This is what happens when you hand out CDLs like they are a prize in a cereal box.
Now this is one stretch of highway I can relate to.
With Overnite I had a line haul trip out to Cleveland.
And know you gotta slow down to make it through there.
Tractor-trailer overturns near Dead Man's Curve | cleveland.com
This is what happens when you hand out CDLs like they are a prize in a cereal box.
I think this happens when truckers get in a hurry,and are not familiar with the area.
That's no excuse to speed and/or not pay attention to the warning signs. I've been lost a bunch of times and it never resulted in rolling the truck over. Been late a bunch of times also and I never speed. Just because you can drive the truck doesn't mean you are a driver.
If you are unfamiliar to the point you think speedlimit and other warning signs don't apply to you, you don't need to be driving anything... Let alone a CMV. When I was a trainer, I stressed this point until a student was black and blue. If a student told me they didn't see a sign or another vehicle, they got kicked off my truck. Nothing is more dangerous than a driver who doesn't pay attention, and doesn't adhere to warning/cautionary signs.
Rollovers are 99% of the time, the drivers fault. Besides weather, there's no excuse to be in one.
Last edited by Airbrakes; 07-18-2012 at 03:19 AM.