We have all seen some pretty bad truck drivers, however, you can rest assured that they don't last too long. Most companies that I know of have pretty rigorous safety depts. and are extremely good at weeding them out of the system. For example, my company does a few things directed by safety that we don't necessarily like but must put up with. Like installing GreenRoads Tech in every truck. You can see what that is here...
GreenRoad Also they cap our speed at 62mph, which since they switched to Super Singles that is actually 60mph. Between those two things I can assure you that I rarely see anything other than the right lane.
Secondly, you seem to think I am projecting myself as some sort of "badass" or something. I am certainly not. I have been on these roads for going on 20 years, and will be the first to tell you I do not know everything there is to know about driving, or that I am some gift to mankind with my skill. Am I safe? yes. Am I punctual, and a reliable driver? you bet. Am I a 'badass'? No. I just want to deliver my load, get paid, and get home to my family on one piece without some four wheeler jerk that has no respect for trucks causing me to loose my life on the highways because he thinks I am going too slow for his liking.
Let me inquire if you had a good Christmas? I hope you did. Because while you were relaxing, and watching the football on TV with family, and enjoying the holiday, I bid my family good bye, and drove through the Appalachians to Ohio and back, so that you could probably eat some doughnuts today. And now I am off to Orlando with milk for your cereal tomorrow. You owe those of us that do this for a living, the thanks and respect that we may just have a little better handle on what goes on out there, than your own 30 mile driving a day, back and forth to work self.
I do things in the safest manner I can, and don't appreciate the government telling me that I am reduced to the lowest denominator.....Enjoy the milk, I deliver tonight, and rest assured that while I must be away from my family on holidays like this one, I will indeed use my headset, and talk to them.
j-mac