nived23's Blog

Packer, I also worked for TxDot. I have seen many accidents that were caused by irresponsible truckers. I have seen truckers maul cars, kill people, run cars off of the road, and countless other things. They destroy roads, signs, bridge rails, and the list goes on and on. There are a great many truckers who need to find another line of work. There are also many very fine truckers. I have to say, over all, truckers are far better drivers than the general driving public. People in cars are dangerous.

I hate to rain on this parade, but most fatality accidents involving trucks are rockhaulers. And most of the drivers involved are either unlicensed or have a score of incidents against their record. My dad used to work selling trucking contracts. They had a fund to cover fines. And frankly, anyone who has driven I35E has seen trucks come into the Denton area going way over the speed limit. I have had several instances where truckers nearly ran me off the road. So if you want respect, start policing your own.

The worst, most ill-mannered, inconsiderate, rude drivers live in Texas. It’s been a long time since I ran interstate but when do I get out, I still see the same old things. Drivers’ speed-up when you turn on your signals and block you from changing lanes. When you see a sign saying left lane ends 2 miles ahead you should start trying to move to the right ASAP, When you try to force your way in to traffic 30 feet before you run out of road you are risking road rage, you might run into some IDIOT as rude as you are, and when you hit each other, you block everyone else while waiting for the cops to arrive. You can never tell you might even cause a drive by shooting when someone who has been stuck in traffic for 30 minutes to an hour or two loose it. I think my favorite is the ILL-MANNERED IDIOT who will pass you when you are running 71 in a 70 zone then immediately slam on their brakes and turn left and not even signal, if your in a fully loaded 18 wheeler that can’t stop on a dime you don’t know what to do _ _ _ _ !! or go blind. Afterwards while trying to scrape you cargo off the front of your trailer you get mad at yourself for not making a 4-wheeler your new bumper sticker. You could paint a car on your door with a circle and X thru it. You also hope if it happens again you think quicker than you act and don’t even brake……….. THINK ABOUT IT. This is not an isolated incident. I would also like to say that when you make a left off Hwy 51 onto Hwy 114 , the left lane is marked for you to stay in until you can safely merge, it a fact that will save lives. I drove west coast

I had such a phobia of big rigs that I refused to ever drive into the metroplex. If we just HAD to go, then I made someone else drive and I kept my eyes shut the entire time. My anxiety level would be through the roof the entire time that we were there.
Six years ago, we moved to Wise County. You want to talk about anxiety!!!! Needless to say, I have had no choice but to conquer my fears and simply pay attention. I think Wise County has the biggest ratio of fatal truck involved accidents than anywhere else.
I personally know a lot of truckers with the attitudes such as "they'll have to move over because I'm bigger" or "I'll make them move".
But I've also heard a lot of POV drivers complaining about trucks and being just as nasty and rude.
I believe if the majority of POV drivers would stop and realize what the trucks are on the roads for (to deliver our goods) and learn to be a little more patient, then we could all share the roads equally and safely.

I am also married to a driver. Before we had children I would ride with him all over the country, and saw first hand how rude people can be.
Its really no different than driving your own vehicle and seeing the idiots driving, its just in an 18 wheeler thats loaded, weighing in at 50k pounds and more,its a lot more dangerous.
Truckers are the back bone of our country and deserve respect

My husband has been a truck driver for over 25 years. And I have rode on many trips and have had first hand accounts of being cut off, changing lanes at the last minute, etc. Please understand that when you have 50-75,000 pounds traveling at 60-65mph you can not just stop at the last minute. Please be considerate of this guys because they have families at home just like you and we want htem safe. But there are some "king of the roads" that think because they are bigger they can take over. SHAME ON THEM!!!!! to all truckers and families as you go out GOD BLESS you and I will keep you guys always in my prayers!

BRAVO!!!

I agree nived23. Wrecks involving big rigs are more often than not caused by cars that make unsafe lane changes while in moderate to heavy traffic. The one part of the trucking industry that I would like to see handled better is the upkeep of the trailers! Just last week I saw a truck in the high five on the side of the road that was hauling huge rolls of paper. In this case, the side of the trailer simply fell away from the bottom and all the huge rolls went tumbling out. That's something that truck drivers have no control over and that's no fun. It also could have been much worse and is in many cases.