My Apologies

I've been doing a great deal of research about getting into trucking in the last couple of months. I would like to apologize to all of the truck drivers that I have encountered on the road in the last 45 plus years that I have been driving. I've always had a lot of respect for the men and women who supply the country with everything we need in our lives. I always give way to the trucks when we share the road, flash my lights to let them know they are clear to move over, slow down to let them merge during heavy traffic......but, I will admit that I (and I'm sure many other four wheeler's) believe we can out run and out maneuver the big guys on the road. Now that I'm interested in a career as a truck driver I realize how ridiculous it is to make that assumption, and I am truly sorry.

I never cut directly in front of a truck to catch an off ramp I knew how incredibly dangerous and equally stupid it is to do. And I never closed the gap between the truck and the traffic in front of him/her, you don't need to be a truck driver to know how difficult it can be for them.

Dave

I've always done the same, travelling back n forth from Cali to Az, on I-40. Heavy trucks at times. Usually, I liked driving at late night, specially on Fridays headed to Laughlin. Flash to let em know to come back over. When passing them, I like to get out of the way as soon as possible. Have seen and heard of bad times, when a semi/trailer has a blow out, and it's taken out a car beside it :( Common courtesy on the roads, more people should try it! Hate the 4 wheeler idiots who come flying up my arse at 100+ mph and expect me to move over, when no one else is even around! lol I set my cruise @ 72-75 and roll on, no hurry...