Tractor Trailer OOS List

More like thousands for every one that does it half-right. I saw one guy walking around his truck this morning, before that the last time I saw someone do a pre-trip was in March at a Loves in Indiana. I remember because it was so #### cold and I was pissed out there freezing my ### off and I was shocked to see another driver actually out there with me.

 

Ain't that the truth

 

Probaby cuz the real drivers is leaving before the rest of yall is even done sleeping lol.

 

Nope, not many rigs moving at 4am, but I get up as late as 6. Doesn't matter. All I see is trucks starting up, curtains open up, and rigs pull out. These drivers don't even get out to take a piss.

 

About 15 or so years ago I was standing next to my company's head of safety discussing a problem I was having. It was about 6 AM and both of us were drinking coffee. A guy got out of his truck, walked inside the terminal for a few, and walked back to his truck. Cranked it up and left. The safety guy asked me did he do a pretrip? I said I honestly don't know. I do know I had been there for several hours before and seen little movement. I have seen drivers get up and leave a truck stop with flat tires and general air leaks. Heck, I remember watching a "stinky simon" driver (long time ago) leave the Petro in Carnesville Ga with his trailer door swinging open. Lord knows I am about as far from perfect as a human can get, but, dang some of the "tools" driving these days makes my eyes almost bug out!

Edited: I would also add all the one-eyed monsters. I would be willing to say at least 5% of all CMVs on the road RIGHT NOW have a headlight out!

 

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And it is the low beam that is out so they run with the high beams on