Lane Control

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Bravo Zulu's Comment
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I paid closer attention today. It's mostly distracted drivers on their phone or eating/drinking. I stand corrected!

Pianoman's Comment
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Ive never noticed any particular companys drivers having poor lane control but see it more often with newer drivers and rarely experienced fcktards who swing at female drivers in general. Never seem to have a problem with doubles or triples of course ill ride the edge of the lane when passing or being passed to make as much room as possible.

How do you know they are newer drivers? I can never tell.

Doubles:

Refers to pulling two trailers at the same time, otherwise known as "pups" or "pup trailers" because they're only about 28 feet long. However there are some states that allow doubles that are each 48 feet in length.

Susan D. 's Comment
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Lol we stick out like a sore thumb whether we realize it or not.. Ask any experienced driver. My codriver points them out to me.

Unity's Comment
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About those speakers going off. My first trainer might as well have been composing music. Every time his turn came up, those speakers were practically never off.

Good thing I ended up having no problems going to sleep on a moving vehicle else they could have been the tipping point into madness lol

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Maybe it's just a coincidence. Time will tell. Does anyone else notice this or is it just me?

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Bravo, I think it's a coincidence. Lane control is always important, so I dont think you can take three weeks of observation and start blaming the lack of it on certain companies. One of the things you're going to realize is that there are a lot of new drivers out there with you. Most of them are still developing their skills, some of them are just grateful they made it through their day without tearing something up again.

Just because you see trucks "all over the place" doesn't mean the company doesn't care about lane control. It usually means you've got a distracted driver, on his phone, checking how many likes he has on his latest facebook post, or maybe trying to make a sandwich while he's at the wheel.

Since you've noticed the Swift drivers are doing a good job if it, then we might just assume that the two way cameras in their trucks are causing their drivers to be hyper alert and making better drivers out of them. Now that's an idea to ponder!

HOS:

Hours Of Service

HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.

DWI:

Driving While Intoxicated

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