Posted: 4 years, 3 months ago
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Why you slow down when you can't see very far ahead
A semi truck driver thinks "regular speed" is okay in fog:
Video captures truck losing control at foggy Texas accident scene, leaving 2 hurtA basic rule, boys and girls, is Drive what you see. Manage your speed so that you could stop in the distance you see in front of you. For the same reason that you GOAL as you back a trailer, Assume nothing if you can't see it.
I don't even think regular speed is OK for fog in an automobile. Along the coast of California, Highway 35 Skyline Blvd., it was so foggy I had to stop the car on the side of the road and get out to look around to see where the I-280 on-ramp north was in Daly City back in 1992. I put my flashers on slowing to a crawl. I had no fog-lights on my 1988 Firebird Formula.
Posted: 4 years, 3 months ago
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Couple Questions: How is your holiday season going so far?
1. What is Christmastime like for American drivers? Do you folks get the holidays off?
2. Is it snowing where you're driving?
3. Do modern rigs have a temperature gauge (a thermometer) to tell the driver how cold it is outside so as to warn them of freezing conditions?
Hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and have a jolly 2020 and stay safe out there!
Posted: 4 years, 3 months ago
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Couple Questions: How is your holiday season going so far?
Old School, probably not paid vacations or paid leave much either for driving positions? Boy, the golden days of the union! What does the driver bennies package and perks normally include? Bonuses? Teeth? Eyeglasses? Health? Pension? Double time, time and half for working federal holidays? I pray that drivers do get at least fair-market pay and goodies for all they do for our nation. I hope companies all make it worth your while and not a penny less! God bless!