Cryogenic Transportation is bad,bad,bad

Drive your rig as a professional, with safety at all times, follow the rules, and laws of the industry...!
I've got over 40 yrs. driver, never killed anyone, have any law suits, or cause injury to myself, or the motoring public.
I'm blessed to be in good health, look forward to retirement.
Your paid to travel the highways with the rest of the motoring public, therefore your standard is above everyone else, no room for foolish errors if you drive defensive.
The insurance companies have to make big payouts for these accidents, and no I disagree that truck accidents are down, for those that I've seen, and read about which make the news.
There more frequent then automobiles, your trained to get your CDL.
It's your responsibility to always be in control of your truck at all times under all situations, and conditions.
We don't need more regulations, drivers need to be more about the business of their profession then find fault with their work.
If this was your choice to be a truck driver, then be the best, everyday is a learning curve for something you didn't know before.
It's about working smarted, not with a negative disposition.

 

Okay, the original thought from the OP is gone here.

 

There might be a need to have more research in what your talking about then to post a dislike for situations that you have control of ?
Driver's should be about the business of driving, and turn these forums into a "bicth'n session"

 

I worked for CTI before and all is true about being lied to,ripped off,and very bad unsafe equiptment,they just dont care.had to leave them before it would effect my good CSA standings.

 

truck accidents ARE down.

automobile acidents are FAR more frequent than truck accidents!

you put too much stock in the media's coverage, theyre looking for ratings and sensationalize everything.

youve been doing this for 40 yrs and this is what you have to say? we need video camera's on the fools in the office trying to get their cdl mill drivers to drive for 18 hrs, or trying to get drivers to head to a pickup after waiting for a load all day and threatening to fire them, or refusing to fix equipment until its brought back to a terminal even though the truck isnt safe.. etc etc. the fact is that the responsibility is ALL on the driver as it is!

 

Anything with "lease purchase" on it should be a Red Flagg to stay away.
When a carrier wants you to violate D.O.T. that in my opinion isn't good either, and that's why there's CSA now because of bad practices like what you've told here.
You did youself a "flavor"....now move on, there's a better driving position that's got your name on it.
Don't know your location, Ruan Transportaion has some dedicated cryogenic accounts, and need good drivers with the Haz-mat Tanker endorsements.
Words out their going to take over the accounts that "Jack B. Kelly" has been handling.
I suggest you get online with Ruan with your information, and see what happens.
I work out of E. Chicago Indiana on the Praxair account.
Were Teamsters, and we don't violate D.O.T. rules.
You should NEVER violate D.O.T. for anyone you drive for.
If something goes down, they'll leave you responsible, and won't be around when you need help.
It's Your C.D.L. Protect it at ALL TIMES.
It's how you make your living to support your family..!

 

Anytime a carrier wants you to violate D.O.T. for the sake of making revenue with unsafe equipment, that's in need of repairs, and put your safety in jeopardy, and the motoring public, THERE NOT WORTH WORKING FOR.......?
If your not comfortable with making delivery, and then getting those necessary repairs done before the next load, then why continue to drive with your safety at risk driver...?
Let me ask you, what's wrong with pulling around back at a scale or D.O.T. inspection to request an inspection, for what you know is a violation in need of repairs which your carrier won't fix....?
When D.O.T. puts the truck "out of service" your not moving till those violations are taken care of...?
So when your explaining the needed repairs that are SAFETY RELATED to your dispatcher, who has no idea of what your talking about, or the "800 breakdown call" that thinks you should just keep going till the wheels fall off, there at your mercy driver.
Which is more costly, getting a repair shop to travel to the scale house that put you out of service for repairs, with points on the carrier's CSA score, or driving to a truck stop or repair garage and get things taken care of...?
It's ALL in how you communicate your situation driver...?
You getting angry, which gets you in a "shout'n match with the party on the other end of that phone get's you NOTHING..!
If your routing passes a scale, my question would be "are you prepared for this equipment to be inspected for the condition it's in..?"
As for "no repairs till you return to a terminal" Are the repairs D.O.T. related..?
If they are, then you can't load till those repairs are done, and you should be "dead heading" to that terminal for the repairs needed...?
You are paid mileage...? "Can't load till we get these D.O.T. related repairs done"
"If you say we can't get them done out here, then what terminal do you want me head too..? "
Your captain of the ship driver, It's your CDL protect it, that's what my 40 years has done for me.
I'd never work for any carrier that threaten me, or wanted me to take chances in being UNSAFE....!
If something went down they would be nowhere to be found, and leave holding the bag with the lawsuits because YOU didn't do the right thing, when you KNEW IT WAS WRONG...!
As for logs..Driver you control that log book or elogs..?
If you unloaded in the AM, and there's no freight, then I'm going off duty for a 10 hr break or in the sleeper for 8 hours.
I'm not sitting all day watch'n my hour evaporate then expect me to violate to make delivery...?
If your dispatcher is "on the ball" they got another load setup on you as you finish delivery.
It's ALL IN WHAT YOU MAKE IT DRIVER..!
When it's not working, then it's time to look for something else...!

 

does this make my post look big?????

 

I hope you have a financial planner, or have made some other investment for retirement their driver.
I wouldn't "BANK" on a Teamster Pension.....?
In case you haven't heard Teamster's are broke, they got more retired then what's being paid in.
U P S no longer pays into the health and welfare fund, they control their own driver's retirement.
They paid off the Teamsters so you might want to inquire about that and just how much you think you'll be getting before you get to the end, and find out there's nothing for you...?