Stoopid U-turn Of The Day

I occasionally would see a 10 Roads truck down around Indy now they are everywhere they seemed to merge or buy Eagle Express as former Eagle trucks have that same 10 Roads decal stuck on the door. And for a fleet of company trucks they see to have the most mismatched and random assortment of brands and colors I've ever seen.

And for a fleet of company trucks they see to have the most mismatched and random assortment of brands and colors I've ever seen.

Not worse than Prime!

Not worse than Prime!

That's true, but I often forget about them since I am always looking forward in life not in the mirrors.

Not worse than Prime!

That's true, but I often forget about them since I am always looking forward in life not in the mirrors.

I like those Prime trucks because they're one of the few trucks I'm able to pass. I get in the hammer lane for about 12 minutes daily.

That’s a termination at Schneider.

That’s a termination at Schneider.

and a lot of other companies, especially when it's going to involve a heavy wrecker.

Is that loss of control? What are the tracks in the mud leading to the front end? Just coincidence that someone else ran off the road there?

Is that loss of control? What are the tracks in the mud leading to the front end? Just coincidence that someone else ran off the road there?

This is not "loss of control". The road was dry, no rain. The loss was in the driver's understanding of how to make a U-turn and the danger of driving a truck (at any time) on raw dirt.

As for the dark tire marks, I'm not sure. The way they go tells me they may have been there before 10Roads made an appearance.

Just a question and hope you guys are not too hard on me.

Do you ever make a U-turn even if prohibited?

My son "Jay" started driving for a new company last week. Flew out of state for orientation and then given trips further north from there and 1,300 miles until he got to his home base yard. He followed the company route on Qualcomm. I was meeting him at the yard because we had taken him to the airport. I used Google maps to get there and took me on a different road than Qualcomm. I was unsure of the entrance and drove on past the driveway and saw him straight ahead of me on the right at a big intersection with no other vehicles within a half mile. Problem: big road construction and the road I was on had the other lane blocked off so he could not make a left turn. He was at a dead end. He had told me that U-turns were prohibited and there before my eyes I saw him make a U-turn. He had a 53' refer and he had huge clearance. Had to make a detour of several miles to come back around the direction I had originally come from. Some other driver in the yard that makes local trips mentioned some other spot that it's possible to turn-around but he only knows that because of driving there every day. When going back a couple of days later, the road closure was much different, no map is going to prepare a driver for the current conditions. The only way to leave the yard at this moment is to turn right even though that is supposedly going against traffic (or take several back-ups to make a left turn in what should be the on-coming traffic lane).

While I was driving him home from the yard he called the safety department and left a message about what happened and said he had no choice. That was three days ago and he hasn't heard back.

These conditions are changing too quickly for dispatch to know what route to give drivers unless other drivers explain things to them daily.

Harvey spinning the yarn,..

Just a question and hope you guys are not too hard on me.

Do you ever make a U-turn even if prohibited?

My son "Jay" started driving for a new company last week. Flew out of state for orientation and then given trips further north from there and 1,300 miles until he got to his home base yard. He followed the company route on Qualcomm. I was meeting him at the yard because we had taken him to the airport. I used Google maps to get there and took me on a different road than Qualcomm. I was unsure of the entrance and drove on past the driveway and saw him straight ahead of me on the right at a big intersection with no other vehicles within a half mile. Problem: big road construction and the road I was on had the other lane blocked off so he could not make a left turn. He was at a dead end. He had told me that U-turns were prohibited and there before my eyes I saw him make a U-turn. He had a 53' refer and he had huge clearance. Had to make a detour of several miles to come back around the direction I had originally come from. Some other driver in the yard that makes local trips mentioned some other spot that it's possible to turn-around but he only knows that because of driving there every day. When going back a couple of days later, the road closure was much different, no map is going to prepare a driver for the current conditions. The only way to leave the yard at this moment is to turn right even though that is supposedly going against traffic (or take several back-ups to make a left turn in what should be the on-coming traffic lane).

While I was driving him home from the yard he called the safety department and left a message about what happened and said he had no choice. That was three days ago and he hasn't heard back.

These conditions are changing too quickly for dispatch to know what route to give drivers unless other drivers explain things to them daily.

You drove Jay to the airport? Watched him make a u-turn in his big twuk..? And then you drove him home?

C’mon...

Harvey when was the last time you submitted to a random?