Ah, is the driver responsible for this? Well, yes. he/she are suppose to check their rigs before they use them. Right? So what if the rig is leaving the depot where the maintenance team has just gone over it and told the operator, "Yup, she's all set ta go." I think the driver still need to be sure, "it is all set to go." I think this is a maintenance error too. Just another Swift truck mystery.
I certainly can't figure out how the driver is supposed to know what mechanically is screwed up, or might come apart on the road... damned if I'll blame the driver for this coming apart.... but not feeling the change? Not keeping an eye on the mirrors? Those are things that I expect every driver to do, no matter what they drive, just for their own safety! I did not post a photo of a car smashed between semis, the car and the semi in front of it stopped at a red light, but the semi behind was asleep at the wheel and smashed it like a stomped soda can. That poor bastard is very dead, and it's gonna be a closed casket. With an eye on the mirrors (wtf else is there to do at a stop light?) and a semi coming in hot? I'd get the fuck outta there with tires smoking or out the damn door - but that example of not looking out for their own safety, though relevant, was too damn sad to post. Anyway, pardon the distraction, that smashed car is fucking hanging around in my brain... I don't think truckers are checking for tight nuts and bolts on trailers, or rigs, in the suspension, tight fittings in brake lines, etc. There's too damn many things to check on a working truck and trailer, and no way to prevent metal fatigue failure from poor quality metals used by cheap contract built suppliers. I won't hold drivers accountable for this stuff, but damn, I will for not seeing in their mirrors that all hell broke loose behind them, trailer on fire, small cars caught on the back bumper, tires falling apart, etc.
Agreed Jesse, truck drivers need to be aware. Just like us all, no matter what we drive, we share the road with everyone. The image you describe of the car between the two semi's is indeed very sad. We all need to be alert.
Ah, is the driver responsible for this? Well, yes. he/she are suppose to check their rigs before they use them. Right? So what if the rig is leaving the depot where the maintenance team has just gone over it and told the operator, "Yup, she's all set ta go." I think the driver still need to be sure, "it is all set to go." I think this is a maintenance error too. Just another Swift truck mystery.
ReplyDeleteI certainly can't figure out how the driver is supposed to know what mechanically is screwed up, or might come apart on the road... damned if I'll blame the driver for this coming apart.... but not feeling the change? Not keeping an eye on the mirrors? Those are things that I expect every driver to do, no matter what they drive, just for their own safety! I did not post a photo of a car smashed between semis, the car and the semi in front of it stopped at a red light, but the semi behind was asleep at the wheel and smashed it like a stomped soda can. That poor bastard is very dead, and it's gonna be a closed casket. With an eye on the mirrors (wtf else is there to do at a stop light?) and a semi coming in hot? I'd get the fuck outta there with tires smoking or out the damn door - but that example of not looking out for their own safety, though relevant, was too damn sad to post.
DeleteAnyway, pardon the distraction, that smashed car is fucking hanging around in my brain...
I don't think truckers are checking for tight nuts and bolts on trailers, or rigs, in the suspension, tight fittings in brake lines, etc. There's too damn many things to check on a working truck and trailer, and no way to prevent metal fatigue failure from poor quality metals used by cheap contract built suppliers.
I won't hold drivers accountable for this stuff, but damn, I will for not seeing in their mirrors that all hell broke loose behind them, trailer on fire, small cars caught on the back bumper, tires falling apart, etc.
Agreed Jesse, truck drivers need to be aware. Just like us all, no matter what we drive, we share the road with everyone. The image you describe of the car between the two semi's is indeed very sad. We all need to be alert.
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