Here’s sort of what I’m talking about, but it looks like it’s for box trucks and not tractor trailer combos: How Can Backeye®360 Help You? -...
Oh man, if you guys are having a hard time with backup cameras, you’re gonna hate the electric and hydrogen/electric trucks that are coming down...
Your point is well taken, and I like your use of the the time traveling driver thought experiment. You are absolutely right, the fundamentals...
Wow that devolved quickly. I’d invite you to take a look at the thread sir, and do try to keep your comments constructive. This thread is about...
Thanks for the post. Sort of a lot of things to unpack there, so let me take a swipe at it. First I want to make clear that I’m not advocating...
Drones? What have I done? I knew starting this thread was a mistake. Now I’m going to have to swat at these things like flies every time I pull...
The national safety council states 15,000 injuries and 500 deaths per annum. https://www.tdi.texas.gov/pubs/videoresource/fsvehiclebackin.pdf...
I agree and I think GOAL is the best primary practice for safe backing. I use it all the time, but I’ll admit that when the pressure is on at a...
That’s an interesting claim. I went on the smith system website to see where that research derived from, but came up blank. Do you happen to know...
I take your point, but I think there are practical engineering solutions to the problems you mentioned. Unless you are using roll up doors on your...
Thanks for the link, I’m not sure this is quite what I’m talking about. I’m talking about the 360 view where it gives you a composite arial view...
We’re pretty close to 2020. We should be living lives of leasure from our comfortable vantage point onboard orbiting space stations by now. So why...
“A critical failure” Did this failure involve a hammer? I had an Overdryve 8 pro for a short time, but ultimately returned it because of the...
Thanks for checking into it. I was able to line up a contract gig out of Chicago, but I appreciate you speaking up!
I’m in Detroit, but I can also relocate to San Diego if needed.
Hello, I am a new driver that has completed mega carrier training and one month OTR. Short but clean safety record. I love being out on the road...
I have to agree. Trucking is a skilled trade like plumbing or construction, but without the formal apprenticeship that those career paths offer....
I had difficulty managing surge (our unwelcome French friend) when I transitioned from manual to auto in the freightliner cascadia. From a stop...
Oh man, that’s classic! Thankfully, I never had to deal with that type of extreme, but I did have a heat sensitive polymer that was on the low end...
We had a guy in my training class that dropped out because of that. He was an experienced guy on the Van side, but he locked up when he was on the...