yoy have to remember, this board is filled with a lot of perfect drivers who have never shut down due to weather, never had a wreck, never had a ticket, never been in any kind of trouble, it's hard for them to relate

 

I think we all make mistakes but people like picking on Kevin because he's well...Kevin. Which BTW Kevin has demonstrated he's more than capable of defending himself. After all he's still here and still with Swift. Personally I respect him for both.

You're the one who started a thread bashing every driver in the world who doesnt do things the same way you would. You seem to be the one who always acts perfect. Just so I know where your coming from. You defend Kevin for getting out of his truck and moving barricades but in Dle's thread "What would you do?" you would not only report the guy but video tape him? Whatever.:roll:

Kevin learn about the current financial situation at YRC. They are the biggest LTL company in the country and on the brink of bankruptcy. If they go under every LTL out there will be hiring immediately. Some have already started collecting applications so they are ready to go if it happens.

 

show me this thread I started and show me where I defended Kevin for moving the barricades

 

This appears to be defending Kevin and any other driver who used bad judgement:

yoy have to remember, this board is filled with a lot of perfect drivers who have never shut down due to weather, never had a wreck, never had a ticket, never been in any kind of trouble, it's hard for them to relate

This is a post from you in this thread http://www.classadrivers.com/forum/anything-everything/39014-should-i-report-let-lie.html#post467372

you people amaze me!! you cant control it, mind your own business, perhaps he will kill someone next time.. with your logic, if I see a drunk driver, I should mind my own business, I have no control over him.
if the driver is stupid enough to go in the exit and then instead of turning around and coming out the right way, he backs up a one way ramp. he is a complete moron and a danger to everyone and needs at the very least some more training
I would report him AND send the company video so they could see what they need to do.


And this is your thread bashing fellow drivers, which BTW was pretty funny:
http://www.classadrivers.com/forum/n...-like-pro.html


So when you bash other drivers its OK but when someone else does it its not OK? Just want to know where your coming from thats all.

 

Actually, I was asking a very serious question. If you're not going to run in bad weather, what do you do when your whole area is blanketed with bad roads? Or, are you now telling us you're going to take your chances like the rest of us? If you're going to be running local, you do not have the option of taking runs that don't go into the bad weather. Simple fact, nothing more. And, if you resent the fact that I may be popping your bubble, better you consider that now than waiting for "Ma Nature" to hit you full in the face with it. Is it something you thought about in your choice to move to Indy?

 

the tips thread was made in jest
as was the post about perfect drivers.look up sarcasm,

I stand by my statement that if you see a dangerous driver, his company needs to be informed

p.s the reason you cant show me the post where I defended Kevin moving the barrels is because it doesnt exist

and bash me all you want, the thing is I dont do the things I complain about other drivers doing

 

Try Monster, Career builder, and craigslist for Indy. That should give you some idea of what is out there and what the pay is.

 

isnt there a big difference between bad weather and a severe winter weather advisory?

 

Driving in all kinds of weather is part of this job. If the roads are bad enough, you're damn right I'll shut down until conditions improve. If your company holds that against you, then it's time to search for a better place to work. If they try to push you to run "past your abilities" as far as the weather goes, don't call them on the phone about it, put it in a message on your Qualcomm. That way, if they do continue to pressure you to run, the blame is squarely on the company.

 

depends on your point of view, and/or depends on conditions you've been raised in. That is why you see texans driving 20 mph under the speed limit when its raining, and folks from the northern states fly by them doing the speed limit. but those same people who are use to driving in the rain will drive 20 mph slower in the snow.

A snow shower that is only forecast to drop an inch or two, is a far cry from a severe winter storm that is forecast to dump a foot or more snow, dontcha think? Would be foolish for a driver to NOT know the weather conditions of an area his preplan has him scheduled to go into. I've been told drivers get service failures because they accept a load without taking weather into consideration. Say you are in KC, and take a load to Detroit, you dont check the weather, and see that Detroit is forecast to get 18 in. of snow, starting with freezing rain, and they already have a winter storm watch 2 days before the storm hits. Now you accept a JIT load, then get 'caught' by a system that its planned to be nasty. You shut down to be safe, now the load will fail. I can understand both the company and drivers side of the argument on that one. I just wont take a service failure for being ignorant.