Another pileup on I-80 in Wyoming

Ya know I've got 43 yrs driving and 4 million miles no accidents and no tickets and I won't lie I have come close several times both in good and bad weather but I still see some truckers drive by their seat instead of their brain and the end result is what you saw on I 80. Back in the day we ran left lane balls to the wall but we did it in a way that if it was to bad we didn't get stupid or we just ran south away from bad weather. I to this day still run paper logs and I will not conform to Elogs EVER.. I will agree that today's drivers are pushed harder than we were but they are pushed in 65 mph trucks.

The so called training I see is a joke. Train people how to run mountains in good and bad weather. And train them more than a few weeks with a trainer who has only been driving a few months. That's an accident waiting to happen itself. I'm surprised Wyoming didn't throw the gates up when the roads got that bad and I'm sure that question will arise in their findings.

You can't just blame one company you have to blame them all because watching the videos only maybe 2 had sense enough to get it stopped the rest were driving like it was 80 and sunny with clear roads and no snow. The CB radio debate can to on but it has saved my rear on many occasions from disaster to cops. If you have one turn it on and listen it might just save your life and the lives of innocent people. RW

 

Most of the FedEx nuts I run encounter on the road are the contractors for Ground not the line haul and local freight haulers. And going by the ads I see here locally for these contractors I'm not really that surprised. All the time it's middle eastern guys in white Volvos that can never keep their wiggle wagons in 1 lane in sunny dry conditions, let alone slick conditions and poor visibility.

 

Someone please point me in the general direction of the fmsca regs that say the driver has the authority to shut down in conditions like this?

 

i can't vouch for the drivers of these truck and their nationalities I do agree though wet dry clear or poor visibility when I see a fedex or ups coming up in my mirror I slow down and let them go on by. Seems they are always running top speed.

 

If a driver feels the driving conditions are unsafe. He has every right to shut down. Its the drivers live and the lives of everybody else on the road at stake. At that point the regs. don't matter.

 

the driver is the captain of the ship, it is up to the driver to determine what is safe, for them. Don't need a government regulation to tell you it is unsafe, as unsafe varies via skill and knowledge.

 

§ 392.14: Hazardous conditions; extreme caution.

Extreme caution in the operation of a commercial motor vehicle shall be exercised when hazardous conditions, such as those caused by snow, ice, sleet, fog, mist, rain, dust, or smoke, adversely affect visibility or traction. Speed shall be reduced when such conditions exist. If conditions become sufficiently dangerous, the operation of the commercial motor vehicle shall be discontinued and shall not be resumed until the commercial motor vehicle can be safely operated.

 

Its in the "Common Sense" Section. Something they don't teach in Truckem up School

 

Well done for the internet/phone/gps/dispatcher crowd.

If its sketchy don't risk your life for a load.

 

Here's a video from another perspective.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=MnmUvbgVwi8