Dixie the dump truck

Yea, it may be a federal law, but its also a federal law to not smoke weed, and do you know how many people get away with that? Its the same concept, ust cuz the is there dont mean its bein enforced.

2008FordScrew

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Worf

i try to stay out from behind them because they will sometimes shoot up little rocks that will chip the hood or windshield

ray h

The truck's governed speed is set by trucking company, not the government.

RandomHero34

thats true. they dont care about anything, they will run you off the road without thinking twice b/c they most likely wont even get a scratch in an accident. i have almost zero respect for most truckers, complete *** holes. i see them everyday at my work. they always think they know best.

ray h

Not exactly.
When is the last time you had a random or annual drug test?
Everything in the trucking industry is checked either randomly or scheduled. The DOT and state police regularly conduct road side checks for logs, weight and equipment violations, the DOT audits logs and inspection paperwork at scheduled intervals and randomly. Any idea what your basic log book or equipment violation costs these days? If you guessed about $500, you can double or triple that and be pretty close. Thats not to say some drivers and companies dont push it over the limit, there will always be a few that think they can get by with it, they will eventually be caught. As 2008 said, the industry is run by insurance companies. Trucking companies cant afford to get caught letting that crap happen or their rates go up or they get dropped completely.

2008FordScrew

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ray h

I agree, but I'll take it a step further. Truck drivers are a slice of society. They are the same people who work at the cable company, the bank, the doctors office, the grocery store, ect. Dont single truckers out as being the only A-holes at work, I think most people fall into that category no matter what they do for a living. Their lack of professionalism is unfortunite and I promise you, it bothers me more than it does you. As much as I hate to see people tailgating trucks, I hate to see a truck tailgate a car even more.

Redneckmafia

And I guess you you drive the speed limit and have not altered your vehicle either.Drivers run 2 log books lots of caffeine and whatever keeps you going.Truck drivers are who I deal with every day and night as a Transport Refrigeration Tech.They have ungodly deadlines and if you have really seen or looked at some of the equipment going down the road up close and first hand you would really understand that the Federal Gov. regulations do not mean anything if you pay the right person to inspect your truck and trailer..I am not blowing smoke up anyones *** here I see it everyday.Some of the bigger companies are just as bad as the poor owner operator.Hell I had to run off of the road the other day in my service truck because the trailer in front of me hauling lumber had two 2x4's slide out and bounce in front of me luckily I stay back otherwise I could be typing this from a Hospital bed or even worse and I would not be able to type at all....

ray h

EDIT: I had a nice long reply written but this is going off topic and theres no way Im changing anyones mind here so if you need to discuss the transportation industry further, start another thread or PM me.