TRUCKERS SAFETY CHECK

4205raymond

Yesterday was on Route 17(soon to be I86)headed to cemetary with my bride of 51 years to put flowers on her mothers grave in Rock Hill,NY when a JB Hunt truck passed me headed West.Someone had spray painted on the side in large letters in script"THE ONLY GOOD COP IS A DEAD ONE". Simply could not believe my eyes but had my wife tel 800# and report ID number on truck. The lady who answered the phone could not believe it either but promised to take care of the matter.Truck turned off at Goshen,NY.I am assuming it came from NY State Thruway and possibly NYC(cesspool/armpit of the world)Not really a trucker unless you count my Silverado, but are you not supposed to walk around your truck after a stop and do a check.I think I would have removed the lettering even if I had to buy a can of paint remover and remove the lettering.I can't believe things have progressed to this point now and I feel for you folks that are LEO'S now.

allen griggs

Of course, any scum can spray paint graffitti on a trailer, the trailers are often left in dark, unguarded back lots.
When you hook your trailer you usually are under orders to haul *.

Nevertheless I would not travel far if I hooked that trailer. Now that I think of it I believe most truck stops sell paint, maybe red primer, whatever.
Either that, or I would be stopping at a WalMart, which can be tricky, but I would be stopping real quick and covering that graffitti.

And, yes, you are required by law, and common sense, to inspect the trailer before you ride.

fideau

I promise you that a JB Hunt driver would not leave anything like that on his rig if he knew it. At least if JB Hunt is anything like it was 15 years ago. I have not been involved in any since before that, but I know the company's attitude in the many years I had contact with them.
They contacted us once, and asked if we would be on lookout for a certain truck of theirs. We found it, the driver had a tragic death in his family, they had him picked up and flown home immediately, and sent another driver to take the rig and load. I call that a damn good co. to work for.

Smitty500mag

I bet the scum bags spray painted his trailer in the dark while he was sleeping and he hadn't noticed it yet. Nobody that intends to keep his job with a nationally known company is going to do that.

EhlerDave

Could he have been on his way to get it fixed?

spec.4

As an truck driver, I check my rig before leaving the parking space that I spent my time. As for the messaged, he should have done something about it. I carry an can of white paint with me at all times. I pick up an trailer in L.A. area and had been sprayed. I took pictures and called safety to reporting damaged to the trailer. Told them that I can fix it with white paint, and most of the time they say do it after they get the pictures.

You never know when someone want to be an * and pull your pins or 5th wheel. Seen it done and have it done to me. I even had lights stolen off my trailer. Worst thing that was ever done to my trailer was that someone broke the seal and that was an nightmare. State Police had to be called in. Nothing was really done, they put on an new seal on and log it in. Since it was padlock, nothing was taken.

Driving is nothing but a PITA, Don't do it, it's a trap.

Rob

grumpygy

Could be he is tired of cleaning junk like that off his trailer. I'm sure he did not put it there but some punk did.

serf

Sign of the times,cops killing blacks for minor offenses lately is stirring the pot! Three that I know of that are wrong in my opinion others not so much.

serf