The Professional Truck Driver

The Professional Truck Driver Throughout the years, the professional truck driver have been given an undeserved tainted reputation. When a driver of semi is involved in an accident involving a passenger vehicle, people automatically assume that the driver of the truck is at fault. However, many times this is not necessarily the case. The Department of Transportation investigated 1000 fatal collisions involving a large truck and at least one passenger vehicle. Of these collisions, only 24 percent …

…complete a test and drive around the block. Are the laws to lenient? Do we need to have a more extensive training program for the average motorist? If everyone had to abide by the same rules and regulations there would be fewer careless motorists on the road. It is through their carelessness that the truck driver has acquired this unjust reputation. Truckers are “Professional Drivers” and should be treated with the respect that they deserve.