Don't forget waiting all day awake for repairs or customers then having to drive all night cause you still had hours left on your clock and...
Usually for my last 100 miles I start to write down exit numbers for all the truckstops so I know what my options are when my hours run out....
I went through a 2 day course when becoming a trainer, and the company doesn't teach the trainer about how to teach anyone. They just go over...
You sound like Alex Jones. No insult, I listen to him too. And you are absolutely right. Giving up your rights cause its no big deal leads into...
Very good advise. I even had a cop car back up for me. I wasn't even trying to push him, but he recognized the situation early and played nice....
I wouldn't tolerate cameras in the truck, its where I live. I would find a different company immediately if they started using cameras. With...
Interesting perspective. I "almost" passed a rest area being used for inspections cause I saw several police lights on up ahead on the right...
Not to make an excuse or defend trainers that forget to check if the student is in the truck, but many trainers are over tired and not getting...
The 10 hour break I can understand, but layovers and 34 hour resets, no reason to idle during those times. Even in the winter you can do just fine...
True, but any heat built up in the day time when its degrees outside can easily be taken care of by just merely cracking the windows or vents....
You do have a good point, when the qualcom beeps 12 times in a short amount of time, its probably not your daily safety message spam. Could...
Great video. Maybe if someone was cross eyed where they could have 1 eye on the road and 1 eye on the text? Ok, yeah that was bad, sorry :yes2557:
That's why I wouldn't drive any trucks with camera pointed inward. I sort of don't mind camera pointed outward since I'm not a speeder, keep good...
Exactly. Take your time, check your mirrors, and get out n look when need. There is no excuse for hitting stuff.
Team driving is where the profit is for the trainer, and probably the company too. Maybe for first two weeks student does all the driving in days....
Mega carriers are known for dispatch ignoring phones and qualcoms. They come up with their excuses. Just way of life and not much can do about it....
I can understand trying to back into a dock from a busy small street that needs to be done quickly before traffic gets out of hand, but when your...
You would think, but the company will burn you the day your fired or the day you quit, by putting every possible incident on your DAC report. You...
Cameras pointing inside the truck at the driver, or outside pointing at the road? Personally, I wouldn't tolerate either, unless it was my own...
Yes, this is basically the best possible scenario if your guilty of an accident or something, and if your under one year exp. If your over one...
