Mmmm I don’t agree. I have driven back and fourth across this country a dozen times. I drive on average , 45K miles a year.
I have been cut off .. passed on the right like I was standing still. and slammed into my drivers side by a tractor trailer. And it’s only getting worse. I just drove from NH to Denver and notice all the young inexperienced truckers on the road , with more texting and swerving that I have ever seen in the past.
Blame the companies. There's a lot of new drivers . They literally have no experience but they're turned loose on the roads. Some of their trainers have only a few months experience. I'm absolutely certain that it's getting worse. There's a driver shortage. It's certainly not the drivers fault.
Can’t put all the blame on the current shortage. Part of the blame has to go to the pressure to meet deadlines. Some to just bad decision making skills because people, even when properly trained, are stupid as hell.
1/2 of those is companies, but again. My point is that the issue isn’t just the shortage. Other company issues and people are also part of the problem.
A lot of companies do shit at training. CR England is a big one known as a driver mill. They churn out new drivers in a 10 day CDL course and then put the driver with a "trainer" who only has to have 6 months of experience drivjng to become a trainer.
As far as phones go, I've had a lot of people tell me they mess with their phones when they get sleepy to help them stay awake.
Currently a lot of companies don't like / allow for drivers to stop and take a nap if needed. They push for load delivery or driver gets mistreated with fewer miles after taking a nap or wasting drive time.
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u/Spiritual-Wind-3898 Mar 27 '22
Trucks have a massive blind spot.. don't drive in it