 to my left. I had to slow down so I don't rear end him. I speed up to gain momentum and a while later he goes in front of me and slows down so I have to slow down. I decided to go right into lane 4 but couldn't get enough speed to pass him. However once I started building speed he would go in front of me then slow down. I still got a good ways to climb uphill but I'm almost getting to the point of the harder climb so I decided to go left into lane 3 in the hopes of passing this #######. Again I couldn't get pass him and there was a faster truck behind me so I decided to go back into lane 4 out of courtesy. The ####### slowed down enough that I had to slow down and my truck was lugging at 25 mph instead of 35 mph. I also noticed his face was looking at his left mirrors as though he was checking on me. When I was at 25mph he sped off like a #######.
I'm just wondering if there was a better way I could have dealt this. I want to be prepared next time this kind of thing happens again. What would you have done in this scenario?
What would you do in this scenario?
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by M T, Sep 8, 2017.
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Excellent post, it's one of the reason's I stopped driving.( always wanted to do that, in 35 years, never did)
M T, 2 words pal, dash,,,cam. In MY day, the trucks I drove were so slow on hills, aggravated, revenge seeking 4 wheelers lost interest, at 20 mph. Probably cracked their windshield, and somehow, hassling you is going to make it right. Just back way off, and get a dash camera, now!
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