So sad...

[Ja Rhule]

Local family from Charlotte was traveling this weekend and stopped on a red light outside Wilimington when 18-wheeler failed to stop and rear end them full speed, killing their 2 year old toddler and causing another unborn child to die.  Wife was 8 months pregnant.

 

http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/community-gives-support-family-who-lost-toddler-cr/nmNTG/

[Hawk]

that's really sad for sure...condolences....I couldn't fricken imagine

[cookinwithgas]

A tailgate friend knows that couple and a work associate took a pic of the wreck for the paper when she was on vacation, small world

[Mother Grabber]

I was at a red light this weekend, and saw someone do this in the lane next to me. not only did they not stop, they gunned it as they blew threw the intersection. freaked me the fug out.

[KillerKat]

There needs to be more rest time for truckers. A couple weeks ago just a few miles from me, a truck driver ran a stop light, hitting 1 car and then struck another. The mother and daughter in the 2nd car hit were both killed. The truck driver was obviously arrested. It's dangerous enough out there with people sober and full of energy driving like maniacs. It's just out right mayhem with sleepy drivers behind the wheel of an 18 wheeler.

[Ja Rhule]

There needs to be more rest time for truckers. A couple weeks ago just a few miles from me, a truck driver ran a stop light, hitting 1 car and then struck another. The mother and daughter in the 2nd car hit were both killed. The truck driver was obviously arrested. It's dangerous enough out there with people sober and full of energy driving like maniacs. It's just out right mayhem with sleepy drivers behind the wheel of an 18 wheeler.

They have serious rules and regulations for trackers to get at least 7 hours of sleep.  Problem is... Many track drivers who drive their own tracks for a living, fail to follow these rules.  Many track drivers also text or on the phone while driving.

[thefuzz]

Happened up near Topsail, very sad indeed.

[PandaPancake]

They have serious rules and regulations for trackers to get at least 7 hours of sleep.  Problem is... Many track drivers who drive their own tracks for a living, fail to follow these rules.  Many track drivers also text or on the phone while driving.

This is going to get confusing. It's a 14 hour work day. Only 11 hours of driving. With ten hours off before you can drive again. But if you clocked in and out of work from the same location for the previous five days you can extend your working (not driving time) by two hours once a week. These hours are added up in a logbook with a mandate of everyone going electronic eventually, there's been challenges to that. If a carrier only hauls between M-F, or six days a week, that driver can only drive a maximum of 60 hours in 7 days before taking 34 hours off. For companies that drive 7 days a week it is 70 hours in 8 days before taking 34 hours off. Now if you have a driver that doesn't have time off those hours fall off after that day passes. Now we have the short haul exception. If a driver works within 100 air mile radius of where he clocks in and out he is exempt from keeping a logbook but still must follow the same rules and his time card must be available to any DOT certified LEO. But there's also the oilfield exemption. Oilfield drivers do not need a 34 hour restart. Only 24. And there's a lot more to that but it gets crazier than the above. In short, if you see a truck driver being dangerous call it in to the NC highway patrol, local police, his company, and the FMCSA. If it gives some comfort this guy will never drive again. They are going into his logbook for the past two years, they're going to be looking at the mechanical status of his truck, maintenance records, any other accidents he's been in and tickets. No carrier or insurance will ever cover him. Did anyone get the name on the door or the DOT number? I didn't watch the video.

[EMSMedic79]

Roughest day on the job that exists fellas. No lie.

[Doc Holiday]

I used to go to Forest hill when I lived in charlotte. and the Dad sang at my Dad's funeral service 5 years ago. my sister volunteered with the church service production team and knew him, he was a super great guy. Terrible news.  thoughts and prayers are with him and his wife.

[PhillyB]

Roughest day on the job that exists fellas. No lie.

​horrible. i don't think i could do it.

[Zaximus]

I think any more than 7 hours driving is a bit too much.  Driving can wear you out in a normal car, I can't imagine how it is when you're changing gears and having to be even more mentally aware in that big beast, not to mention all the weather you have to drive through.   My brother drives cross country weekly but he usually has a partner with him that can switch off at least.  

[thefuzz]

​horrible. i don't think i could do it.

​I did it for a long time, it will change you.  I had to get out, as it stopped bothering me too much when I saw adults all messed up.

 

Folks my age, women, and kids always messed me up for a bit....kids especially.  It was tough do deal with.

[Hawk]

adults messed up bothered me

 

children messed up used to just kill me slowly from the inside out

 

I generally enjoyed the work and the comraderie with the guys etc...but in the end, I had to walk...had a couple calls in particular that totally hit too close to home.  This was all just on a part time volunteer basis.  Couldn't imagine those that do it full time