Posted by ericlb on September 18, 2012 at 04:21:11 from (72.173.192.59):
In Reply to: Ice Road Truckers posted by Phil Scarborough on September 17, 2012 at 04:17:39:
there real drivers, BUT as usual the show producers feel the need to dramatize and have the stars play up to the cameras, and, have each of them overdo and ham it up for the cameras, for example you know there not going to freeze to death in a broke down truck when there is a camera crew there taking pictures of them sitting in the truck, or sliding on the ice, when there in the perfect position to film it from several angles, for the regular drivers who dont star in the tv show, that is a real danger, as to rick and hugh they own their own trucks if they want to tear them up its their choice, [ if most truck owners ever saw a driver treating equipment like that the driver would be fired, on the spot] however no regular freight company in the lower 48 would hire them on with those 2 trucks, there simply too old and worn, a lot of freight companies today are hauling jit [ just in time freight] and the loads must be at the receiver at a certain time, no slip ups, or it may cause a production line to have to stop to wait on the load, hence they wont hire any owner operator to haul it if their truck isnt 2 years old or newer,and its owner/ driver shows a strong sense of responsibility, ricks character, is typical of some of the younger, newer drivers, they simply dont care about anything but themselves if things get hard, they want to quit, on this years show, the young driver austin is another view of the younger set, he is down to business, is ready to do what is necessary to do the job, and at 23 years old is already doing heavy hauls,[ highly unusual for that young a driver to be doing that] interesting show, but as a driver with 30 years behind me, its easy to see thru the b/s, kind of like a dr watching a medical show lol
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