09-30-2007, 08:32 PM
[quote RgrF]Interesting how people's minds work; the driver may never again work, walk or get another shot to bowl a 300 game but is of course easily replaceable. Some documents carry more value than the people who carry the documents and that's not a proper mindset. At least it's not to me.
Maybe you heard more on this than what the link says. The driver was complaining of back pain... which isn't uncommon in the profession to begin with.
Not that I wish the driver any harm or agree with it, but drivers should know that their lives are secondary to the packages they carry. That's the way the industry works and the way the trucks are built. The packages have more protection around them than the driver has in his truck. The truck itself is a steel frame for the engine and drive, and the cab is all fiberglass which pretty much disintegrates on even a minor impact.
Depending on the carrier, when a driver wrecks a truck they often don't even get their personal property out of the truck. What they can carry in their arms in one trip is usually all. It's part of the job.
Maybe you heard more on this than what the link says. The driver was complaining of back pain... which isn't uncommon in the profession to begin with.
Not that I wish the driver any harm or agree with it, but drivers should know that their lives are secondary to the packages they carry. That's the way the industry works and the way the trucks are built. The packages have more protection around them than the driver has in his truck. The truck itself is a steel frame for the engine and drive, and the cab is all fiberglass which pretty much disintegrates on even a minor impact.
Depending on the carrier, when a driver wrecks a truck they often don't even get their personal property out of the truck. What they can carry in their arms in one trip is usually all. It's part of the job.