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Truck Driving II * USA - The Deadliest Occupation ?
COMMENT 1:
USA -From: forums.motortrend.com, by tyrsmkr -26 Feb 2007: -- Situation:
1. Truck driving has highest fatality rate of any occupation
2. On average, 900 truck drivers killed on job each year
3. Turnover rates estimated at 130% per year, highest of any occupation
4. Truck drivers do not receive adequate training
5. Unyielding delivery deadlines, winter storms create unsafe roadways for truckers
6. Also for other motorists on roads w/ them
Significant Points
1. Pressure to keep driving has taken hold in last 5-10 years
2. Just-in-time deliveries eliminate need for maintaining inventories
3. But create ever greater pressure on truck drivers to take risks
COMMENT 2:
USA -From: forums.motortrend.com, by RMcG -26 Feb 2007: -- Its a very tough job and truckers frequently quit for other occupations. I am actually surprised how decent most truckers are. Sure you will get the occasional, but for the most part they are courteous providing you dont act like an idiot. I think the biggest problem is fatigue... The time pressure causes them to drive more than they legally should at times...
COMMENT 3:
USA -From: forums.motortrend.com, by Jahmills -26 Feb 2007: -- I was driving on the PA turnpike last night, in the middle of a snow & ice storm, and got passed by three big rigs (they were in the right lane!)... First they were going about 75mph, the road was very slick, my DSC light was blinking constantly, and second I watched a car merge in between two of these trucks where there was clearly not enough room. I was thinking about these drivers probably needing to keep on schedule and having to deal with idiots in cars, but they were also driving too fast for the conditions. It was a crazy situation on the roads here last night and I couldn't wait to get off that highway, I was actually scared, and I'm never scared when I'm driving...
Labels: dangerous job
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