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ripcord

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19. I'm a truck driver and it could very well have been that the driver simply fell asleep

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Apr 13, 2014, 02:01 AM

Apr 2014

Until the industry gets rid of the idea that paying someone by the mile is acceptable and if you are sitting you aren't making as much, of any, money things like this could happen. With all the ways they have to monitor the truck's travel and stop time there is no reason trucking shouldn't be a salaried position, it isn't like you can stop to take a piss anymore without your dispatcher calling you and asking why the truck isn't moving.

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FedEx semi didn't brake before California crash [View all] Omaha Steve Apr 2014 OP

Someone mentioned in another thread Jesus Malverde Apr 2014 #1

Right, lack of skidmarks doesn't really say anything about the driver, just the brakes. greyl Apr 2014 #4

Odd they blame the driver until the facts are in....nt Jesus Malverde Apr 2014 #5

Agreed. SoapBox Apr 2014 #11

impossible for brakes to failm in fire Niceguy1 Apr 2014 #9

I think it related to burning tires on the back wheels. Jesus Malverde Apr 2014 #10

As was stated above when the braking system loses pressure the brakes set up automatically. shebornik Apr 2014 #15

It would be EXTREMELY hard to make the brakes inoperable jmowreader Apr 2014 #13

thank you. from one trucker to another I assume. shebornik Apr 2014 #16

Yeah... jmowreader Apr 2014 #18

Excellent.. sendero Apr 2014 #25

And I think it predates FedEx jmowreader Apr 2014 #30

I'm thinking the driver had some medical issue itsrobert Apr 2014 #2

heart attacks don't set trucks on fire.... mike_c Apr 2014 #7

Anohter witness says the truck wasn't on fire before striking the bus itsrobert Apr 2014 #17

I wonder if there were any lithium batteries on the FedEx truck? NickB79 Apr 2014 #3

Are Fed Ex workers unionized? gopiscrap Apr 2014 #6

In the U.S. only the pilots are. Capt.Rocky300 Apr 2014 #8

I went by the crash scene today XemaSab Apr 2014 #12

. Jesus Malverde Apr 2014 #14

I'm a truck driver and it could very well have been that the driver simply fell asleep ripcord Apr 2014 #19

+1 tofuandbeer Apr 2014 #20

+2 CreekDog Apr 2014 #21

+3. I had a Class A CDL with Haz Mat and Doubles-Triples endorsement Nanjing to Seoul Apr 2014 #23

+4 CFLDem Apr 2014 #26

Good point and... CanSocDem Apr 2014 #27

Yes, salaries, coupled with strict compliance with overtime pay requirements. SunSeeker Apr 2014 #32

Lengthy brake marks left by the bus Chemisse Apr 2014 #33

+1. It would save lives...and cut down on the piss bottles littering the sides of highways. nt SunSeeker Apr 2014 #31

I don't know why but mimi85 Apr 2014 #22

Hi mimi.. Cha Apr 2014 #24

Hi Cha.... mimi85 Apr 2014 #34

Mine too, sweetie~ Cha Apr 2014 #35

To the people above about paying by the mile. JayhawkSD Apr 2014 #28

I will bet he was facebooking like that guy in az last April Doctor_J Apr 2014 #29

He might have also been incapacitated by a health issue... Blue_Tires Apr 2014 #36