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Lost a feeder driver in St. Louis today.
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<blockquote data-quote="Dracula" data-source="post: 1002126" data-attributes="member: 42691"><p>Looking at the pictures, I came away with a few thoughts. First, the trailers he hit HAD to be packed with a heavy, heavy load. The driver he hit said he felt something bump hit rig. The pictures of the trailers our guy hit don't look real <img src="http://*" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://*" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://*" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://*" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />ed up. It looks like the cab absorbed all of the impact. I mean, it's hard to tell what is what of the cab. That is not good. Second, no matter if you are a feeder driver or a package car driver, pay attention to your following distance. It's far to easy to let your attention drift off. None of us is immune to it. The pictures of this cab are proof positive of what could happen if we lose focus. <img src="http://*" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://*" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://*" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://*" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> UPS. Safety first is for us, not them. UPS hammers us with safety issues, but always considers the bean counting the most important issue of them all. Anytime UPS says something about performance to us, our first response must always be, "Safety is what I'm concerned about." NO EXCEPTIONS</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dracula, post: 1002126, member: 42691"] Looking at the pictures, I came away with a few thoughts. First, the trailers he hit HAD to be packed with a heavy, heavy load. The driver he hit said he felt something bump hit rig. The pictures of the trailers our guy hit don't look real [IMG]*[/IMG][IMG]*[/IMG][IMG]*[/IMG][IMG]*[/IMG]ed up. It looks like the cab absorbed all of the impact. I mean, it's hard to tell what is what of the cab. That is not good. Second, no matter if you are a feeder driver or a package car driver, pay attention to your following distance. It's far to easy to let your attention drift off. None of us is immune to it. The pictures of this cab are proof positive of what could happen if we lose focus. [IMG]*[/IMG][IMG]*[/IMG][IMG]*[/IMG][IMG]*[/IMG] UPS. Safety first is for us, not them. UPS hammers us with safety issues, but always considers the bean counting the most important issue of them all. Anytime UPS says something about performance to us, our first response must always be, "Safety is what I'm concerned about." NO EXCEPTIONS [/QUOTE]
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