How many Million Milers do we have?

I started in 1980 and had my only accident in 1981. I crossed over the interstate and hit another truck head on. I was in a 1972 KW Cab over driving like a maniac like most people do today. My last speeding ticket was in 1998 and I have mostly been OTR. Not sure about the exact miles but I've been in all 48 states and all provinces of Canada and Nova Scotia. In 35 years I have to have 3,000,000 miles.

 

I have 2.1 million with my present company and I had more than a million when I started. I've never had a chargeable accident and I've never gotten a ticket but I got lots of stories and close calls.

 

The close calls are more frequent than ever nowadays...

 

I worked for Refiners/BMI out of Cleveland, Ohio back in the 80's and I cross dumped Diesel into one of the gas grades on the Ohio Turnpike. They gave me a few days off. LOL

 

Too bad "cubic feet of cargo" doesn't count. Its hard to do a million ( I have ) when you're never less than 14' wide or 15' high.

 

You have a valid point. I used to run permit loads back in the early 90's for Ohio Northern out of Cleveland, Oh.

 

1.2 mil and some change..knock on wood no tickets, no accidents, no bumps or scratches, no speeding tickets.

 

I think anyone with any experience in gasoline hauling has cross dump at least once. I know I did. Dumped 4500 gallons of leaded regular into super tank. Had to pump it out. At ARCO my old company they figured a good driver would cross dump once every 5 years. Of course we all tried to beat that and most of us did but complacency would sometimes humble us.