Truckers, Carhaulers, and Cottrell's on the High Tech Highways.

I Think This Story Is A Glimpse Into Trucking and Carhauling's High Tech Future...

The article link is from a Washington State Online News Source is talking about the impact

of high tech driver measurement. The minute your Cottrell drives over one of the senses the

states sophisticated network instantly checks your Cottrell against:

• All your past records
• All your companies past records

And instantly notifies the station. Even if you are not doing anything wrong, your record can get you

flagged which does not seem all that legal though it has been effective. Personally this will probably lead to law suits since we STILL live in a country where you cannot start detaining people based on what they might do or what they have done if their obligations to society have been paid..

Time Will Tell

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/07/01/2200910/wild-west-trucking-disappears.html

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Safe Driving: Good News For Cottrell Drivers

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For All Cottrell Owners, this story is good news. No one understands the difficulty of moving an 80 ton fully loaded Cottrell trailer like a Cottrell Driver. People who cut you off or risk your safety and theirs is a factor...

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Safe Driving is a two way street. Truckers and Carhaulers have to be careful, but so do the car drivers we share the road with. Apparently we are not alone with this opinion. According to Sanantonio.com aggressive driving will get you pulled over by the San Antonio, Texas police department. Since receiving funding from the FMCSA to prevent unsafe driving, the police force has issued:

1. Over 2,000 speeding violations, 
2. Over 500 citations for failure to signal
3. Over 467 tickets for motorists following a vehicle too closely

The article also cites that aggressive driving is more dangerous around trucks. So if someone in a small car speeds around you and you get cut off on the highway, they could be cited for 'aggressive' driving and ticketed.

I know this is only one small area but it is nice to see some fairness coming.  It is unreasonable to ask truckers to be responsible for what every car driver does. Both groups share the road and they both have a responsibility to be safe. It will be interesting to see if this program gets funded nationwide.

 

Read more: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Drivers-urged-to-play-it-safe-around-trucks-3628948.php#ixzz1xh13wuYg

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Will Your Cottrell Be Under The Thumb Of "Big Brother"

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Gattuso: Back off the truckers | savannahnow.com

 The risk of being under the thumb of  Big Brother is a real possibility if you are a trucker. The article link is an excellent example of how invasive the government has become in watching over everything you do and very little of what they have done has faced stiff opposition. I cringe at the idea that our carhauler owner operators will have to purchase EOBR ready Cottrell's when they visit a carhauler dealership. Yet, this is a real possibility...Every truck is subject to the billions of dollars of regulation costs that make owning a Cottrell even pricier due to government restrictions and mandates..

 Gattuso: Back off the truckers | savannahnow.com

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Cottrell in the news: Carhauler issues

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great new stories about the trucking industry and its effect on carhaulers including Cottrell owners.

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