Thank you GPSMAN someone who realizes that this emergency maneuver could have been avoided had the other driver used the first 10 seconds or more...
Grouch - Actually I have been in situations like that and worst.. So yes I am pretty sure I know what I would do, because I have done it... The...
LOL So I am a know it all and a know it all because I just put my opinion based on what I see... I really don't know where you get off saying I...
I am gonna be first to point out that the driver who was cut off didn't really react correctly..... I think he took too long to make his braking...
I would say it is more likely a dump trailer because I can see where the pivot point is at the back and also the shape of the box opening it's...
GPSMAN - The guy was 62 years old... Just cause someone crashed doesn't mean they are a Rookie lol... Judging by his age I would say he has...
This happened not far from where I live.. Heard about it on the radio this morning and then seen the story posted on facebook.....
I have a question... I am in the waste hauling part of industry they see's these conveyor belts, grinders, trommels etc... They are all towable...
Everyone was a rookie when they first started driving.... No one started in the business already knowing how to drive a truck in sleet, rain,...
Rearview - Don't you get it...REAL WORLD is that the TRUCKER is to blame for the FAILURE.... That my friend is the REAL WORLD.... It doesn't...
TBG is hiring they are in Brooklin/Whitby... Hiring for dump truck, bottom dump and dump truck... They are hauling material for the 407.. My...
ewwwww nasty looking truck...
I agree... This is just passing the buck to someone else.. The guy didn't die because the Owner-Operator failed to fix the truck, the guy died...
Makes me happy that I am now a local driver going to all the same places that I know...Not to say its all easy peazy stuff, but there isn't...
I don't think there is much of a reason to leave your vehicle idling for not purpose.. If there is a purpose then I can see why but if not then I...
I can try to get a picture of my trailer tomorrow and post it... We have steerable lift axles and we have shocks on the axles... Like I said I...
I am looking at stacks for my Dodge Ram and during my picture search I came across this... The stacks are a little excessive and besides the truck...
Mechanical? Driver? or Spotter Car?? http://powernationtv.com/post/this-is-why-truck-drivers-should-always-check-their-mirrors
Well all I know is the City Of Toronto doesn't ship it's trash to Michigan... Our contractor (Verspeeteen Cartage) only goes to landfills in...
No I don't haul to the US.. I am strictly within my 160km/100mile radius so no log books... Actually as far as I know most Canadian trash doesn't...
