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Space Management for the Semi-Truck
(Tailgaters Please Take Note)
Think you can stop that big truck in time to avoid a career or life ending accident? Lets look at how many feet you need to come to a stop while driving at 65 miles per hour. To avoid an accident a driver of a semi truck needs to be behind the lead vehicle one second for every 10 feet of his vehicle. If you are traveling 65 miles an hour you can travel 100 feet per second. Lets do the math then. In six and half seconds you travel approximately 650 feet. That means that at a speed of 65 you need to be behind that vehicle a little of the total length of two football fields or just over 200 yards. Yes that is a lot of space but wouldn’t you rather have too much than too little? And always double this distance in adverse road conditions such as in construction zones or rain slicked or icy roads. 
There is absolutely no reason or advantage to tailgating another vehicle. You might save a few seconds on a short load or more on a long haul but is the risk worth it? Your stress level is elevated and the chance of killing someone is highly elevated. If you can’t get your load there on time then communicate that with your dispatch or customer. Why should us other drivers have to pay the price for you not planning your trip properly or over-sleeping? 
Keeping a safe following distance allows you time to make proper decisions when you have a situation occur. If another motorist breaks down ahead of you, you will have the time to make an informed decision on how to avoid him. This is called space management. Managing the space you have available is very important to the trucker. I saw a sign on a shippers wall that was pretty simply put and it read S.P.A.C.E. Space Provides Adequate Chances/Choices for Escape. Staying back far enough to see ahead of the vehicle in front of you will also keep you informed of the conditions ahead and do
n’t you need all the information you can get about the road ahead?
In short, lets keep the roads safer and keep our jobs. I have heard of a few drivers who have had their CDL suspended for tailgating and were never able to obtain another job in the trucking industry, ever. Lets bring the real meaning of “professional” back to the title of “professional driver”.
Stay safe and prosper,
Jim
DISTARCTED DRIVING
Many accidents can be avoided by reducing or eliminating distractions.
What constitutes a distraction?
A distraction is anything and I do mean anything that takes your eyes off the road! Even a second, that’s right, just one single second can change someones life forever!
You rolling down the road behind another vehicle at a safe distance. You take your eyes off the road for what ever reason while the person in front of you is slowing down. You look up and BOOM you’ve hit them.
Don’t let this happen to you!
The car hit the pick up with such force, it rolled!
Pay Attention Drivers!
Practicing good safety habits is an essential part of a trucker’s daily routine. Here are some helpful safety tips to ensure the safety of all on the road!
Winter Braking:
As a team everything can get done better. When it comes to stopping or slowing safely on a snowy or rain slick highway, don’t use your jake brakes. This can encourage your trailer to come around you or your tractor to come off track to one side. The weight of the trailer, when unchecked, will take the path of least resistance when it comes up on a pressure point. Using the jakes leaves the trailer moving forward while your drive tires try to handle the job by themselves. However, by using your air brakes, all 18 wheels are now helping you stop your combination vehicle instead of just eight of them. That is an extra ten wheels you will have on your side instead of the tractor drives trying to do it by themselves.
Stay safe and stay focused on the road 
Jim
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15/7 Safety Key
So here it is! I have heard from a friend of mine about a certin person that “HE” knows about and is not very “CLEAN” The person we KNOW decides to go from truck to truck and sell drugs and also like to go HUNTING she is a lizard! If you get my drift! Anyway as far as i know if you see a female heading up your way and she has pills,not a tooth in her head,complains about back problems,and say’s she is married ,but her old man treat’s her like crap,and also say’s she is a recurter from her ol’ man’s company. You might have found a lot-lizard! So my key to saftey is if you see this person please don’t heaseatate to call 1900 no lot lizards… Lock your door’s and run her over,the reason why that’s safe is because you wont’ catch what they got which would be everything but a cure!