Yep, a bobtail u-turn and safety is all over me about it.

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    Any update?
     
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    There is video of it from the giant road facing cameras on our trucks.
    They’re kind of a common thing among mega’s.
     
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    Arctic_fox Experienced mx13 execrator

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    Yea the truck did. He did a U-Turn and the software in the truck flagged it and recorded a video then sent an alert to whoever. That person then sent it to someone and now the OP is in hot water over stupid.
     
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    FWIW, I drive for J Rayl out of the Sunnyvale, Texas terminal (just east of Dallas), and they’re pretty good about just letting me drive. We have a safety department, but they keep us on a pretty long leash. I’m coming up on five years with them.
     
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    Motives outward camera sucks .. two weeks ago a huge bull moose popped out of the bush at a full gallop I had to stand on the brakes to miss it . The silly thing gave me a hard brake but no footage of why . Boss only had it for the insurance discount. He has never questioned any violations it’s shown .
     
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    Wonder what they would say about this? Near Forest City, NC.
     
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    turnabout in Detroit

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    u turn = bad

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    looks like a turnabout to me, dedicated lane and purpose built extra truck swing room

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    I’d like to think any driver with more than 12 minutes worth of experience would know better than to attempt that particular u-turn, but sometimes I wonder.
     
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    IMG_1476.png New intersection near Saskatoon they force you to do u turns to reduce cross traffic..
     
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    They must have fired him and took away his internet privileges.
     
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