PSA - big rigs and blind spots

Dont cruise anywhere near a truck. An exploding tire will take your head off...

There are all sorts of safety regs for cars, but these trucks are rolling nightmares. They should use tire guards like Europe, they should use multiple rear-view cameras (few do), but no, we need to save a few pennies and have some untrained loser barrel along at 120 with 10,000 gallons of propane. Most of what they carry could be carried by train across the GTA.
 
There are all sorts of safety regs for cars, but these trucks are rolling nightmares. They should use tire guards like Europe, they should use multiple rear-view cameras (few do), but no, we need to save a few pennies and have some untrained loser barrel along at 120 with 10,000 gallons of propane. Most of what they carry could be carried by train across the GTA.

lol, really? Might want to consider getting a couple of facts before such a rant. Ontario registered trucks are governed at 105, propane haulers have to go through a considerable amount of additional training to haul it, and Ontario has the strictest truck-safety laws anywhere.
 
lol, really? Might want to consider getting a couple of facts before such a rant. Ontario registered trucks are governed at 105, propane haulers have to go through a considerable amount of additional training to haul it, and Ontario has the strictest truck-safety laws anywhere.

There are companies, owners and drivers who play by the rules. However we also have the other side which seems to be taking over transportation in the gta.

These are the same guys who blast in the left lane of the 401 with trucks that should have been retired years ago.

And before you say i don't know what im talking about ive been in this industry for 10+ years and see it first hand every day...
 
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How much truckers do we have on this forum?

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How much truckers do we have on this forum?

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Or better yet, how many owner operators that do their own maintenance and books?

Anyone can learn to drive a long ride, running the whole show, knowing all sides, and doing it safely is another matter.

I'm relatively new in the game, and already long ago stopped taking advice from " experienced" drivers.
 
Just wondering, do you pay for your own gas or does the company you work for compensate you for the gas? (Assuming you're not working for yourself).

It's a side gig, company pays hourly (gas paid). I work at GM Oshawa Plant FT. I enjoy driving anything, it's the only thing I'm good at lol.
 
It's a side gig, company pays hourly (gas paid). I work at GM Oshawa Plant FT. I enjoy driving anything, it's the only thing I'm good at lol.

:lmao:

They say a great way to ruin something you enjoy doing is to make a career out of it.

I used to enjoy going out west, driving in this city is a different story.
If you guys think riding a bike is messed up, try a 100,000 lb truck in the gta.
 
Or better yet, how many owner operators that do their own maintenance and books?

Anyone can learn to drive a long ride, running the whole show, knowing all sides, and doing it safely is another matter.

I'm relatively new in the game, and already long ago stopped taking advice from " experienced" drivers.


My buddy just went back to being an Owner Operator. As for me I only drive truck part time now. I take the odd gig on a day off to keep my skills up. I drive bus full time now.
 
Or better yet, how many owner operators that do their own maintenance and books?

Anyone can learn to drive a long ride, running the whole show, knowing all sides, and doing it safely is another matter.

I'm relatively new in the game, and already long ago stopped taking advice from " experienced" drivers.

You gotta be fluent in trucker math in order to be an owner operator these days.

As for advice, its like everything else. There are smart people and dumb people, however in this industry the dumb ones outnumber the smart ones 10 to 1.
 
Or better yet, how many owner operators that do their own maintenance and books?

Anyone can learn to drive a long ride, running the whole show, knowing all sides, and doing it safely is another matter.

I'm relatively new in the game, and already long ago stopped taking advice from " experienced" drivers.

We lost two truck drivers off of here due to bannings. One is the Dollerz guy and the other is Mighty Mike...

When he is not out in the dirt:


Or out on his ride:




He is moving stuff in his rig:
 
:lmao:

They say a great way to ruin something you enjoy doing is to make a career out of it.

I used to enjoy going out west, driving in this city is a different story.
If you guys think riding a bike is messed up, try a 100,000 lb truck in the gta.

Paul, I can agree with you 100% on driving in the GTA... Absolutely horrendous! Driving anything with 4 or more wheels has lost a lot of its "touch"... but I try to keep my vehicles interesting for the most part :)
Two wheels is BY FAR the best of them all. Nothing else compares.

Avoid Toronto and surrounding area at all cost. Even Durham has gotten pretty rough lately. Our road conditions have gotten a lot worse as well. I just blew a coilover recently.... Needs a new core, ugh :(
 
We lost two truck drivers off of here due to bannings. One is the Dollerz guy and the other is Mighty Mike...

When he is not out in the dirt:


Or out on his ride:




He is moving stuff in his rig:

:lmao: HOLLLLLLLA

I cried from laughter!

+97385937375949
 
Or better yet, how many owner operators that do their own maintenance and books?

Anyone can learn to drive a long ride, running the whole show, knowing all sides, and doing it safely is another matter.

I'm relatively new in the game, and already long ago stopped taking advice from " experienced" drivers.

I always wanted to drive one of those as a kid, so who's willing to lend me their truck, lol?
 
Or better yet, how many owner operators that do their own maintenance and books?

Anyone can learn to drive a long ride, running the whole show, knowing all sides, and doing it safely is another matter.

I'm relatively new in the game, and already long ago stopped taking advice from " experienced" drivers.

My dad's been an O/O for 20 years, does as much maintanence and repairs as he possibly can and some he should just pay someone to do. It seems he's constantly fixing somthing even though he has a fairly new westernstar. I think it's 3 years old and has 500,000km on it now, I could be off a year or so on its age. He's had a fender bender or two from idiot car drivers over the years but no major incidents. As a kid I went on trips with him all over the US.
 
There are companies, owners and drivers who play by the rules. However we also have the other side which seems to be taking over transportation in the gta.

These are the same guys who blast in the left lane of the 401 with trucks that should have been retired years ago.

And before you say i don't know what im talking about ive been in this industry for 10+ years and see it first hand every day...


Why would you assume I would respond that way? ;)

What I posted was that the industry is the most regulated here in Ontario than anywhere...of course there are exceptions to the rule. Statistically your argument is completely flat, and if you look back a little beyond your ten years you would know that. I was doing this for a living long before target 97 came in (even worked with the guy who wrote that gem), before truck jail, CVOR's, Carrier safety rating, governors, and $50 thousand dollar fines for wheel-offs. Before your ten years started, we used to regularly have trucks crashing at the bottoms of hills due to brake malfunctions, companies that would simply re-register their fleet to a relative every time they got sued out of business....the system prevents that now.

Yes, there are more improvements necessary. My post simply replied to an inaccurate one. And yours too ;)
 
I once ran into a truck driver. He was broken down-ish with his engine gushing out rad fluid through a broken hose. Despite this, he kept the engine on and running; told me it's on to keep the engine cool. Surely he should of known that the water pump would pump all the fluid out onto the roadway. :-/. A couple of hours later the mechanic who arrived on scene after, had to put 45 litres of coolant into his rad after fixing a hose... And a city paid crew had to clean up his mess..... Best of it all, he barely spoke English....


there are some great truck drivers, and some that have NO business doing it.
 
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