What's Up With All The Fear Mongering?

What kind of horror stories?

 

Yes please. We have all night. Let us understand what kind of horror films?

Trucking in specific areas of the USA has very specifc spots where things will happen. Mostly horrifying.

 

Ignore the horror stories and just use common sense.

 

Use the horror stories and learn from them on not what to do, but use common sense and the training you receive in executing your job without killing anyone

 

You're overthinking these so called horror stories I reckon.Companies dont wanna scare anyone they need the drivers.All the safety videos I have watched wasn't so bad that I'd call them horror stories.

 

Gotta justify those driver facing cameras.

 

Or find 6 cute dispatchers. Is that possible? 20 dollars a hour each push the greenenter key once a hour? and make small talk on the phone all day?

 

Spend a few hours and go the the "Truck Accidents" section and note all of the major truck accident stories and realize only a few get posted here. Then, put yourself in the shoes of the head of safety who has to watch his company pay out millions in settlements or civil and criminal damages or cleanup costs for each one of these [where truck driver was responsible]

Yes. It's warranted. Truck drivers die in crashes every day. And truck drivers are involved where other motorists are killed, every day.

 

A good perspective is easily gained. First, you stated "safety..." That's how Safety think. A dispatcher might not give you much accident horror, just on time horror.

A commercial driver might run 125,000 miles/year, about 10 times the miles of the national driver average in non commercial vehicles. So you'll be out there exposed to precisely 10 times as much horror. All the stories, all the truck driver fail clips on YouTube are true. Most are true. It's a dangerous business, and a heavy, 70' long vehicle takes a lot of careful attention and driving. Best. Take your time, be careful, no horror.