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TRUCKERS' REFLECTIONS * USA - Integrity: Putting It To The Test
So I said I came face to face with my own integrity
London, ONT,CAN -Over the Road, by Al Goodhall -11 April 2010: ... The problem is not with EOBR'S. The problem is with the HoS legislation. EOBR's simply enforce what is already there. In many instances we find ourselves having to break the rules in order to live within the safety of our circadian rhythms the rules were designed to enforce... I can't bullshit the rules any longer with an EOBR in the truck. So if I want to protect my personal safety and deliver the goods on time there are going to be times I will have to show a violation in order to do that... This is why we need the EOBR's. Until those unavoidable violations are recorded on an ongoing basis across the industry the rules will never be amended and the driver's work/life balance issues will never be addressed appropriately. The big red flag issue is that drivers & carriers will have to take it on the chin in order for that to happen. Does our industry have the will to make it happen?... We hear a lot from the upper echelon of the trucking industry when it comes to the issue of hours of service compliance and their due diligence in that regard. Those same movers and shakers need to put as much if not more effort into ensuring that the appropriate amendments are made to that same legislation in order to meet the work/life balance issues of the industries front line. Technology is providing the tools. They need to provide the will. The drivers will deliver the goods... (Photo from onegirltrucking: flagstaff)
* USA - The Easy Way Out
USA -One Girl Trucking, by Bethany -11 April 2010: ... The biggest problem I have with newcomers and the big companies that are ruining the trucking industry is that they don’t want to teach students the correct way to drive a truck because time costs money. And sadly the students that don’t belong in the industry in the first place don’t want to learn the correct way to drive a truck. Most times students are given the easy way out in a piece of shit, so that a warm body can run a truck down the road and make money for a big corporation. Just like the throw away trucks these drivers are driving, they themselves are “throwaway” drivers to big companies. These drivers have no respect for you or I, our well being, my equipment that I’ve worked hard to have, the motoring public that is around them, the equipment they are driving or themselves. This doesn’t just go for truck drivers either, today, this is a good part of the motoring American public... Ray LaHood and the US government can make all the rules they want about safe driving. Yes, the laws may save some people, but more than not, these laws are going to make the government money in the way of fines because a good percentage of drivers today don’t have a clue. Why not EDUCATE the people? Why not teach RESPECT? Why not hold people accountable for their actions? Then fine the hell out of them! ... All drivers should be educated properly on HOW to drive a vehicle safely. If they were, they would know when and where to use headlights, cruise control, maps, cell phones, GPS, and so forth. Driving is not suppose to be easy. Driving a vehicle is not your right, it is a privilege. And driving is not for everyone. Driving is a skill you should be very good at. My point here is this: All the rules in the world without proper education is not going to make throwing kids in cars and/or adults in semi trucks out on our roadways with little or no experience safe. Get a clue. Quit taking the easy way out! Oh, and I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I am against automatics for ANYONE who does not have experience in a semi truck. If you can’t shift, you don’t drive. I also think that as a driver, you should not depend on any kind of electronic equipment until you have a ton of experience, because face it, electronics fail... (Photo from onegirltrucking: "behindme")
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