Anyone ever get caught doing a u-turn on a public street?

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  1. longhairdontcare

    longhairdontcare Light Load Member

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    How does swift handle u-turns on public streets? Instant termination?
     
    longhairdontcare, Jun 19, 2020
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    Is there a reason you can't do a legal U Turn?
     
    Wasted Thyme, Jun 19, 2020
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    Why not ask Swift?
     
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    I would think all mega carriers would have an instant termination policy for U-turns. Best to call the police to help you make the U-turn if you have no other option.
     
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    Nyc but that's just part of the rub
     
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    I know a guy that used to work in safety for Knight... They had. ZERO tolerance policy for U-turns... Legal or otherwise, immediate termination. As Knight now owns Swift I would imagine they have instituted it there as well.
     
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    Pfft! Stop in the middle of the road, then slam it in reverse, back up a bit, that cancels out a U turn, now it’s a “Look at this, Can you believe this guy!!” Moment.

    Just go up and find a turn around or make a block, You won’t get that many out of route miles.
    Or take the next exit and double back.
     
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    There is a member on this sight called U turn girl ... wonder what she thinks about this issue.

    If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it does it make noise ?
    My safety supervisor told me that if a semi makes a u turn and no one saw it ....
    did the semi make a u turn ?
     
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    That would be one of the many reasons Swift sucks.

    In my job I do u-turns all day long, sometimes on 2-lanes in 4-way intersections.
     
    MACK E-6, Jun 19, 2020
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