Why so many accidents every week?

This is one of many reasons why the strict laws and of course revenue.My company does the same thing only they give the trk number.Not just accidents but tickets or anything the dot gave them a violation for.Only time companies notice you is when something bad happens.Never hear of anything good.

 

so we do some Good pattyj? your right never hear good thing's,i think it has a lot to do with inexperienced and the feeling of being rushed with a mix of lack of attention by drivers.

 

Seems like out of every 3 vehicles you see pass by at least one is either on the phone or looking at it. Haven't been driving a big rig yet but still spend alot of time driving to and from jobs. Roadway driving has definetly changed, just the other day passed by a Fedex truck and the driver was holding a phone just above the steering wheel and was fixated on it. The odds have definetly changed. Has anyone got a kickback from their insurance for being accident or ticket free. Kinda like the new Allstate insurance commercial. "Silence".

 

When I drove for Werner they would send out a safety message every day. One day they sent out a message that said they were very pleased to say they had no serious accidents the night before. Lets just say I was shocked to find out they had serious accidents almost every day.

 

Probably checking the text on how many accidents they had the previous day...

 

I don't know how FedEx gets anything delivered since their trucks are always in the ditch.

 

Next time you see a driver on the cell phone distracted like that take a picture (yea, I understand the irony of the situation) and send it to his safety department at his company. Cell phone distractions are poised to become the number one cause of accidents if it isn't already.

Just about two months ago along I-79 in northern WV a driver was southbound weaving back and forth as he passed in the hammer lane. When he got about five truck lengths ahead he made an abrupt turn to get back in the right lane, over-corrected and over he went, rolled right off the shoulder and down in a ditch. Trailer looked like a bomb imploded inside. One of the women who stopped ran up to the first LEO on the scene shouting how he cut her off and was on his cell phone. These drivers are every bit as dangerous as those under the influence and it is against the law to hold the cell phone and use it while driving. The penalties for this are no doubt going to increase as the number of accidents increase. A zero-tolerance law should be enacted for cell phones with the sole exception of hand-free devices.

 

You got that right. Fed Wrex.