Truck Driver Caught Watching Soccer Game While Driving
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Not cool.
Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal!!!!!
Not only is he dumb for doing that while driving, hes super dumb for making it so he couldn't hide it from the cop... honeslty though he needs his CDL taken away.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
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Lol!!!
Watched a trucker almost crash into the bus I was on, when sent to Dallas. Eyes glued on cell texting.
Did HIS team win??? Like Bugs used to say, "What a maroon!"
Jopa
I would sure think his company would fire him. I thought I had just read in the Cdl training that the driver needs to report this incident to his company. Am I right?
We all glance at things when we drive, but to tape a game which is hours long, to the wheel- that's a lot more than a one second glance.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
What I don't understand is why the police department would release that kind of thing publicly on social media. How did putting that on facebook help anyone? Is it going to make our society a better place by broadcasting every dumb thing they come across? Certainly not. Are we impressed with them for catching this person? No.
I'm not defending the driver at all. He'll lose his job and he should. I'm just questioning the idea that police departments are putting things like this on Social Media. Is that really a good idea? Are millions of people going to be driving to work now wondering if the trucker next to them is watching a soccer game? I don't see how that's going to help anyone.
Just seems weird I guess.
My trainer velcroed his tablet to the dashboard and used to watch shows and stuff. I think this is more common than some of you would think.
What I don't understand is why the police department would release that kind of thing publicly on social media. How did putting that on facebook help anyone? Is it going to make our society a better place by broadcasting every dumb thing they come across? Certainly not. Are we impressed with them for catching this person? No.
I'm not defending the driver at all. He'll lose his job and he should. I'm just questioning the idea that police departments are putting things like this on Social Media. Is that really a good idea? Are millions of people going to be driving to work now wondering if the trucker next to them is watching a soccer game? I don't see how that's going to help anyone.
Just seems weird I guess.
Same reason newspappers or any other media exist.
How's knowing my next door neighbor killed her son going to affect my life? Or knowing the fake political 'system' has a failure puppet in office? It's just news.
On that subject though: Facebook allows you to view reality. Recently, up north, a man attacked 2 officers with an AR-15. The only funny part: He wears glasses, shot 50+ rounds, and only removed the lady's finger, and a leg shot on the gentleman.
Didn't affect me any. But on topic: It's good to know how dumb people are. Obsessed with dead cow being kicked around, willing to kill/maime himself/others.
OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
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Truck Driver Caught Watching Soccer Game While Driving
According to the Nebraska State Patrol,on Wednesday, April 15, a Nebraska State Patrol Carrier Enforcement Trooper pulled in a truck for a routine stop on the I-80 eastbound scale near Waverly.
The trooper noticed the truck driver was wearing earbuds. As he climbed onto the side of the truck to talk to the driver, he noticed the driver’s cell phone was taped to the steering wheel!
The trooper asked the driver why the phone was tapped to the wheel, and the driver admitted he was watching a soccer game.
The Trooper issued the 24-year-old truck driver from Arizona a $200 citation for using a handheld device while driving.
There is no word on how long the driver had been watching the game or if he had been watching it while on the roadway.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.