Posted on 08/07/2011 11:53:31 AM PDT by Daffynition
Let me tell you a little about the truck driver you just flipped off because he was passing another truck, and you had to cancel the cruise control and slow down until he completed the pass and moved back over.
His truck is governed to 68 miles an hour, because the company he leases it from believes it keeps him and the public and the equipment safer.
The truck he passed was probably running under 65 mph to conserve fuel. You see, the best these trucks do for fuel economy is about 8 miles per gallon. With fuel at almost $4 per gallon -- well, you do the math. And, yes, that driver pays for his own fuel.
He needs to be 1,014 miles from where he loaded in two days. And he can't fudge his federally mandated driver log, because he no longer does it on paper; he is logged electronically.
He can drive 11 hours in a 14-hour period; then he must take a 10-hour break. And considering that the shipper where he loaded held him up for five hours because it is understaffed, he now needs to run without stopping for lunch and dinner breaks.
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Yup. And it was work for them (they were working) whereas it was vacation for us.
I was more concerned about the traffic backing up and the cars and trucks in the right lane. Lots of heavy metal all crammed into a small space and traveling at high speed. A blow out or a small accident could easily wipe out maybe 15 cars and several trucks.
Yikes. And they don’t like it when you pass them on the right. Don’t blame them. But it is impossible when they are in the middle or left lanes.
So? His lousy working conditions doesn’t mandate that he hogs the left lane.
idiot
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