Posted by bigboreG on August 05, 2014 at 18:35:49 from (166.181.81.199):
In Reply to: O/T Truck Drivers posted by 37Chief on August 05, 2014 at 13:30:37:
I haul heavy equipment out of the John Deere factories almost every day M-F. I can tell you that the rules and regs are making it not so much fun anymore. I pride myself with being a safe driver and have stayed violation free for ten years. Maybe its because im always oversize/overweight, but I try to comply to the best of my abilities. That being said, I run into a lot of drivers who should not even be close a truck, let alone in one. Sometimes I wonder if these companies even train drivers, even though they claim to. Its getting worse every week on the interstates. I will run Hwy 30 all the way from the quad cities to western IA just to stay away from the crazies. Even in the wintertime. I think governing trucks at 57 or 60 leads to more problems than it saves. Those guys hang out in the hammer lane all day trying to pass the other guy who he has been drafting for an hour. A lot of guys I know who are good drivers are hanging it up for some of the reasons I posted above. Im sad to say I am thinking of getting out of it also. Never thought id say that.
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