EverCurious
Gold Member
I used to want to be a trucker, hours of peace and quiet to think, open roads with a destination on the horizon. I always figured I could do well at it too, I only sleep about 4 hours a day and can do so in as little as 15 minute increments spread across the day if I wish. (I drop straight to REM, kind of skipping the typical fall asleep/wake up unconscious time - though I'd have to sit around for 5-10 minutes before I could function optimally heh) Unfortunately the only trucking up here was the ice road to the oil fields and well maybe you've seen that show "Ice Road Trucker" heh If I lived in the lower 48 I probably would have though...
I have to wonder, will we start giving tickets to regular drivers for being idiots and driving when overly tired? How about those ***** who can't get up on time and scream all over the roads because their late? I mean if we're going to talk about preventing accidents due to poor planing or poor personal management, then I think the vast, vast majority of the blame is on average drivers, not truckers, hell I wouldn't doubt that the majority of semi accidents are actually /caused/ by regular drivers, rather than being the fault of the driver of the rig.
Also, aren't they union in general? (I'm thinking Teamsters for some reason) A union contract would prevent a company from demanding excessively long shifts would it not?
I have to wonder, will we start giving tickets to regular drivers for being idiots and driving when overly tired? How about those ***** who can't get up on time and scream all over the roads because their late? I mean if we're going to talk about preventing accidents due to poor planing or poor personal management, then I think the vast, vast majority of the blame is on average drivers, not truckers, hell I wouldn't doubt that the majority of semi accidents are actually /caused/ by regular drivers, rather than being the fault of the driver of the rig.
Also, aren't they union in general? (I'm thinking Teamsters for some reason) A union contract would prevent a company from demanding excessively long shifts would it not?
