Are you sure those are the top 3? How about drug dealers and rap artists.
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HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW HAW… derisive laughter. Sorry Had to express my feelings towards the comic book.
I have had Beef Loads out of Garden City Ks to Salinas CA as well in the same time frame without stopping. The logs? Well per law there is one log book I could give to any officer who asked anywhere along that route and it will be fine.
In reality shippers and recievers refuse late loads and you can expect to lose at least a day if you were more than 15 minutes late. Walmart is one of the worst.
Deep cultural changes in the industry will have to happen before it gets any better.
Also if you were ahem… out of hours on the logs? They put a giant OOS sticker on your windshield and tell you dont move for 10 hours (Used to be 8 but laws changed since I left road) and then start adding fines against both you and your company that likely will also include a very stressfull and thorough inspection designed to turn up any other revenue boosting income for the lucky juristicion who caught you. And will wipe out your profits for that load and possibly set you back a month.
You will not catch up. I gaurantee it.
Trucking to me is #1 dangerous. I have had moments out there where my last words were "Oh lordy… dont let
High iron I agree with you on all of those moutains. As for the log book I used to have 2-3 of them at one time. I ran team for a year with my father and we still ran out of hours at the company I was with. Then I went to work for Millis Tranfer never did figure out that place. They gave me 5 days to go Milwaukee to Lancaster PA but required overnight between Chicago to Atlanta. Best company I drove for had to be Henderson I got to run where ever I wanted and got to see alot of the west coast.
I had many I time I used to say lord if I make it to the next rest area I will stop and at least take a nap. I miss the money I made but I dont miss the pressure of driving.
I agree on the fishing - anyone who wants a good picture of what those guys face for 30 days at a time (with just a few days in port between trips) could do worse than read “The Perfect Storm” by Sebastian Junger - this is the book that the film was based on, many of the incidents in the film are based on stories told by fishermen (and women) interviewed by Junger while he was researching for the book. Rogue waves, loose gear, any number of things can do serious and deadly harm, especially given that they are well beyond rescue helicopter range and would take days to reach port. One breaking wave that is higher than your boat can handle and it’s all over - SAR crews will be lucky to find floating wreckage.
You may have guessed that the sea and ships are some of my other interests…
High School Special Education Teacher…believe me…
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I’ve worked in the electric utility business for 21 years now. It used to be a LOT worse. Life expectancies were short. You DON’T want to see the old safety manuals for the companies, it’d scare you what they were asked to do. We have safety meetings monthly, and tailboard safety meetings for each job daily to make sure everyone is familiar with the job and the hazards. We still lose people.
Anyone want to grab a hold of a 12,000 volt wire with your gloved hands?? How about 750,000 volts with your BARE hands?? How about working 100’ up in the air while doing it, with the wind blowing and raining? Remember, rain and electricity and what your mom used to always say? Still applies, but people still want their power back on when it’s stormy outside. Don’t forget working outside in Phoenix during the summer. The guys earn their pay. Sure we lose too many, but we’re getting better.
My bro-in-law works in the gulf of Alaska as a ship’s engineer. He could tell you stories that would make your eyes bug out and you have the dry heaves. I don’t see how he does it. 6 months on, 6 off. Long hours when the fish are hot, boring when they’re not.
Don’t get me started about logging. There’s a reason why it’s so high. Ever hear of a “cat skinner”? He’s the one that usually dies.
I can see where the numbers come from.
Mark in Utah
Mark in Utah
I am not surprised that improvements have been made in your industry. I am sure that OSHA has had much to do with any drop in accident rates, but employers in many industries have put more emphasis on safety. Wherever it comes from, it certainly is a good thing.
Jay