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re: What can be done to curtail this 18 wheeler problem?
Posted on 12/20/14 at 10:16 am to chinhoyang
Posted on 12/20/14 at 10:16 am to chinhoyang
Shitty, wore-out, overloaded, overweight trucks driven by yokels who think they are in sports cars.
Don't get me started on the double traliers...
I used to see knucklehead trucking companies put stickers on the trailers about how much taxes they paid. Yeah rigt, like $9,367.30 makes up for all the damage they cause.
Don't get me started on the double traliers...
I used to see knucklehead trucking companies put stickers on the trailers about how much taxes they paid. Yeah rigt, like $9,367.30 makes up for all the damage they cause.
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Posted on 12/20/14 at 10:18 am to BigAppleTiger
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We need special interstates that take them out of pedestrian car traffic or we need to have a massive re-design for the 18 wheeler. If you can't find logic in that I can't help you.
who is going to pay for this?
our countries infrastructure is already in shambles
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The way we use the interstates today is NOT what they were designed to do
the interstate system was designed to move goods, that you expect to be on the shelf when you go to the store
Posted on 12/20/14 at 10:18 am to VetteGuy
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Yeah rigt, like $9,367.30 makes up for all the damage they cause.
the lowered prices they allow certainly leans the argument in their favor
Posted on 12/20/14 at 10:19 am to KingRanch
Congress just voted to allow 18 wheeler drivers to drive 82 hours per week instead of 70. Enjoy your methed-up-truck-driver anarchy on the highways.
Posted on 12/20/14 at 10:19 am to VetteGuy
I drive this stretch fairly regularly. I'm always amazed at the attitude of the truck drivers. They constantly switch lanes with no regard for anyone around them. Normally, they pull into the passing lane whenever they want, regardless of the cars around them, and then slow down to below speed limit, daring you to try and pass them on the right. It's the whole arrogance, "we own the road" attitude that drives me nuts.
Posted on 12/20/14 at 10:20 am to chinhoyang
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One problem is that both the size and weight of trailers has been increased
no it hasn't, the FDOT is trying to increase the weight standards and have been for some time and the trucking industry has been against it 100%
its been 80000 pounds gross for decades now
Posted on 12/20/14 at 10:21 am to tankyank13
I will say the the average truck driver is way better than the average car driver.
The problem is when you get a bad one, they can really screw shite up.
The problem is when you get a bad one, they can really screw shite up.
Posted on 12/20/14 at 10:21 am to chinhoyang
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One problem is that both the size and weight of trailers has been increased
this is just not true. the legal limit in LA (and all of america) is 80,000lbs for tandem axle trailers, and has been for the last 30 years. permits can be obtained for int'l shipments but domestic trailers, like the one in the OP, are strictly held to the weight limit. ag shipments can be permitted beyond 80k, and in LA that would be for the cane haulers, which i consider unsafe but not the cause of many major accidents.
Posted on 12/20/14 at 10:24 am to Festus
I like that overt swerve they do when they see a brother trucker broken down on the right.
He's well off the road, but they still get way the hell to the left and do 60.
He's well off the road, but they still get way the hell to the left and do 60.
Posted on 12/20/14 at 10:24 am to chinhoyang
i drive a smaller truck mainly on the interstates around Tuscaloosa and Birmingham, invariably when i see a tractor trailer accident you can look right in front of it to see the SUV and the soccer mom that braked too hard and unexpectantly for the truck to stop causing a flip. Most trucking accidents are caused by automobile drivers. That being said drive down any interstate there are way too many 18 wheelers on the road they are killing machines and the roads are clogged with them. Companies should be financially encouraged to use trains.
Posted on 12/20/14 at 10:25 am to lsuhunt555
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morons that drive in cars and trucks in the Baton Rouge area
I object. Charlotte NC has far more morons on the roads than anywhere.
One raindrop can shutdown an entire city. Posted on 12/20/14 at 10:25 am to 9th life
And what's the overall allowed length for tandems?
Posted on 12/20/14 at 10:26 am to AU66
"Following too close"
Posted on 12/20/14 at 10:27 am to LSU1NSEC
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Congress just voted to allow 18 wheeler drivers to drive 82 hours per week instead of 70
the hours of driving is still 11 each day, that hasn't changed. The extended hours are in due of delays at a shipper or receiver. That driver has more time and not taking unnecessary risk and isn't racing a clock in real world experiences
This post was edited on 12/20/14 at 10:32 am
Posted on 12/20/14 at 10:29 am to VetteGuy
70' for your standard tractor trailer rigs. I-10 has something a little different as they permit 57' trailers. I am not real clear on overall length when combos are in play. Varies state to state and by highways.
Posted on 12/20/14 at 10:30 am to nc14
Well, when you,pass one, better grab a Snickers.
Posted on 12/20/14 at 10:31 am to tankyank13
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its been 80000 pounds gross for decades now
Till in comes to cane trucks. They have NO weight limits. That is why one sees a shite load of cane on our roads.
Posted on 12/20/14 at 10:32 am to fishfighter
That crap is slicker than owl shite when it gets on the road, too.
Posted on 12/20/14 at 10:33 am to tankyank13
What changed was the mandatory down time period after meeting max service hours. It is now more than a 24 hour break period. That's where drivers lost out in hours of service.
Posted on 12/20/14 at 10:34 am to lsuhunt555
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Specific to the Baton Rouge area and I-12 corridor it is.
I collect that data, it's not.
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