Fired for U-turn

The ONLY time you do a U-Turn is if you are at a dead end. You "should" have learned that lesson when you got your original Driver's Permit. I guarantee you, THAT LAW is in every single new potential driver's Permit Study Guide.... in the WORLD. How you think doing U-Turns is "ok" and don't see the dangers in it is mind boggling. Hope you know that texting and Facebooking while driving is 10 times WORSE than drunk driving!

 

You just tagged something that was my first thought when I first read the OPs comment. I am constantly seeing truckers weaving on I 64 here in Hampton Roads and when the vehicle I am in gets even with the cab you can see the driver has their head looking down. I think more than anything else THIS activity while driving is causing most of these bad situations to happen.

 

Agreed, the generic U-Turn is not the problem. I did them some along when I drove. Most truckers have! The rub is the when and where some drivers choose to do them. It boils down to the decision-making process of the driver. More and more these drivers seem to be making poor choices and as a result, keep digging deeper into that hole.

 

With poor judgement of this caliber, you'd trust him on a forklift around squishy people that aren't inside metal boxes?

 

Somebody should call Kenny Rodgers because this guy is getting roasted....#### lol.

 

Generally in those situations the street is wide enough and the u-turn takes big trucks into account. It is planned for.
Still, there are times where a big truck would simply not be able to do it safely.

 

I've made 2 uies in my truck days. Got pinched both times with a scoulding. 1 on US 101 with a 90ft load of glue lams. :-0 1 of my proudest moments in ### hattery. (1982) CHP understood it takes 40 acres to turn a T & T oversized around. Would I do it again, hell no. Make a poor decision, learn from it.

 

Everytime I read one of your posts I start with "SUGAR..... AND WATER" and read it in that dudes voice.

 

you are a perfect candidate for Western Express Charlie Haynes will lay out the welcome wagon for you
yes indeed many companies will can you for a u-turn just drive down the road use your head unfortunately too many people have made stupid u-turns either unsafe and people have plowed into them or not enough room and they've gotten stuck and held up highways 4 hours..
would you like to see one of the greatest u-turns ever simply go on to YouTube and put in
truck driver u-turn low bridge fail
that USA Truck is gone viral so many times in the last 5 years it's one of the greatest fails you'll ever see..
but yes you can be fired for a u-turn if the company prohibited you have to read your employee manual very carefully many people have lost their lease with landstar system due to being caught making a u-turn that is a No-No you drive until you find a place to turn around or if you have to you let safety and compliance know.