Warning to truck drivers

THE EDITOR: A very pleasant good day to you all and here’s hoping that you all at the Newsday office are fine.

I am writing here today about the crash with the truck and cars at the Mausica traffic lights. As a truck driver for the past 19 years on the nation’s roads with a clean driving record, as far as I read the problem is the lack of driving with caution, that would allow a driver to stop in time.

As I will recall, some time ago I was driving a truck on the westbound lane and as I approached the traffic light at Bamboo the light was blinking on amber and there was this car in front of me which stopped all of a sudden in front of the truck.

So if I was driving that truck at a speed which I could not control, tell me what would have happened? Anyway, what I do know is that some drivers want to show their boss that they are the best drivers and try to make as many trips as possible.

I recall about seven years ago I was driving a dumper truck for a contractor at Longdenville. There were seven drivers, all were getting a day’s work pay that for $80 a day.

The boss told us that he wanted five loads from Coosal, Maracas to Claxton Bay. I told him that I am driving to suit me. For the whole week the other six drivers made the five loads but I only made four, so the boss told me the six drivers are his best drivers.

One day one of the drivers was approaching Claxton Bay with a loaded truck and the right front tyre blew away and the truck turned over and it was a wreck.

I told the boss that that was one of his best drivers.

I want to let truck drivers know that when you are on the nation’s roads, don’t drive like a fool because you will meet it the very hard way.

SUNIL SINGH
Lamont Street
Longdenville