wonderring99
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This thread is about a driver who died. I extend my condolences yet again to the family of Marcus.
i realize that and it was also his choice to take on that responsibility,im very sorry for his family and his desicion to drive.This thread is about a driver who died. I extend my condolences yet again to the family of Marcus.
Everyones priorities are straight BB ... By what you have read here in your time on TB does not scratch the surface of what goes on system wide.
Force from the bottom that is the mentality for a job no ones wants to do... it would not surprise me in the least if linehaul forced that man out to go help the triples drivers. More often then not every other carrier pulled all their drivers off the road in really bad storms... and here we are ..in an Oklahoma ice storm.. where is the integrity on this BB.. all of us HOURLY employees in most other places rather than your barn have the yessem boss attitude to survive and that is not fair at all because this companies core value is integrity? safety? commitment? excellence? bull **** dude .. losing a driver over a trailer full of freight. No freight is worth anyones life. And I hope some sort of ACTION is taken whether legal or somebody gets terminated over this .. regardless it wont bring Marcus back .. the permanent damage is already done.
Yeah, Oklahoma also.did i see that he was going to pick up a trailer from a set of triples. are they legal in ok or texas. i thought the only places they were legal were in indiana on the toll road, north dakota and manitoba, canada, just north of ND. that is where i am from. please post a reply so i can broaden my horizons. thanks.
Yes everywhere in OK . But not in Texas i will fight till i have no breath if thay try it in Texas .did i see that he was going to pick up a trailer from a set of triples. are they legal in ok or texas. i thought the only places they were legal were in indiana on the toll road, north dakota and manitoba, canada, just north of ND. that is where i am from. please post a reply so i can broaden my horizons. thanks.
They should run triples between Dallas and Ft. Worth. I'm going to run the idea past Marty.Yes everywhere in OK . But not in Texas i will fight till i have no breath if thay try it in Texas .
did i see that he was going to pick up a trailer from a set of triples. are they legal in ok or texas. i thought the only places they were legal were in indiana on the toll road, north dakota and manitoba, canada, just north of ND. that is where i am from. please post a reply so i can broaden my horizons. thanks.
At one time it was legal on the NY Thruway (IIRC) but that may have changed.
Rat :loser:
I don't know if they ever pulled triples on the Thruway but they still pull double 48's. The only states up here with triples are Ohio on the OHTP and Indiana on the Toll Road. This consists of I76, I80, and I90 in Ohio and I80/90 in Indiana. In and Oh also allow the double 48's that the New York Thruway does.
DOT book states that each driver uses his individual judgment as to whether to continue driving in adverse weather or not. The call is not to be made by a dispatcher hundreds of miles away in a warm office. I always felt if I couldn't drive 40 mph and have reasonable control then I parked the thing. The freight will be there after we are all dead or gone and it is not in your best interest to risk your life or others lives to continue when conditions don't warrant it.