And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Credit where due. At least he knew he hit something, as indicated by his brake lights coming on. A lot of drivers I know would have kept on truckin' to the next truck stop, whereupon they would have sauntered into the restaurant like they were God's gift to land transport.
As a 20 year Teamster car hauler, a driver only gets to do that once before he gets to find another job. I had a guy once that I trained (?) that could not get it into his head to lower the decks after delivering a car on the bottom. I'd ask him if he was ready to go, he'd say yes and I'd tell him, "you just lost your job." This went on repeatedly. The terminal manager asked me if he was ready for his own truck and I told him, no. I'd have him out for another day or two and I'd get asked the same question but the terminal manager was bound and determined to give this guy a truck, no matter what I said. I told the terminal manager it was all on him. First load the guy takes is a load of Caddy's to a dealer in Philadelphia with the second stop a dealer in Cherry Hill NJ. There's a 13'3" overhead on the NJ side of the Ben Franklin bridge and he took the roofs off of 4 Caddy's. See, when you're the terminal manager, you know absolutely everything. I told him that fact this driver hit the bridge was his fault. Some guys get it, some don't.
With such expensive cargo at stake it's a little surprising that the hauler doesn't have an alarm alerting the driver that the freakin thing hasn't been stowed properly for transport. It's all vector-based machinery; a couple of well-place micro switches would do it. Green light / red light / buzzer. How hard is that?
.....Yeah but I tied it down good. !!!
ReplyDeleteDid the hydraulics leak pressure into the rear upper rams to lift it? Or, did the driver forget to lower it after loading the lower level?
ReplyDeleteJust a scratch. Buff that out.
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Like how that white van sees what is coming, and just casually moves over one lane.
ReplyDeleteCredit where due. At least he knew he hit something, as indicated by his brake lights coming on. A lot of drivers I know would have kept on truckin' to the next truck stop, whereupon they would have sauntered into the restaurant like they were God's gift to land transport.
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ReplyDeleteLike my boss used to say,"done Effed up again"
ReplyDeleteAs a 20 year Teamster car hauler, a driver only gets to do that once before he gets to find another job. I had a guy once that I trained (?) that could not get it into his head to lower the decks after delivering a car on the bottom. I'd ask him if he was ready to go, he'd say yes and I'd tell him, "you just lost your job." This went on repeatedly. The terminal manager asked me if he was ready for his own truck and I told him, no. I'd have him out for another day or two and I'd get asked the same question but the terminal manager was bound and determined to give this guy a truck, no matter what I said. I told the terminal manager it was all on him.
ReplyDeleteFirst load the guy takes is a load of Caddy's to a dealer in Philadelphia with the second stop a dealer in Cherry Hill NJ. There's a 13'3" overhead on the NJ side of the Ben Franklin bridge and he took the roofs off of 4 Caddy's. See, when you're the terminal manager, you know absolutely everything. I told him that fact this driver hit the bridge was his fault. Some guys get it, some don't.
I cannot believe that is the first overpass he tried to pass under on this trip. Or the first powerline, traffic light, or overhead sign.
ReplyDeleteWith such expensive cargo at stake it's a little surprising that the hauler doesn't have an alarm alerting the driver that the freakin thing hasn't been stowed properly for transport. It's all vector-based machinery; a couple of well-place micro switches would do it. Green light / red light / buzzer. How hard is that?
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