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Cannabis worth £300,000 found on lorry in Portsmouth
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A man has been arrested after cannabis resin with a street value of £300,000 was found on a lorry on board a ferry at a Hampshire port.

Customs officers seized 100kg of the illegal cargo found in six white boxes hidden in a mixed load of goods as the lorry arrived in Portsmouth on Monday.

The 49-year-old British driver was arrested and questioned. He has since been bailed pending further inquiries.

The cargo was bound for destinations in Altrincham, Castleford and Norfolk.

A UK Border Agency (UKBA) spokesman said: "The cannabis is currently being tested to determine its street value, but it is believed to be worth approximately £300,000."

Source: BBC NEWS


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The People Who Police The Worst Of The Shipping Industry
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Border Agency Staff Always See the Dark Side

UK – Whilst most involved in the freight industry beaver away in various specialised roles, from fork truck driver to stevedore and Bill of Lading clerk, there is whole army of Government employees concerned with policing every facet of the industry. For most of us there is a blurred line separating HM Revenue and Customs and the UK Border Agency but this is to be expected as the two roles apparently overlap, in fact this is not the case.

These days the guy who rummages through your truck for contraband is not a Customs Officer, all border points are manned by Border Agency staff, whilst Customs have reverted to an internal role, far more concerned with import licensing and revenue collection.

The UK Border Agency is viewed by many as a necessary evil, but they perform a thankless task with woefully inadequate resources, yet still manage to achieve a consistent set of results in all their fields of operation. Just as a beat bobby may have to deal with problems ranging from a lost child to an armed robbery so a glimpse at just this weeks headlines clearly illustrates the complexity and scope of the problems faced by the Agency.

Yesterday £300,000 worth of cannabis was seized at Portsmouth from an incoming lorry, a German national had £45,000 worth of Euros confiscated when it was found stuffed in his trousers at Saint Pancras station, today saw five people arrested in a sting operation at what appears to be a sham marriage ceremony to gain British citizenship, last week sniffer dogs found a bunch of Eritreans in a lorry in Calais (Border Agency staff operate there in cooperation with the French authorities) another common occurence..

Outside the freight industry the agency has, as usual, made dozens of arrests this month, mostly people working illegally, many in ethnic restaurants, all over the country and in Northern Ireland. Employers have to be tracked down and prosecuted if they have not completed the relevant check. Just last week the Agency deported a man who previously had jumped into the sea at Torquay to avoid capture and had been apprehended by a ferry commandeered by the authorities.

Anyone who feels they fancy the change to a role at the sharp end of shipping however is likely to be disappointed. In line with Government cut backs no vacancies will be advertised until further notice.

Source: Handy Shipping Guide


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Multi-modal hubs battle Nimbyism
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It might have happened without fanfare, but earlier this month, the government scrapped plans for a multi-modal logistics hub in the South-East that would have created 3,500 logistics and haulage jobs.

The Kent International Gateway (KIG), a 16-acre rail and road freight terminal and 3.9 million ft2 of warehousing, was proposed for development on a 277-acre plot of land, east of Maidstone and slap-bang next to J8 of the M20 (see right).

The initial planning process began in March 2007, when Kent International Gateway Ltd (a partnership between property developers Axa Real Estate Investment Managers and DMI Properties) submitted the plans to Maidstone Borough Council.

But local residents in the nearby village of Bearsted were not pleased with the proposals. They mounted a campaign backed by the local media, which can be seen at www.stopkig.org, to protect land designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. But their main complaint was that the rail freight terminal, while promising to take freight off the roads nationally, would lead to increased HGV movements in the area due to the need for last-mile deliveries.

The campaign was successful, and last year Maidstone Borough Council turned down the plans. The rejection was appealed and it went to a public inquiry, but on 5 August, Communities Secretary Eric Pickles made the final decision, dismissing the appeal and refusing planning permission.

James Owen, senior fund manager at Axa Real Estate, who is the asset manager for clients investing in KIG, said they were disappointed by the Secretary of State's decision.

"The proposal fulfilled all the policy criteria for increasing rail freight and reducing HGV miles in the UK, thereby having a positive impact on the country's carbon emissions," he tells CM.

"KIG would have provided around 3,500 new permanent jobs in the private sector, on top of those created during the construction phases, at a time when government austerity measures mean that job creation initiatives such as this should be highly prized. We will review our options, but fear this may be a lost opportunity by the government to create something positive for the county on a site ideally suited for the purpose."

There is a rival site to the KIG. Barely 40 miles up the M20, and just off J2a of the M26 is a proposed site for the Kent Rail and Freight Terminal (KRAFT). The developers behind the site, Cemex UK, Borough Green Sandpits and the adjoining landowners, promise 2.7 million ft2 of warehousing space next to an intermodal rail/road transfer. It would, the developers claim, create 2,000 jobs.

A spokesman for KRAFT was cautiously optimistic about the chances for the site: "At the moment we are watching very carefully what has happened with the KIG decision because, arguably, there was not the space or demand for two sites of this size.

"It was clear that there were weaknesses in the KIG application, but we remain optimistic. We are not even at the planning application stage and we are awaiting meetings with the landowners to see how we progress."

Inevitably, there is also a protest group campaigning against the site's development (www.stopbig.org). They too argue that the KRAFT would not deliver any appreciable reduction in the number of lorries on the M20 and, they say, if anything the depot will generate much more traffic.

The Freight Transport Association (FTA), says that the UK, as well as logistics operators of all modes, needs more of these sites "if we are to get as much freight off the roads as possible" . The association is urging for support for the development of more terminal capacity in "locations driven by the market that make best logistical sense" . It also wants to see rail freight terminals included by the government in National Policy Statements.

Christopher Snelling, head of global supply chain policy at the FTA, says: "Sometimes people think there is a lot of antipathy between road and rail, but hauliers can make use of rail freight at these sites. If you can get some goods off the motorway, it will free up the roads for goods that always need transporting by road."

He argues that the development of these strategically important sites (and the FTA believes that seven are needed across the country to support the desire for increased freight capacity on the rails) should now fall into the hands of the government at a national level. But that means ministers and MPs focusing on the movement of freight and making the development of such hubs an important part of national planning statements.

"There have been warm words from the government about migration to rail freight, but there has not been a determination to follow them through.

"But if the government really wants to get more HGVs off the road, saving on congestion and emissions, you have got to have the right infrastructure in place. But typically the right places are near major conurbations and people are always going to object if you build on green belt land."

It seems if locals are to continue campaigning against multi-modal hub developments, there will inevitably be one byproduct: the amount of freight on the roads will not fall by a single pallet.

And it's not just Kent...

The Kent saga is not the only one that has hit the headlines when it comes to developing multi-modal hubs.

Throughout 2009, a site near St Albans, Hertfordshire, has been stuck in planning limbo due to concerns over links to nearby motorways. Developers Helioslough have proposed a 300-acre development that includes 3,000 lorry movements a day, 12 freight trains and 3.5 million ft2 of warehousing.

In stark similarity to the two Kent sites, local residents against the proposal set up STRIFE (Stop the Rail Freight Exchange) to campaign against the development.

Again the local council refused the application and it went to appeal with the Secretary of State, who refused the plans but encouraged them to be submitted for a different location.

The developers lodged an appeal to the High Court, where it currently resides.

Source: Road Transport


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ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS CAUGHT IN YOGHURT LORRY
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ILLEGAL immigrants were caught trying to sneak into Britain ­– in a lorryload of yoghurt.

Eight men from Vietnam, Iran and Afghanistan climbed into the refrigerated truck in France.

Guards from the UK Border Agency working at the port of Calais spotted the lorry’s rear doors were not secured.

When they searched the German-registered truck, bound for Milton Keynes, Bucks, they found the men hiding among the yoghurt pots.

The truck’s owners face a £16,000 fine unless they can prove they took steps to secure the vehicle.

Carole Upshall, the UK Border Agency’s director for operations in northern France, said: “This is why we base so many of our staff in France – to stop illegal immigrants before they can reach the UK.”

The agency estimates that more than 29,000 attempts by illegal immigrants to cross the Channel were thwarted in 2009.

Source: Express


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Lorries on fire in Yeovil
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FIREFIGHTERS were called to reports of a lorry on fire at Lufton Way in Yeovil last night – only to find that three vehicles were ablaze.

The alarm was raised at just before 10pm and two fire engines from Yeovil were sent to the incident.

A spokesman for Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said: “On arrival the crews confirmed that this was in fact three lorries alight and requested the attendance of a water carrier along with a third fire engine which was sent from Martock.”

Crews confirmed that there were a total of six vehicles involved.

Keep watching this website for any further updates on this story.

Source:Yeovil Express


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Porsche and lorry crash in Aberdeen
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Woman cut free from vehicle after accident on North Anderson Drive

DRIVERS were stuck in huge tailbacks after an Aberdeen crash involving a Porsche and a lorry.

The woman driver of the Porsche Carrera was stuck under the lorry for almost an hour after the accident on North Anderson Drive.

The front of the car was wedged beneath the heavy goods vehicle on the southbound carriageway, just beyond the Haudagain roundabout.


Source: Evening Express




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Cyclists Must Yield Too!
TruckstopUK:
Here's an new angle on a continual problem, that of other road users failing to yield to emergency vehicles. Most of the time this question is asked about cars and trucks, but this fire department official asks the question about a different subset of traffic, cyclists:

Our trucks were recently responding code three to a call when we came upon a group of approximately fifteen cyclists. Traffic was very heavy due to the holiday weekend and, despite lights flashing and sirens wailing, the cyclists did not stop. Consequently, motorists were prevented from pulling over as the cyclists were in the way. Must cyclists abide by the same road rules as motorists when it comes to being approached by emergency vehicles?

A person operating a cycle on the highway has the same rights and duties as the driver of a motor vehicle. This means that when approached by an emergency vehicle displaying a flashing red light and sounding a siren, they must move to the nearest edge of the roadway clear of an intersection, and stop until the emergency vehicle has passed by.

Despite the fact that a cyclist is not licensed, they may still be issued a traffic ticket for violations of the rules. The fines are the same as those applied to a motor vehicle driver but cyclists are not assessed penalty points by ICBC.

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S&J European Haulage make additions to its fleet
TruckstopUK:

S&J European Haulage has added new double deck, S.KO Express dry freight box trailers from Schmitz Cargobull to its fleet.

The trailers are being used to transport adhesives between the UK and Belgium and the double-deck design allows over 60 pallets to be stored comfortably  and enables certain fragile loads that are unsuitable for block stacking within a trailer to be carried two high.

The tri-axle trailers have been specified with front and rear lifting axles which remain raised if the trailer is running below fully laden. Ordinarily, the trailers run on the single axle but built-in sensors prompt the front and/or rear axles to drop down as more weight is added. This feature ensures that the load is evenly distributed over the optimum number of axles and the equipment is compliant for both UK and European regulations when the trailers are on the road.

However, because the front and rear-lifting axles remain raised unless the weight of the load demands they are lowered, rolling resistance is dramatically reduced when lighter loads are in transit. As a result S&J European have noticed that they are making considerable fuel savings with the new trailers.

“Because we have seldom had to have all three axles down, rolling resistance has been minimised and we are achieving fuel efficiency of around 2 miles per gallon,” explains S&J’s  transport manager, Mark Turner.

“This may not sound hugely significant but in monetary terms it means cost efficiencies of £65 per trip per vehicle. The trailers are working seven days a week so that’s a noteworthy saving,” he adds.

Source: fleetdirectory


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‘Illegal immigrant’ on the run after A1 lorry leap
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A SUSPECTED illegal immigrant may be on the run today after jumping from the back of a lorry near the A1.

Police launched a major search after receiving a tip-off from a member of the public yesterday afternoon.

The witness reported spotting seven men leaping from a lorry at the gate of a factory near Washington Services and fleeing.

Officers arrested six suspects and continued the search in a bid to round up the seventh man.

The incident happened on the Crowther Industrial Estate around 3.30pm. Police say the six were arrested on suspicion of immigration offences.

A Northumbria Police spokesman said today: “They remain in custody and will be interviewed by the Immigration Service.

“Inquiries are ongoing to establish whether a seventh person is still out there.”

Police are not disclosing further details about the incident.

Immigration officers will today quiz those arrested to build up a picture of events leading to their fleeing from the truck.

They will be trying to establish where they smuggled themselves on board the vehicle.

It is understood the truck was seized for examination for evidence.

Immigrants are continuing to get into the UK hidden in lorries, despite major efforts by the authorities.

And drivers are struggling to prevent stowaways.

The Serious Organised Crime Agency has produced a leaflet for lorry drivers in a bid to prevent freight crime and illegal immigrants.

It is aimed at drivers transporting freight to and from the UK and makes them aware of the threats they face from illegal immigrants while traveling in the UK.

In June a gang of four African stowaways plotting a new life in Britain were discovered hiding among machine parts destined for a North East factory.

Officers with the UK Border Agency foiled the attempt by the four to sneak into the region. The Eritreans were caught hiding in the haul of machine parts heading to County Durham.

It wasn’t known when the four boarded the lorry but they were caught by border agency officers when it rolled into Calais.

After spotting the lorry’s trailer had been tampered with, officers stopped and inspected the Italian-registered vehicle.

A body detection dog was let loose on the trailer and indicated there were people hiding inside the load destined for the North West Industrial Estate in Peterlee, County Durham.

Source: Chronicle Live


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Armed Gang Steal Five Lorry Loads of Vodka
TruckstopUK:
Guard Assaulted and Threatened with Knives

WARRINGTON/ UK – Cheshire Police are asking that members of the public and freight community keep a watch out for five trailers that have been used to steal a large quantity of vodka from a warehouse in Warrington.

The robbery took place in the early hours of Saturday morning with the knife- armed criminals attacking the night watchman at the premises on an industrial estate in Clayton Road, Birchwood, Warrington, before apparently making off with trailers from the site. The security guard was taken to hospital but not seriously injured.

Due to the very large amounts of vodka stolen, which includes the brands for Waitrose, Sainsbury's, Tesco, Co-operative, Royal Czar, Imperial and Moskova Vodka - all in 1.5 or 1 litre bottles – the police hope that they may gain a lead from anyone spotting the stolen trailers.

 All five are curtainsiders missing from the scene and descriptions can be found here.

Anyone with information on this can contact Cheshire Police on 0845 458 0000 or alternatively information can be left on the Crimestoppers line on 0800 555 111.

Source: Handy Shipping Guide

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ProNav Outmanoeuvres all to Bring a New Dimension to HGV Navigation
TruckstopUK:


LONDON, August 25, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Hauliers, fleet management, and independent drivers of large vehicles can now experience true cost-saving advantages by using the new ProNav PNN300, incorporating the new ProNav Dimension(TM) software. The first HGV navigation system to incorporate London 'Lorry Ban' road data, the PNN300 will help operators keep to permitted roads, and with UK wide historic HGV traffic data, will provide more accurate journey times and estimated times of arrival, ensuring drivers don't miss delivery windows or over-run on their driver hours.

Currently getting caught on an excluded road at restricted times in London can be an expensive business, with fines of up to GBP550 for hauliers and GBP120 for drivers. The ProNav PNN300 is the first navigation system to incorporate time-based restriction data, providing vehicle specific routes avoiding the overnight or weekend HGV restrictions, also offering preferred routing and re-routing for the 'Lorry Ban' roads (Excluded Route Network - ERN). Such critical route data will help keep HGV's on the permitted roads when travelling around London, making sure hauliers and drivers avoid those heavy penalties for route contraventions.

The ProNav PNN300 also incorporates another truck navigation 'market first' which is its 'Dynamic ETA(TM)' feature. Historically truck navigation systems have provided relatively inaccurate, unreliable journey times for delivery estimated times of arrival (ETAs). Using historic traffic information sourced from real-time floating vehicle data, the PNN300 can analyse the day and time of travel and calculate an accurate ETA based on actual HGV traffic speeds at that time. For example, a journey on the M25 during Monday morning's rush hour will provide a much longer ETA than exactly the same journey conducted during lunchtime. For the first time, this service will provide drivers with reliable, mission critical journey time information to hit delivery windows and plan journeys to fit better around their time on the road.

Unique ProNav PNN300 features include:


- Dynamic ETA(TM) using real-time floating vehicle data from Journey
Dynamics(TM) helping provide better fuel efficiency and improved time
and journey management

- ERN data for haulage companies and professional drivers to
circumnavigate route restrictions such as the London Lorry Control
Scheme during controlled hours

- Navevo's new ProNav Dimension(TM) software for fast
calculation of routes incorporating NAVTEQ Transport data covering
height, weight, width and HAZMAT restrictions to optimise your routes
across the UK

- Exclusive point of interest data such as London loading
bays, as well as HGV petrol stations and truck stops

Other ProNav Dimension(TM) software features include hazard warnings for steep hills, crosswinds, risk of grounding and sharp bends; text to speech that provides clear voice instructions including local road names; and audible and visual warnings of fixed safety cameras. The PNN300 also features a new slim-line hardware design, with a large 5 inch touch screen, Bluetooth hands-free and an FM transmitter making turn-by-turn voice instructions clearly audible on the vehicle's in-cab radio.

"Working closely with hauliers and drivers, we have identified and developed unique features that really make a difference to fleets whilst out on the road", said Navevo Marketing Director David Guiver. "With innovative features such as Dynamic ETA(TM) and ERN routing we believe we are setting a new standard for the HGV navigation industry and helping make deliveries more time and cost efficient, as well as helping the haulage industry avoid costly fines from falling foul of time-specific road regulations."

With a suggested retail price of GBP249.99 incl. VAT, the ProNav PNN300 will be available around the end of August via the Road Haulage Association's online shop, PIE (Public Information Exchange), Fonebitz stores located at over 32 motorway service stations across the country, and through local TTC distributors in UK and Ireland (for more information on local TTC distributors call (01865-383999).

Additionally, Navevo have updated the current PNN200 unit with the new ProNav Dimension(TM) software. This new PNN220 unit will also be on sale at the end of August have a suggested retail price of GBP199.99 incl. VAT.

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DriveSmart- What's Behind Me?
TruckstopUK:
What's behind me and why should I care? I'm driving down the highway and I'm certainly not going to back into something! There are at least two common hazards that occur regularly behind every driver and looking out for them is just good sense.

The first hazard is the impatient driver that follows you too closely. Identify this hazard and you can avoid it by either slowing down or even pulling over and stopping. If you choose to slow down, you increase your own following distance and allow even more time to react if something happens. In a sense, you are thinking ahead for the dummy behind.

The second hazard is the vehicle that is rapidly overtaking you. Anticipating a foolish passing move, postponing a left turn even though your signal light is flashing or deciding that this is not the time to stop suddenly could be very important to you!

For these reasons and more, it is wise to know what is around you when you drive. Scanning your mirrors briefly every 5 to 10 seconds will help you keep that big picture fresh and give you the time you need to decide how to avoid trouble. You must know what is behind you and you should care!

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Thieves run riot in Northamptonshire
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Northamptonshire Police is warning hauliers that there has been a spate of thefts from HGVs since the beginning of the month.

A number of lorries have targeted at the Welford Truckstop, A14/A5199, where clothing and household products have been stolen.

Two lorries were targeted on the A14 Westbound in the area of Rothwell and a quantity of paint was stolen.

Police say the thieves gained access to the vehicles by cutting rear locking mechanisms on the trailers and by slashing curtains.

Source: HGVUK


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Driver of sewage tanker in Suffolk train crash in court
TruckstopUK:
Arvydas Bartasius

Arvydas Bartasius was remanded on conditional bail charged over the crash

The 38-year-old driver of a tanker involved in a collision with a train in Suffolk has appeared in court charged with endangering safety on the railway.

Arvydas Bartasius, of Hawthorn Close, Ely, Cambridgeshire, appeared before Bury St Edmunds Magistrates' Court.

The incident happened at an unmanned level crossing near Sudbury when the first of the train's two carriages was derailed, injuring 22 people.

Mr Bartasius was remanded on conditional bail until 1 October.

The 1731 BST National Express East Anglia service was thought to be travelling between 50mph and 60mph as it made its way from Sudbury in Suffolk to Marks Tey in Essex when it was in collision with the tanker.

A 58-year-old passenger remains in a "serious but stable" condition at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge.

Twenty-one other people were injured.

The lorry was removed from the line shortly after midnight on Wednesday and railway services on the line resumed on Friday morning.

Source: BBC NEWS


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Safety is as Safety Does
TruckstopUK:

Increasingly, more and more drivers are exhibiting unsafe behavior. I am not sure what it is causing it, perhaps lack of training, poor judgment, or a ‘I don’t just give a dern’ attitude. The other day coming home in my car up I 35, a trucker passed me and came back in so close I couldn’t see the ICC bar on the trailer. I would bet money that if a car cut that driver off so closely, the cab and cb would of crackled with them cussing the car.
 
Two days before I was sitting in the truck at a shippers who was kind enough to allow me to take my break there. Pouring down rain and one company’s drivers were coming in and out of the warehouse lot doing at least 35 mph down the drive and then making a sharp turn into the dock apron area without slowing down. I kept waiting for one of them to just slide right into me! Guess they had never heard of hydroplaning.
 
We hear repeatedly about what drivers of cars do while driving such as reading, working on the laptop or watching DVD’s among many other things. Have you paid attention to what the driver in the truck you are passing is doing? I am not nosey, but always glance quickly over and give a wave to a passing brother or sister driver, some things you cannot help but notice. Watching TV’s that are set up in the nook above the driver’s seat, watching DVD’s and playing games on laptops, reading a paperback book and fixing a sandwich are some of the things I have seen. Some things would boggle your mind! I saw a male driver standing between the seats holding the steering wheel with one hand presumably he had the cruise on, taking care of a bodily function…at 60 mph!
 
Safety begins at home or in this case, in the truck. Being considered professionals, if we exhibit unsafe behavior like following too closely or cutting off another driver, it would follow that younger drivers of both cars and trucks specially would take that as being the thing to do. One must remember that unlike when I was in school, very few schools offer driver’s ed anymore and let‘s face it, truck driver training leaves a lot to be desired, so many times it is a case of ’monkey see, monkey do’.
 
Becoming a safer truck driver just takes observing what others do to tick you off and make you feel unsafe…then not doing that yourself. Sounds simple doesn’t it, it is. Following too close to other vehicles, speeding through construction zones, truck stops and warehouses, cutting people off are all seen daily and tick drivers off. Why in the world would those very same drivers do the same things themselves to others?
 
Drivers, back off from that vehicle in front of you. Pushing them down the highway isn’t going to get them out of your way any sooner, and may either make them mad enough that they hang you there for miles, or scare them enough they goof up and cause you to wreck. Slow down that truck in truck stops, construction zones and warehouse areas. The few seconds you save will be lost plus hours worth of time while you do the paperwork on an accident, kill someone walking along, or while that nice police officer writes you a ticket and DOT’s your truck.
 
Finally, save the watching of TV, DVD’s and playing games for when you are stopped, same goes for reading a paperback book…get books on tape. Stop for five minutes and make that sandwich after you take care of your bodily functions…don’t try to cook and drive. If you don’t have that five minutes, then perhaps you should of left sooner.
 
You cannot get angry at other people’s unsafe behavior if you exhibit unsafe behavior yourself. Lead by example and be a safe professional so the drivers who see how you drive can imitate you and become safe drivers themselves. Forrest Gump would say, “Safety is as Safety does”…don’t be as his famous saying goes, “Stupid is as Stupid does”, be a safer, smarter driver.
 
by Sandy Long
Street Smarts:  A Guide to a Truck Driver's Personal Safety

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