by "cazzyodo" (cazzyodo)
Published 05/08/2017 at 09:54
by "cazzyodo" (cazzyodo)
Published 05/08/2017 at 09:54
Tags: trucks
STARS: 9
Truck driver in the US who does weekly cross country trips. His posts answer so many questions that people have and while I was aware of some things having his point of view on others has been really informative.
From an Ask Reddit post for truck runaway lanes.
Enjoy!
"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus)
05/08/2017 at 10:06, STARS: 0
were you by any chance on the Greenway by the North End in Boston yesterday afternoon?
"Tekamul" (tekamulburner)
05/08/2017 at 11:07, STARS: 3
What I learn from stories like that is the trucking industry is heavily under regulated.
Why do we share roads with vehicles incapable of controlling/stopping their travel so willfully? So Amazon Prime is a rock bottom $99? Whoever decided it was cool to allow 53', 70k pound trucks on the same roads as cars full of little kids was an ass.
"cazzyodo" (cazzyodo)
05/08/2017 at 11:42, STARS: 0
Nope...was South Shore all day until around 4pm. Then napped until 7 haha.
Assuming you were in the area?
"cazzyodo" (cazzyodo)
05/08/2017 at 11:45, STARS: 0
From what I’ve seen from a customer perspective of bulk loaded materials is that the majority of the regulations are focused on the drivers themselves. There are a lot of changes happening in the industry now, as in 2017, but in regards to shift tracking and electronic logs. I honestly have no idea if or how the vehicles themselves are looked at.
I give trucks wide berths and consideration but it turns out that I’m in the minority, when reading these questions and responses. There’s a general lack of understanding across the board, it seems.
"Tekamul" (tekamulburner)
05/08/2017 at 12:31, STARS: 2
In general drivers aren’t educated about the special circumstances around trucks, because it’s not required.
From a cousin that is a truck driver, I think he’s being generous when he says 55mph takes 200 feet to stop. For a lot of the equipment out there, it’s closer to 300+, at least the way he tells it. That, along with the number of acrid cloud belching I’ve seen (There’s a trucking company about 2 miles from my house, and they have one truck that has forced me to pull over and stop due to visibility on multiple occasions) makes me a bit angsty about the whole industry.
"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus)
05/08/2017 at 12:47, STARS: 0
yep, i see you saw my Cadillac post. There was a new(ish) Rolls Royce convertible near there too. We got off at Park street and cut across government center to lunch in the North End. Leaving the north end a red FoST passed by. Then walked the greenway to the aquarium so the kids could see the sea lions.
"cazzyodo" (cazzyodo)
05/08/2017 at 14:27, STARS: 0
Hmmm...could have been me. I’m the only FoST in the area, particularly in red. May have had my times confused cuz I’m so frickin’ tired it all blurs into one day.
Sounds like a great day.
"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus)
05/08/2017 at 14:55, STARS: 0
it sounds like it could have been you. we were on the corner of Hanover st waiting to cross. probably 4:30-5:00
"cazzyodo" (cazzyodo)
05/08/2017 at 15:51, STARS: 0
Yup, probably me. Mercedez (I think) was still trying to take a turn on a red light and I was all HELLLLLLL NOOOOO.
"OPPOsaurus WRX" (opposaurus)
05/08/2017 at 20:55, STARS: 0
haha i bet it was. I was thinking i should go knock on the window but you were, you know driving, but you also were not getting anywhere so I thought of doing it again and then a child started running wild.
"NJAnon" (NJAnon)
05/08/2017 at 21:06, STARS: 0
Any good ones to take from the wall of text there on that site? (still don’t get how people can read that layout on reddit)
"cazzyodo" (cazzyodo)
05/09/2017 at 09:22, STARS: 0
Just found this one .
I’m new to going through Reddit, primarily because my buddy follows the political ongoings, so the format is rough at times.