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Old 01-14-2007, 02:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Fozzy
Did anyone else notice that the super trucker who was making all the comments was wearing a Teamster T-shirt? The same old comments from the same old sources. He complains that "new" drivers are not worth anything and not trained properly... he's been driving a whopping 5 years.
The safety following distance banner at the beginning belonged to Swift... so who knows.
 
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Old 01-14-2007, 02:42 AM
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The safety following distance banner at the beginning belonged to Swift... so who knows.
Swift was successfully taken to court and sued by the company that I used to drive for.

Their policy of governing their trucks at 62mph. (which is what they used to be governed at) was driving up our repair bills because our turn signal lights and turn signal switches were wearing out prematurely!!
 
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Old 01-14-2007, 02:44 AM
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Swift was successfully taken to court and sued by the company that I used to drive for.

Their policy of governing their trucks at 62mph. (which is what they used to be governed at) was driving up our repair bills because our turn signal lights and turn signal switches were wearing out prematurely!!
And yet, they still drive 62mph with the cruise control on :wink:
 
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Originally Posted by tndieselgrl
And yet, they still drive 62mph with the cruise control on :wink:
Really??? I thought that they were all turned up to a whopping 65 now!!
 
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Old 01-14-2007, 02:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Useless
Originally Posted by tndieselgrl
And yet, they still drive 62mph with the cruise control on :wink:
Really??? I thought that they were all turned up to a whopping 65 now!!
Only if you put your foot on the floor... they're cut back to around 62-63 miles an hour if you set the cruise control. :wink:
 
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Old 01-14-2007, 03:02 AM
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Originally Posted by tndieselgrl
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And yet, they still drive 62mph with the cruise control on :wink:
Really??? I thought that they were all turned up to a whopping 65 now!!
Only if you put your foot on the floor... they're cut back to around 62-63 miles an hour if you set the cruise control. :wink:
I think that I would go absolutely bonkers trying to drive West Texas, N.M., or Arizona at 62/63MPH., with 75MPH speed limits!!!!

I don't know how you do it!!

I will say one thing though; those Swift Trucks could climb the side of a mountain like a spider climbing up a tile wall!!
 
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Old 01-14-2007, 03:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Useless
I think that I would go absolutely bonkers trying to drive West Texas, N.M., or Arizona at 62/63MPH., with 75MPH speed limits!!!!

I don't know how you do it!!

I will say one thing though; thosw Swift Trucks could climb the side of a mountain like a spider climbing up a tile wall!!
I can say the time I spent running for Swift taught me total patience and eliminated any fragments of road rage tied to speed :lol:

My Columbia over there would pull a hill wonderfully. The only truck I've found that could out pull it was the Columbia at Arrow in my avatar... I really liked the Kitty I had under that hood! God bless the ACERT!
 
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The dude sounds like a bitter old man that really has no business driving a truck. It's only as tough as you make it.
 
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You guys really would have loved the 55/50 MPH limit in Texas in the "old days".. :P
 
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Originally Posted by Fozzy
You guys really would have loved the 55/50 MPH limit in Texas in the "old days".. :P
Oh, I remember those days quite well!!
 



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