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• http://www.facebook.com/people/Mike-Martin/1142506851 Mike Martin

  God Bless the Mahaney Family..We should  all slow down and count our blessings…I am going to hold my children a little longer and much tighter tonight. 

• http://www.facebook.com/jwstorm John White

  What a tragic story .. that could be avoided by keeping the %#$& Canadian loggers “over home” .. I feel terrible for the family of that young boy ..

• Anonymous

  HEY HEY HEY, Easy, give this guy a break, I dont like them being over here no more then anything, but you know what they need to make a living too

• http://pulse.yahoo.com/_K4E6JUIJYYO4A56CFI4RM6PSHI Sapphiresdream

   this is a tragic loss for many families …being Canadian is irrelevant

• http://pulse.yahoo.com/_K4E6JUIJYYO4A56CFI4RM6PSHI Sapphiresdream

   this is a tragic loss for many families …being Canadian is irrelevant

• ladybaroque

  I think charges of negligence should be brought against a Canadian company employing Canadian driver endangering Maine children like this.  Sorry, but I feel this way.  My thoughts and prayers to the Mahaney family for their terrible loss.

• http://twitter.com/z_gryphon Ben Hutchins

  Oh, man.  This might be an even freakier freak accident than the thunderstorm tree branch impalement a couple weeks ago.  At least when you’re out driving you have a reasonable expectation that what you’re doing might be a little dangerous.  Having a nap on the couch, not so much.

  Looks like the house is pretty well totaled, too.  I’m sure that’s low on the family’s priority list at the moment, but… jeez.  I hope that trucking company has good insurance.

• Anonymous

  Prayers to this family…blessings of strength to his mom.

• Anonymous

  Prayers to this family…blessings of strength to his mom.

• Anonymous

  Prayers to this family…blessings of strength to his mom.

• Anonymous

  Another ignorant logging truck driver driving too fast in the middle of the night. Why? Because that’s what these nuts do. …… Drive as fast as they can with unsafe loads and end up killing innocent people………..seems like it happens once a week.  

• Anonymous

  EXCUSE ME? yes thats just what we do, drive as fast as we can and try to kill people, im pretty sure that this Driver would rather of had it be him that lost his life instead of this innocent little boy, we drive the same speed as cars actually often times cars cant wait to pass us, it seems like we are going faster then we actually are because of our size, if it was a car that went through a house your response would be a whole lot different

• Anonymous

  EXCUSE ME? yes thats just what we do, drive as fast as we can and try to kill people, im pretty sure that this Driver would rather of had it be him that lost his life instead of this innocent little boy, we drive the same speed as cars actually often times cars cant wait to pass us, it seems like we are going faster then we actually are because of our size, if it was a car that went through a house your response would be a whole lot different

• Anonymous

  EXCUSE ME? yes thats just what we do, drive as fast as we can and try to kill people, im pretty sure that this Driver would rather of had it be him that lost his life instead of this innocent little boy, we drive the same speed as cars actually often times cars cant wait to pass us, it seems like we are going faster then we actually are because of our size, if it was a car that went through a house your response would be a whole lot different

• Anonymous

  EXCUSE ME? yes thats just what we do, drive as fast as we can and try to kill people, im pretty sure that this Driver would rather of had it be him that lost his life instead of this innocent little boy, we drive the same speed as cars actually often times cars cant wait to pass us, it seems like we are going faster then we actually are because of our size, if it was a car that went through a house your response would be a whole lot different

• http://www.facebook.com/people/Cecil-Gray/1027119962 Cecil Gray

  In my opinion the nationality of this driver does not have relevance here. Investigators will figure this out and hopefully trucking will fall under currently unenforced laws. The main thing in my mind is the wound in the soul of Jackman. I will personally raise a candle Saturday night for this little boy’s life. My heart goes out to this unique town and its residents, some of whom I know well.

• http://www.facebook.com/people/Cecil-Gray/1027119962 Cecil Gray

  In my opinion the nationality of this driver does not have relevance here. Investigators will figure this out and hopefully trucking will fall under currently unenforced laws. The main thing in my mind is the wound in the soul of Jackman. I will personally raise a candle Saturday night for this little boy’s life. My heart goes out to this unique town and its residents, some of whom I know well.

• http://www.facebook.com/people/Cecil-Gray/1027119962 Cecil Gray

  In my opinion the nationality of this driver does not have relevance here. Investigators will figure this out and hopefully trucking will fall under currently unenforced laws. The main thing in my mind is the wound in the soul of Jackman. I will personally raise a candle Saturday night for this little boy’s life. My heart goes out to this unique town and its residents, some of whom I know well.

• Anonymous

  They’ve already leveled what was left of the house.  I’m just amazed that the rest of the family survived.  There were others on the first floor.

• Anonymous

  I know exactly what your saying, thats why i flagged the “Guest” post and got it removed, it was absolutly irrelevant what he had to say

• Anonymous

  I know exactly what your saying, thats why i flagged the “Guest” post and got it removed, it was absolutly irrelevant what he had to say

• Anonymous

  I know exactly what your saying, thats why i flagged the “Guest” post and got it removed, it was absolutly irrelevant what he had to say

• Anonymous

  My heart and prayers go out to the Mahaney family and Mr. Cloutier. I’m sure he feels awful. No one can predict what happens in life. This time, it was a little boy who got stolen from his family. May he R.I.P.. I hope Mrs Mahaney gets better soon.

• Anonymous

  My heart and prayers go out to the Mahaney family and Mr. Cloutier. I’m sure he feels awful. No one can predict what happens in life. This time, it was a little boy who got stolen from his family. May he R.I.P.. I hope Mrs Mahaney gets better soon.

• Anonymous

  My heart and prayers go out to the Mahaney family and Mr. Cloutier. I’m sure he feels awful. No one can predict what happens in life. This time, it was a little boy who got stolen from his family. May he R.I.P.. I hope Mrs Mahaney gets better soon.

• Anonymous

  My heart and prayers go out to the Mahaney family and Mr. Cloutier. I’m sure he feels awful. No one can predict what happens in life. This time, it was a little boy who got stolen from his family. May he R.I.P.. I hope Mrs Mahaney gets better soon.

• Anonymous

  My heart and prayers go out to the Mahaney family and Mr. Cloutier. I’m sure he feels awful. No one can predict what happens in life. This time, it was a little boy who got stolen from his family. May he R.I.P.. I hope Mrs Mahaney gets better soon.

• Anonymous

  My heart and prayers go out to the Mahaney family and Mr. Cloutier. I’m sure he feels awful. No one can predict what happens in life. This time, it was a little boy who got stolen from his family. May he R.I.P.. I hope Mrs Mahaney gets better soon.

• ladybaroque

  Mister, this truck driver fell asleep on the road, hauling a dangerous load of tons of logs.  Now I would like to believe that most truck drivers have the sense to pull of to the side and get some sleep if they feel that they cannot drive safely.  This is the responsiblity of the truck driver so that they won’t endanger people.

• Anonymous

  yea i  understand he was hauling wood etc, yes he should of pulled over and taken a nap, but he might not have been tired when he left border, between the border and jackman there is maybe 2 spots for a truck to safely get off the road to take a nap until you get into town, we as the public dont know what his intentions were, all we know is he fell asleep, there may have been a spot in town he was trying to get to so he could pull over and nap and didnt make it there… its all speculation with you guys, its a tragic “Accident” the driver didnt “Intentionally” do this, should charges be filed against him i dont know, its not up to me to decide, i am a truck driver and i haul wood, I would want to blame to driver if this was my child, but i would also know that he didnt intentionally do this, jail time isnt going to bring their son back nor is it gonna give them justice, the driver already has a life sentence of knowing he killed an innocent boy, i doubt you have to worry about him driving again with something like this on his conscience 

• Anonymous

  yea i  understand he was hauling wood etc, yes he should of pulled over and taken a nap, but he might not have been tired when he left border, between the border and jackman there is maybe 2 spots for a truck to safely get off the road to take a nap until you get into town, we as the public dont know what his intentions were, all we know is he fell asleep, there may have been a spot in town he was trying to get to so he could pull over and nap and didnt make it there… its all speculation with you guys, its a tragic “Accident” the driver didnt “Intentionally” do this, should charges be filed against him i dont know, its not up to me to decide, i am a truck driver and i haul wood, I would want to blame to driver if this was my child, but i would also know that he didnt intentionally do this, jail time isnt going to bring their son back nor is it gonna give them justice, the driver already has a life sentence of knowing he killed an innocent boy, i doubt you have to worry about him driving again with something like this on his conscience 

• Anonymous

  yea i  understand he was hauling wood etc, yes he should of pulled over and taken a nap, but he might not have been tired when he left border, between the border and jackman there is maybe 2 spots for a truck to safely get off the road to take a nap until you get into town, we as the public dont know what his intentions were, all we know is he fell asleep, there may have been a spot in town he was trying to get to so he could pull over and nap and didnt make it there… its all speculation with you guys, its a tragic “Accident” the driver didnt “Intentionally” do this, should charges be filed against him i dont know, its not up to me to decide, i am a truck driver and i haul wood, I would want to blame to driver if this was my child, but i would also know that he didnt intentionally do this, jail time isnt going to bring their son back nor is it gonna give them justice, the driver already has a life sentence of knowing he killed an innocent boy, i doubt you have to worry about him driving again with something like this on his conscience 

• Anonymous

  yea i  understand he was hauling wood etc, yes he should of pulled over and taken a nap, but he might not have been tired when he left border, between the border and jackman there is maybe 2 spots for a truck to safely get off the road to take a nap until you get into town, we as the public dont know what his intentions were, all we know is he fell asleep, there may have been a spot in town he was trying to get to so he could pull over and nap and didnt make it there… its all speculation with you guys, its a tragic “Accident” the driver didnt “Intentionally” do this, should charges be filed against him i dont know, its not up to me to decide, i am a truck driver and i haul wood, I would want to blame to driver if this was my child, but i would also know that he didnt intentionally do this, jail time isnt going to bring their son back nor is it gonna give them justice, the driver already has a life sentence of knowing he killed an innocent boy, i doubt you have to worry about him driving again with something like this on his conscience 

• Anonymous

  yea i  understand he was hauling wood etc, yes he should of pulled over and taken a nap, but he might not have been tired when he left border, between the border and jackman there is maybe 2 spots for a truck to safely get off the road to take a nap until you get into town, we as the public dont know what his intentions were, all we know is he fell asleep, there may have been a spot in town he was trying to get to so he could pull over and nap and didnt make it there… its all speculation with you guys, its a tragic “Accident” the driver didnt “Intentionally” do this, should charges be filed against him i dont know, its not up to me to decide, i am a truck driver and i haul wood, I would want to blame to driver if this was my child, but i would also know that he didnt intentionally do this, jail time isnt going to bring their son back nor is it gonna give them justice, the driver already has a life sentence of knowing he killed an innocent boy, i doubt you have to worry about him driving again with something like this on his conscience 

• Anonymous

  99.99% of truckers DO NOT GO THE SPEED LIMIT,you never see the cops handing out tickets i believe that they are paid to look THE OTHER WAY.so SLOW THE HELL DOWN.

• Anonymous

  99.99% of truckers DO NOT GO THE SPEED LIMIT,you never see the cops handing out tickets i believe that they are paid to look THE OTHER WAY.so SLOW THE HELL DOWN.

• Anonymous

  99.99% of truckers DO NOT GO THE SPEED LIMIT,you never see the cops handing out tickets i believe that they are paid to look THE OTHER WAY.so SLOW THE HELL DOWN.

• Anonymous

  99.99% of truckers DO NOT GO THE SPEED LIMIT,you never see the cops handing out tickets i believe that they are paid to look THE OTHER WAY.so SLOW THE HELL DOWN.

• Anonymous

  99.99% of truckers DO NOT GO THE SPEED LIMIT,you never see the cops handing out tickets i believe that they are paid to look THE OTHER WAY.so SLOW THE HELL DOWN.

• Anonymous

  mrs (misterman11) GIVE ME A FREAKIN BREAK.

• Anonymous

  mrs (misterman11) GIVE ME A FREAKIN BREAK.

• Anonymous

  mrs (misterman11) GIVE ME A FREAKIN BREAK.

• Anonymous

  mrs (misterman11) GIVE ME A FREAKIN BREAK.

• Anonymous

  mrs (misterman11) GIVE ME A FREAKIN BREAK.

• Anonymous

  mrs (misterman11) GIVE ME A FREAKIN BREAK.

• Anonymous

  mrs (misterman11) GIVE ME A FREAKIN BREAK.

• Anonymous

  mrs (misterman11) GIVE ME A FREAKIN BREAK.

• Anonymous

  mrs (misterman11) GIVE ME A FREAKIN BREAK.

• Anonymous

  mrs (misterman11) GIVE ME A FREAKIN BREAK.

• Anonymous

  mrs (misterman11) GIVE ME A FREAKIN BREAK.

• Anonymous

  mrs (misterman11) GIVE ME A FREAKIN BREAK.

• Anonymous

  There always has to be one person to make such an ignorant comment about people and a work industry they know nothing about! DO NOT stereotype all log truck drivers because of an accident! You do not know all the details of this tragedy. The driver fell asleep. The article does NOT state he was driving too fast. Anyone driving a large truck like this could have fallen asleep and hit the house. Would you think the same if it was a Hannaford truck? OR how about a Portland Air Freight truck? It could have been ANY truck!! But no, you want to go off on a rant because the accident involved a log truck. Log truck drivers, or any truck driver for that matter, work very long and hard hours just to try and make a living. I know, I am married to one, and I know a lot of log truck drivers who have driven years without an accident and do NOT take safety lightly!!! You need to think before typing such hateful remarks! Just like MisterMan11 said I am sure the driver would have rather died than take the life of an innocent 5-year-old!

• Anonymous

  mrs (misterman11) GIVE ME A FREAKIN BREAK.

• Anonymous

  There always has to be one person to make such an ignorant comment about people and a work industry they know nothing about! DO NOT stereotype all log truck drivers because of an accident! You do not know all the details of this tragedy. The driver fell asleep. The article does NOT state he was driving too fast. Anyone driving a large truck like this could have fallen asleep and hit the house. Would you think the same if it was a Hannaford truck? OR how about a Portland Air Freight truck? It could have been ANY truck!! But no, you want to go off on a rant because the accident involved a log truck. Log truck drivers, or any truck driver for that matter, work very long and hard hours just to try and make a living. I know, I am married to one, and I know a lot of log truck drivers who have driven years without an accident and do NOT take safety lightly!!! You need to think before typing such hateful remarks! Just like MisterMan11 said I am sure the driver would have rather died than take the life of an innocent 5-year-old!

• Anonymous

  There always has to be one person to make such an ignorant comment about people and a work industry they know nothing about! DO NOT stereotype all log truck drivers because of an accident! You do not know all the details of this tragedy. The driver fell asleep. The article does NOT state he was driving too fast. Anyone driving a large truck like this could have fallen asleep and hit the house. Would you think the same if it was a Hannaford truck? OR how about a Portland Air Freight truck? It could have been ANY truck!! But no, you want to go off on a rant because the accident involved a log truck. Log truck drivers, or any truck driver for that matter, work very long and hard hours just to try and make a living. I know, I am married to one, and I know a lot of log truck drivers who have driven years without an accident and do NOT take safety lightly!!! You need to think before typing such hateful remarks! Just like MisterMan11 said I am sure the driver would have rather died than take the life of an innocent 5-year-old!

• Anonymous

  There always has to be one person to make such an ignorant comment about people and a work industry they know nothing about! DO NOT stereotype all log truck drivers because of an accident! You do not know all the details of this tragedy. The driver fell asleep. The article does NOT state he was driving too fast. Anyone driving a large truck like this could have fallen asleep and hit the house. Would you think the same if it was a Hannaford truck? OR how about a Portland Air Freight truck? It could have been ANY truck!! But no, you want to go off on a rant because the accident involved a log truck. Log truck drivers, or any truck driver for that matter, work very long and hard hours just to try and make a living. I know, I am married to one, and I know a lot of log truck drivers who have driven years without an accident and do NOT take safety lightly!!! You need to think before typing such hateful remarks! Just like MisterMan11 said I am sure the driver would have rather died than take the life of an innocent 5-year-old!

• Anonymous

  There always has to be one person to make such an ignorant comment about people and a work industry they know nothing about! DO NOT stereotype all log truck drivers because of an accident! You do not know all the details of this tragedy. The driver fell asleep. The article does NOT state he was driving too fast. Anyone driving a large truck like this could have fallen asleep and hit the house. Would you think the same if it was a Hannaford truck? OR how about a Portland Air Freight truck? It could have been ANY truck!! But no, you want to go off on a rant because the accident involved a log truck. Log truck drivers, or any truck driver for that matter, work very long and hard hours just to try and make a living. I know, I am married to one, and I know a lot of log truck drivers who have driven years without an accident and do NOT take safety lightly!!! You need to think before typing such hateful remarks! Just like MisterMan11 said I am sure the driver would have rather died than take the life of an innocent 5-year-old!

• Anonymous

  There always has to be one person to make such an ignorant comment about people and a work industry they know nothing about! DO NOT stereotype all log truck drivers because of an accident! You do not know all the details of this tragedy. The driver fell asleep. The article does NOT state he was driving too fast. Anyone driving a large truck like this could have fallen asleep and hit the house. Would you think the same if it was a Hannaford truck? OR how about a Portland Air Freight truck? It could have been ANY truck!! But no, you want to go off on a rant because the accident involved a log truck. Log truck drivers, or any truck driver for that matter, work very long and hard hours just to try and make a living. I know, I am married to one, and I know a lot of log truck drivers who have driven years without an accident and do NOT take safety lightly!!! You need to think before typing such hateful remarks! Just like MisterMan11 said I am sure the driver would have rather died than take the life of an innocent 5-year-old!

• Anonymous

  There always has to be one person to make such an ignorant comment about people and a work industry they know nothing about! DO NOT stereotype all log truck drivers because of an accident! You do not know all the details of this tragedy. The driver fell asleep. The article does NOT state he was driving too fast. Anyone driving a large truck like this could have fallen asleep and hit the house. Would you think the same if it was a Hannaford truck? OR how about a Portland Air Freight truck? It could have been ANY truck!! But no, you want to go off on a rant because the accident involved a log truck. Log truck drivers, or any truck driver for that matter, work very long and hard hours just to try and make a living. I know, I am married to one, and I know a lot of log truck drivers who have driven years without an accident and do NOT take safety lightly!!! You need to think before typing such hateful remarks! Just like MisterMan11 said I am sure the driver would have rather died than take the life of an innocent 5-year-old!

• Anonymous

  There always has to be one person to make such an ignorant comment about people and a work industry they know nothing about! DO NOT stereotype all log truck drivers because of an accident! You do not know all the details of this tragedy. The driver fell asleep. The article does NOT state he was driving too fast. Anyone driving a large truck like this could have fallen asleep and hit the house. Would you think the same if it was a Hannaford truck? OR how about a Portland Air Freight truck? It could have been ANY truck!! But no, you want to go off on a rant because the accident involved a log truck. Log truck drivers, or any truck driver for that matter, work very long and hard hours just to try and make a living. I know, I am married to one, and I know a lot of log truck drivers who have driven years without an accident and do NOT take safety lightly!!! You need to think before typing such hateful remarks! Just like MisterMan11 said I am sure the driver would have rather died than take the life of an innocent 5-year-old!

• Anonymous

  There always has to be one person to make such an ignorant comment about people and a work industry they know nothing about! DO NOT stereotype all log truck drivers because of an accident! You do not know all the details of this tragedy. The driver fell asleep. The article does NOT state he was driving too fast. Anyone driving a large truck like this could have fallen asleep and hit the house. Would you think the same if it was a Hannaford truck? OR how about a Portland Air Freight truck? It could have been ANY truck!! But no, you want to go off on a rant because the accident involved a log truck. Log truck drivers, or any truck driver for that matter, work very long and hard hours just to try and make a living. I know, I am married to one, and I know a lot of log truck drivers who have driven years without an accident and do NOT take safety lightly!!! You need to think before typing such hateful remarks! Just like MisterMan11 said I am sure the driver would have rather died than take the life of an innocent 5-year-old!

• Anonymous

  There always has to be one person to make such an ignorant comment about people and a work industry they know nothing about! DO NOT stereotype all log truck drivers because of an accident! You do not know all the details of this tragedy. The driver fell asleep. The article does NOT state he was driving too fast. Anyone driving a large truck like this could have fallen asleep and hit the house. Would you think the same if it was a Hannaford truck? OR how about a Portland Air Freight truck? It could have been ANY truck!! But no, you want to go off on a rant because the accident involved a log truck. Log truck drivers, or any truck driver for that matter, work very long and hard hours just to try and make a living. I know, I am married to one, and I know a lot of log truck drivers who have driven years without an accident and do NOT take safety lightly!!! You need to think before typing such hateful remarks! Just like MisterMan11 said I am sure the driver would have rather died than take the life of an innocent 5-year-old!

• Anonymous

  There always has to be one person to make such an ignorant comment about people and a work industry they know nothing about! DO NOT stereotype all log truck drivers because of an accident! You do not know all the details of this tragedy. The driver fell asleep. The article does NOT state he was driving too fast. Anyone driving a large truck like this could have fallen asleep and hit the house. Would you think the same if it was a Hannaford truck? OR how about a Portland Air Freight truck? It could have been ANY truck!! But no, you want to go off on a rant because the accident involved a log truck. Log truck drivers, or any truck driver for that matter, work very long and hard hours just to try and make a living. I know, I am married to one, and I know a lot of log truck drivers who have driven years without an accident and do NOT take safety lightly!!! You need to think before typing such hateful remarks! Just like MisterMan11 said I am sure the driver would have rather died than take the life of an innocent 5-year-old!

• Anonymous

  There always has to be one person to make such an ignorant comment about people and a work industry they know nothing about! DO NOT stereotype all log truck drivers because of an accident! You do not know all the details of this tragedy. The driver fell asleep. The article does NOT state he was driving too fast. Anyone driving a large truck like this could have fallen asleep and hit the house. Would you think the same if it was a Hannaford truck? OR how about a Portland Air Freight truck? It could have been ANY truck!! But no, you want to go off on a rant because the accident involved a log truck. Log truck drivers, or any truck driver for that matter, work very long and hard hours just to try and make a living. I know, I am married to one, and I know a lot of log truck drivers who have driven years without an accident and do NOT take safety lightly!!! You need to think before typing such hateful remarks! Just like MisterMan11 said I am sure the driver would have rather died than take the life of an innocent 5-year-old!

• Anonymous

  There always has to be one person to make such an ignorant comment about people and a work industry they know nothing about! DO NOT stereotype all log truck drivers because of an accident! You do not know all the details of this tragedy. The driver fell asleep. The article does NOT state he was driving too fast. Anyone driving a large truck like this could have fallen asleep and hit the house. Would you think the same if it was a Hannaford truck? OR how about a Portland Air Freight truck? It could have been ANY truck!! But no, you want to go off on a rant because the accident involved a log truck. Log truck drivers, or any truck driver for that matter, work very long and hard hours just to try and make a living. I know, I am married to one, and I know a lot of log truck drivers who have driven years without an accident and do NOT take safety lightly!!! You need to think before typing such hateful remarks! Just like MisterMan11 said I am sure the driver would have rather died than take the life of an innocent 5-year-old!

• Anonymous

  There always has to be one person to make such an ignorant comment about people and a work industry they know nothing about! DO NOT stereotype all log truck drivers because of an accident! You do not know all the details of this tragedy. The driver fell asleep. The article does NOT state he was driving too fast. Anyone driving a large truck like this could have fallen asleep and hit the house. Would you think the same if it was a Hannaford truck? OR how about a Portland Air Freight truck? It could have been ANY truck!! But no, you want to go off on a rant because the accident involved a log truck. Log truck drivers, or any truck driver for that matter, work very long and hard hours just to try and make a living. I know, I am married to one, and I know a lot of log truck drivers who have driven years without an accident and do NOT take safety lightly!!! You need to think before typing such hateful remarks! Just like MisterMan11 said I am sure the driver would have rather died than take the life of an innocent 5-year-old!

• Anonymous

  There always has to be one person to make such an ignorant comment about people and a work industry they know nothing about! DO NOT stereotype all log truck drivers because of an accident! You do not know all the details of this tragedy. The driver fell asleep. The article does NOT state he was driving too fast. Anyone driving a large truck like this could have fallen asleep and hit the house. Would you think the same if it was a Hannaford truck? OR how about a Portland Air Freight truck? It could have been ANY truck!! But no, you want to go off on a rant because the accident involved a log truck. Log truck drivers, or any truck driver for that matter, work very long and hard hours just to try and make a living. I know, I am married to one, and I know a lot of log truck drivers who have driven years without an accident and do NOT take safety lightly!!! You need to think before typing such hateful remarks! Just like MisterMan11 said I am sure the driver would have rather died than take the life of an innocent 5-year-old!

• Anonymous

  There always has to be one person to make such an ignorant comment about people and a work industry they know nothing about! DO NOT stereotype all log truck drivers because of an accident! You do not know all the details of this tragedy. The driver fell asleep. The article does NOT state he was driving too fast. Anyone driving a large truck like this could have fallen asleep and hit the house. Would you think the same if it was a Hannaford truck? OR how about a Portland Air Freight truck? It could have been ANY truck!! But no, you want to go off on a rant because the accident involved a log truck. Log truck drivers, or any truck driver for that matter, work very long and hard hours just to try and make a living. I know, I am married to one, and I know a lot of log truck drivers who have driven years without an accident and do NOT take safety lightly!!! You need to think before typing such hateful remarks! Just like MisterMan11 said I am sure the driver would have rather died than take the life of an innocent 5-year-old!

• Anonymous

  mrs (misterman11) GIVE ME A FREAKIN BREAK.

• Anonymous

  mrs (misterman11) GIVE ME A FREAKIN BREAK.

• Anonymous

  There always has to be one person to make such an ignorant comment about people and a work industry they know nothing about! DO NOT stereotype all log truck drivers because of an accident! You do not know all the details of this tragedy. The driver fell asleep. The article does NOT state he was driving too fast. Anyone driving a large truck like this could have fallen asleep and hit the house. Would you think the same if it was a Hannaford truck? OR how about a Portland Air Freight truck? It could have been ANY truck!! But no, you want to go off on a rant because the accident involved a log truck. Log truck drivers, or any truck driver for that matter, work very long and hard hours just to try and make a living. I know, I am married to one, and I know a lot of log truck drivers who have driven years without an accident and do NOT take safety lightly!!! You need to think before typing such hateful remarks! Just like MisterMan11 said I am sure the driver would have rather died than take the life of an innocent 5-year-old!

• Anonymous

  Do you ride in the truck with 99.99% of those drivers? No I didn’t think so.  And paying the cops off? Give me a break!! They barely have money to survive!!

• Anonymous

  i will, gotta do a brake job on my rig, whats your address i will gladly send you some

• PabMainer

  Agreed, well stated….

• Anonymous

  You give me a break! Paying the cops off? Drivers barely have enough money to survive!! Do you ride in the truck with 99.99% of those drivers? No I didn’t think so! You have no right to assume.

• Anonymous

  You give me a break! Paying the cops off? Drivers barely have enough money to survive!! Do you ride in the truck with 99.99% of those drivers? No I didn’t think so! You have no right to assume.

• Anonymous

  You give me a break! Paying the cops off? Drivers barely have enough money to survive!! Do you ride in the truck with 99.99% of those drivers? No I didn’t think so! You have no right to assume.

• Anonymous

  You give me a break! Paying the cops off? Drivers barely have enough money to survive!! Do you ride in the truck with 99.99% of those drivers? No I didn’t think so! You have no right to assume.

• PabMainer

  Any factual proof of your stats to back up your allegations??

• Anonymous

  hahahaha, yea ok believe what you want, thats why passenger cars aka “4-Wheelers” cant wait to pull out in front of us to get ahead of us, and cant wait to pass us because we drive fast… 10-4, if this was a passenger car that fell asleep and kill this boy your reactions would be a whole lot different, grantee  

• Anonymous

  hahahaha, yea ok believe what you want, thats why passenger cars aka “4-Wheelers” cant wait to pull out in front of us to get ahead of us, and cant wait to pass us because we drive fast… 10-4, if this was a passenger car that fell asleep and kill this boy your reactions would be a whole lot different, grantee  

• Anonymous

  hahahaha, yea ok believe what you want, thats why passenger cars aka “4-Wheelers” cant wait to pull out in front of us to get ahead of us, and cant wait to pass us because we drive fast… 10-4, if this was a passenger car that fell asleep and kill this boy your reactions would be a whole lot different, grantee  

• Anonymous

  A very tragic accident. My prayers to ALL involved, including the driver.

• Anonymous

  Rustycannon let me ask you this? Do you ride with 99.99% of those drivers? No I didn’t think so! You have no facts to back your accusations! And paying off the cops? Please! They barely have enough money to survive and you think truck drivers can afford to pay off cops!

• Anonymous

  Mister, I have to agree with you. Many people driving in passengers cars think large trucks can stop on a dime and do not even think twice before pulling out in front of them. Every load is dangerous, no matter what truck, no matter what they are hauling. Truck drivers risk their lives and do not take others for granted. Accidents happen! I get so frustrated when people make ignorant accusations! I would love to see the nay-sayers get behind the wheel and see how “perfect” they can drive.

• Anonymous

  Mister, I have to agree with you. Many people driving in passengers cars think large trucks can stop on a dime and do not even think twice before pulling out in front of them. Every load is dangerous, no matter what truck, no matter what they are hauling. Truck drivers risk their lives and do not take others for granted. Accidents happen! I get so frustrated when people make ignorant accusations! I would love to see the nay-sayers get behind the wheel and see how “perfect” they can drive.

• Anonymous

  A lot of trucks have devices on them that limit their speed so that statement is not accurate.  Truck drivers are also sometimes forced to drive when they may need to sleep because some of the companies do not give them enough time to run legally.  Changes are being made in the trucking industry to combat tired drivers and to make sure they are running legally.  There is more focus on changing trucking than there is on the (to use your numbers) 99.99% of people in their cars not going the speed limit, passing trucks without enough time or room, puling out in front of them thinking they have enough time to slow down any many other dangerous things.  Truck drivers get a lot of crap when there is an accident, but people don’t take the time to look at what sometimes REALLY causes the accident.  No one wants to get in an accident and no one would want to harm an innocent child.  Maybe he was trying to find a place to pull over and rest (because they aren’t allowed to just stop anywhere you know!), who knows.  Point is it was a tragic accident and has nothing to do with paying off police or whatever other nonsense you’re talking about.  And hey, if you’re police are on the take, maybe you need to focus your attention on that!

• Anonymous

  A lot of trucks have devices on them that limit their speed so that statement is not accurate.  Truck drivers are also sometimes forced to drive when they may need to sleep because some of the companies do not give them enough time to run legally.  Changes are being made in the trucking industry to combat tired drivers and to make sure they are running legally.  There is more focus on changing trucking than there is on the (to use your numbers) 99.99% of people in their cars not going the speed limit, passing trucks without enough time or room, puling out in front of them thinking they have enough time to slow down any many other dangerous things.  Truck drivers get a lot of crap when there is an accident, but people don’t take the time to look at what sometimes REALLY causes the accident.  No one wants to get in an accident and no one would want to harm an innocent child.  Maybe he was trying to find a place to pull over and rest (because they aren’t allowed to just stop anywhere you know!), who knows.  Point is it was a tragic accident and has nothing to do with paying off police or whatever other nonsense you’re talking about.  And hey, if you’re police are on the take, maybe you need to focus your attention on that!

• Anonymous

  A lot of trucks have devices on them that limit their speed so that statement is not accurate.  Truck drivers are also sometimes forced to drive when they may need to sleep because some of the companies do not give them enough time to run legally.  Changes are being made in the trucking industry to combat tired drivers and to make sure they are running legally.  There is more focus on changing trucking than there is on the (to use your numbers) 99.99% of people in their cars not going the speed limit, passing trucks without enough time or room, puling out in front of them thinking they have enough time to slow down any many other dangerous things.  Truck drivers get a lot of crap when there is an accident, but people don’t take the time to look at what sometimes REALLY causes the accident.  No one wants to get in an accident and no one would want to harm an innocent child.  Maybe he was trying to find a place to pull over and rest (because they aren’t allowed to just stop anywhere you know!), who knows.  Point is it was a tragic accident and has nothing to do with paying off police or whatever other nonsense you’re talking about.  And hey, if you’re police are on the take, maybe you need to focus your attention on that!

• Anonymous

  yes i do you NEVER see a LOGGING TRUCK BEING PULLED OVER FOR SPEEDING i have seen first hand that truckers speed up when they come to a yellow and then red light. sit at a light and watch them speed right through

• Anonymous

  and i have been in trucks before.i was a passenger in a truck when the truck driver went through a red light ,he was not sleepy was speeding and pushed the car 200 feet.

• Anonymous

  and i have been in trucks before.i was a passenger in a truck when the truck driver went through a red light ,he was not sleepy was speeding and pushed the car 200 feet.

• Anonymous

  and i have been in trucks before.i was a passenger in a truck when the truck driver went through a red light ,he was not sleepy was speeding and pushed the car 200 feet.

• Anonymous

  and i have been in trucks before.i was a passenger in a truck when the truck driver went through a red light ,he was not sleepy was speeding and pushed the car 200 feet.

• Anonymous

  that is so 70′s it was called a govener (sp) they dont have that any more.

• Anonymous

  that is so 70′s it was called a govener (sp) they dont have that any more.

• Anonymous

  that is so 70′s it was called a govener (sp) they dont have that any more.

• Anonymous

  that is so 70′s it was called a govener (sp) they dont have that any more.

• Anonymous

  There are still companies that use them.  The one my dad works for is one of them, so yes, they still use them. 

• Anonymous

  I think everyone is stereotyping on both sides of this truckers and non-truckers.  There are many truckers that dont give two snaps about the cars on the road.  I have been run on the road in a snowstorm by a truck with my two little kids in the car because he was passing me and another rig in an unsafe zone, it is a very good thing someone else was driving because if I had been we would’ve all been dead.  He pulled in to avoid a head on collision with another tractor trailer and he wasn’t even past us.  Not even close.  I have also almost been rear ended by a truck who wasn’t paying attention to my blinker for the 1000 ft I had it on.  He thought he was going to go around me which would have never happened and in that case the oncoming vehicle saw what was about to happen and stopped so I could get into the oncoming lane so the truck didn’t hit me.  So don’t act like all trucks are worried about other drivers, they are not.  I am very courteous to trucks.  The problem is that nowadays there are too many people in general on the road that are tired, are on prescription medications, or are just bad drivers.  One would think though if the vehicle was actually traveling at the posted speed this type of accident would have been much less likely to happen.

• Anonymous

  First of all, one incident does not mean it happens all the time with every driver. Second, do you not realize that it takes a lot to stop a large truck. It is possible the driver just didn’t want to stop, but also possible the better option was to run through a yellow light. Third, you probably don’t see a log truck pulled over very often as most of them are in the woods most of the time. I have seen many trucks pulled over speeding. Maybe you are just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Most trucks aren’t even able to speed with heavy loads.

• Anonymous

  First of all, one incident does not mean it happens all the time with every driver. Second, do you not realize that it takes a lot to stop a large truck. It is possible the driver just didn’t want to stop, but also possible the better option was to run through a yellow light. Third, you probably don’t see a log truck pulled over very often as most of them are in the woods most of the time. I have seen many trucks pulled over speeding. Maybe you are just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Most trucks aren’t even able to speed with heavy loads.

• Anonymous

  First of all, one incident does not mean it happens all the time with every driver. Second, do you not realize that it takes a lot to stop a large truck. It is possible the driver just didn’t want to stop, but also possible the better option was to run through a yellow light. Third, you probably don’t see a log truck pulled over very often as most of them are in the woods most of the time. I have seen many trucks pulled over speeding. Maybe you are just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Most trucks aren’t even able to speed with heavy loads.

• Anonymous

  First of all, one incident does not mean it happens all the time with every driver. Second, do you not realize that it takes a lot to stop a large truck. It is possible the driver just didn’t want to stop, but also possible the better option was to run through a yellow light. Third, you probably don’t see a log truck pulled over very often as most of them are in the woods most of the time. I have seen many trucks pulled over speeding. Maybe you are just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Most trucks aren’t even able to speed with heavy loads.

• Anonymous

  I agree there are absolutely times that a truck driver may be at fault.  It does go both ways, but it is hard knowing how hard some drivers work to make a living to see the trucker always get blamed.  As soon as there is an accident involving a tractor trailer, everyone automatically assumes it was the trucker’s fault.  Most truckers I know aren’t talking on their phones, texting while driving, eating while driving and all the things that people in cars do all the time.  I remember my Dad telling me about how he actually gets more tired driving a car because when he is in his truck he has so many more things he has to pay attention to and it keeps him more alert.

• Anonymous

  agreed 110%

• Anonymous

  I don’t act like all trucks are worried about other drivers. Never once did I say this. Most drivers are aware and courteous of each other. It is just the few that make a bad name for the rest. Like Mainechick said, it is automatically assumed the truck driver is at fault. Then people make ignorant comments when they do not even have a clue.

• Anonymous

  I don’t act like all trucks are worried about other drivers. Never once did I say this. Most drivers are aware and courteous of each other. It is just the few that make a bad name for the rest. Like Mainechick said, it is automatically assumed the truck driver is at fault. Then people make ignorant comments when they do not even have a clue.

• Anonymous

  I don’t act like all trucks are worried about other drivers. Never once did I say this. Most drivers are aware and courteous of each other. It is just the few that make a bad name for the rest. Like Mainechick said, it is automatically assumed the truck driver is at fault. Then people make ignorant comments when they do not even have a clue.

• Anonymous

  I don’t act like all trucks are worried about other drivers. Never once did I say this. Most drivers are aware and courteous of each other. It is just the few that make a bad name for the rest. Like Mainechick said, it is automatically assumed the truck driver is at fault. Then people make ignorant comments when they do not even have a clue.

• Anonymous

  I don’t act like all trucks are worried about other drivers. Never once did I say this. Most drivers are aware and courteous of each other. It is just the few that make a bad name for the rest. Like Mainechick said, it is automatically assumed the truck driver is at fault. Then people make ignorant comments when they do not even have a clue.

• Anonymous

  I don’t act like all trucks are worried about other drivers. Never once did I say this. Most drivers are aware and courteous of each other. It is just the few that make a bad name for the rest. Like Mainechick said, it is automatically assumed the truck driver is at fault. Then people make ignorant comments when they do not even have a clue.

• Anonymous

  Nonesense, you should be driving slowe3r than cars because of the size and weight of the logs. I’ve been observing these idiots for decades now.  They drive too fast, and kill innocent people weekly……….end of story.

• http://pulse.yahoo.com/_JMPRHTEYZ5PF65QMSLXAUPWBNA David

  I am trying to get this story to Ty Pennington of EXTREME HOME MAKEOVER. I think he would help this family. I don’t know the family and the forms from EXTREME HOME MAKEOVER want a lot of information on the family I don’t have. I am suggesting that someone that knows the family should fill the forms out for them, or help them do so. They have enough to deal with having lost a child, to have their home knocked out from under them is just too much.

  The forms ask for video and pictures of the family, maybe the tv news clips and newspaper stories can be used.

  The link for the forms is:

  http://a.abc.com/media/primetime/xtremehome/apply/APPLICATION%202011.pdf

• ladybaroque

  Well, I guess it took the death of a 5-year-old for that to happen, mister.  And how do you know that he will even be sorry for that??

• Anonymous

  The driver said he “fell asleep”, well I guess that would be a good excuse to tell the police, because if he had said he was driving to fast he would’ve been cuffed and hauled off to the pokey then and there..

  I wonder if we’ll hear what the true investigation shows ?? 

• Anonymous

  The driver said he “fell asleep”, well I guess that would be a good excuse to tell the police, because if he had said he was driving to fast he would’ve been cuffed and hauled off to the pokey then and there..

  I wonder if we’ll hear what the true investigation shows ?? 

• Anonymous

  The driver said he “fell asleep”, well I guess that would be a good excuse to tell the police, because if he had said he was driving to fast he would’ve been cuffed and hauled off to the pokey then and there..

  I wonder if we’ll hear what the true investigation shows ?? 

• Anonymous

  The driver said he “fell asleep”, well I guess that would be a good excuse to tell the police, because if he had said he was driving to fast he would’ve been cuffed and hauled off to the pokey then and there..

  I wonder if we’ll hear what the true investigation shows ?? 

• Anonymous

  The driver said he “fell asleep”, well I guess that would be a good excuse to tell the police, because if he had said he was driving to fast he would’ve been cuffed and hauled off to the pokey then and there..

  I wonder if we’ll hear what the true investigation shows ?? 

• Anonymous

  The driver said he “fell asleep”, well I guess that would be a good excuse to tell the police, because if he had said he was driving to fast he would’ve been cuffed and hauled off to the pokey then and there..

  I wonder if we’ll hear what the true investigation shows ?? 

• Anonymous

  The driver said he “fell asleep”, well I guess that would be a good excuse to tell the police, because if he had said he was driving to fast he would’ve been cuffed and hauled off to the pokey then and there..

  I wonder if we’ll hear what the true investigation shows ?? 

• Anonymous

  So are you saying that all truck drivers are idiots? If it weren’t for the truckers where would you buy all your food, clothing, gas, etc.? It is the truckers who haul these items to stores for us all to buy!! Not all truckers are idiots! And the company my husband works for also has a goveners on their trucks!  And when there is an accident the DOT goes all over the drivers logs and paperwork, EVERYTHING!! I’m also not saying that all truckers are innocent, but their are many more good drivers then bad!

• Anonymous

  So are you saying that all truck drivers are idiots? If it weren’t for the truckers where would you buy all your food, clothing, gas, etc.? It is the truckers who haul these items to stores for us all to buy!! Not all truckers are idiots! And the company my husband works for also has a goveners on their trucks!  And when there is an accident the DOT goes all over the drivers logs and paperwork, EVERYTHING!! I’m also not saying that all truckers are innocent, but their are many more good drivers then bad!

• Anonymous

  So are you saying that all truck drivers are idiots? If it weren’t for the truckers where would you buy all your food, clothing, gas, etc.? It is the truckers who haul these items to stores for us all to buy!! Not all truckers are idiots! And the company my husband works for also has a goveners on their trucks!  And when there is an accident the DOT goes all over the drivers logs and paperwork, EVERYTHING!! I’m also not saying that all truckers are innocent, but their are many more good drivers then bad!

• Anonymous

  So are you saying that all truck drivers are idiots? If it weren’t for the truckers where would you buy all your food, clothing, gas, etc.? It is the truckers who haul these items to stores for us all to buy!! Not all truckers are idiots! And the company my husband works for also has a goveners on their trucks!  And when there is an accident the DOT goes all over the drivers logs and paperwork, EVERYTHING!! I’m also not saying that all truckers are innocent, but their are many more good drivers then bad!

• Anonymous

  So are you saying that all truck drivers are idiots? If it weren’t for the truckers where would you buy all your food, clothing, gas, etc.? It is the truckers who haul these items to stores for us all to buy!! Not all truckers are idiots! And the company my husband works for also has a goveners on their trucks!  And when there is an accident the DOT goes all over the drivers logs and paperwork, EVERYTHING!! I’m also not saying that all truckers are innocent, but their are many more good drivers then bad!

• Anonymous

  So are you saying that all truck drivers are idiots? If it weren’t for the truckers where would you buy all your food, clothing, gas, etc.? It is the truckers who haul these items to stores for us all to buy!! Not all truckers are idiots! And the company my husband works for also has a goveners on their trucks!  And when there is an accident the DOT goes all over the drivers logs and paperwork, EVERYTHING!! I’m also not saying that all truckers are innocent, but their are many more good drivers then bad!

• Anonymous

  So are you saying that all truck drivers are idiots? If it weren’t for the truckers where would you buy all your food, clothing, gas, etc.? It is the truckers who haul these items to stores for us all to buy!! Not all truckers are idiots! And the company my husband works for also has a goveners on their trucks!  And when there is an accident the DOT goes all over the drivers logs and paperwork, EVERYTHING!! This is for Treehugger9 sorry Logger_Lady

• Anonymous

  So are you saying that all truck drivers are idiots? If it weren’t for the truckers where would you buy all your food, clothing, gas, etc.? It is the truckers who haul these items to stores for us all to buy!! Not all truckers are idiots! And the company my husband works for also has a goveners on their trucks!  And when there is an accident the DOT goes all over the drivers logs and paperwork, EVERYTHING!! This is for Treehugger9 sorry Logger_Lady

• Anonymous

  So are you saying that all truck drivers are idiots? If it weren’t for the truckers where would you buy all your food, clothing, gas, etc.? It is the truckers who haul these items to stores for us all to buy!! Not all truckers are idiots! And the company my husband works for also has a goveners on their trucks!  And when there is an accident the DOT goes all over the drivers logs and paperwork, EVERYTHING!! This is for Treehugger9 sorry Logger_Lady

• Anonymous

  So are you saying that all truck drivers are idiots? If it weren’t for the truckers where would you buy all your food, clothing, gas, etc.? It is the truckers who haul these items to stores for us all to buy!! Not all truckers are idiots! And the company my husband works for also has a goveners on their trucks!  And when there is an accident the DOT goes all over the drivers logs and paperwork, EVERYTHING!! this was for Treehugger9

• http://pulse.yahoo.com/_WDPJWRV53WZX4XCHB77QE7H7P4 gentlegiants

  I pray God will give the Mahaney family strength to get through this very difficult time in their lives

• http://pulse.yahoo.com/_WDPJWRV53WZX4XCHB77QE7H7P4 gentlegiants

  I pray God will give the Mahaney family strength to get through this very difficult time in their lives

• Anonymous

  nope, its called maintenance, i do it when its needed on ALL my vehicles, i dont know it for sure he will be sorry but i will tell you %99.99 of truckers ARE NOT HEARTLESS

• Anonymous

  WEEKLY, REALLY? name the last time a Log Truck killed a person, and name the Last time a Passenger Car killed somebody, Thats right, a CAR kills a Person ONCE a Week and nothing, but a truck  has an accident once in a great while and kills somebody and its a big blow out, i guess it dont happen as often as you like to think or you would be use to it by now, trucks are here to stay and dont wreck as often as you like to think, get me some actual FACTS before you start spouting off, because trucks are here to stay as long as products are needed, so get over yourself and quit being so hateful

• Anonymous

  WEEKLY, REALLY? name the last time a Log Truck killed a person, and name the Last time a Passenger Car killed somebody, Thats right, a CAR kills a Person ONCE a Week and nothing, but a truck  has an accident once in a great while and kills somebody and its a big blow out, i guess it dont happen as often as you like to think or you would be use to it by now, trucks are here to stay and dont wreck as often as you like to think, get me some actual FACTS before you start spouting off, because trucks are here to stay as long as products are needed, so get over yourself and quit being so hateful

• Anonymous

  WEEKLY, REALLY? name the last time a Log Truck killed a person, and name the Last time a Passenger Car killed somebody, Thats right, a CAR kills a Person ONCE a Week and nothing, but a truck  has an accident once in a great while and kills somebody and its a big blow out, i guess it dont happen as often as you like to think or you would be use to it by now, trucks are here to stay and dont wreck as often as you like to think, get me some actual FACTS before you start spouting off, because trucks are here to stay as long as products are needed, so get over yourself and quit being so hateful

• Anonymous

  People on this forum dont think Log Truckers have a caring heart, but we are human beings too, Very Well Stated

• http://pulse.yahoo.com/_NLZOKYJW3YXXLK6OIKRM5MINXI Brish

  to all of you arguing about this : SERIOUSLY??? i am from jackman and everyone is trying to help the Mahaney family as much as we can in this time and arguing on here back and forth is NOT helping. Stereotyping truck drivers is not the answer either, most in jackman do speed at 2am. cant tell me different ive seen it. but that doesnt mean they all do. this was a tragic accident that happened and should be treated as such, not as an excuse to insult each other.

• Anonymous

  Not bashing truckers…it’s all about making $$$ for the big corporations pushing for more production as well as hiring untrained drivers. You know that’s the truth trucker friends. The laws must be more stringent to make those corps. raise standards and make our roads safer! Until the big guys are hit hard, there will continue to be fatalities…children and families are at risk here! Consequences are the only way things will change in this state! LD144 was only the beginning.

• Anonymous

  Unfortunately they don’t.  They really need to require that two people be in the cab, awake, and both be equally responsible for the operation of the truck. It’s obvious that it’s too much of a job for one person. 

• Anonymous

  Unfortunately they don’t.  They really need to require that two people be in the cab, awake, and both be equally responsible for the operation of the truck. It’s obvious that it’s too much of a job for one person. 

• Anonymous

  Unfortunately they don’t.  They really need to require that two people be in the cab, awake, and both be equally responsible for the operation of the truck. It’s obvious that it’s too much of a job for one person. 

• Anonymous

  Unfortunately they don’t.  They really need to require that two people be in the cab, awake, and both be equally responsible for the operation of the truck. It’s obvious that it’s too much of a job for one person. 

• Anonymous

  Unfortunately they don’t.  They really need to require that two people be in the cab, awake, and both be equally responsible for the operation of the truck. It’s obvious that it’s too much of a job for one person. 

• Anonymous

  Unfortunately they don’t.  They really need to require that two people be in the cab, awake, and both be equally responsible for the operation of the truck. It’s obvious that it’s too much of a job for one person. 

• Anonymous

  Unfortunately they don’t.  They really need to require that two people be in the cab, awake, and both be equally responsible for the operation of the truck. It’s obvious that it’s too much of a job for one person. 

• Anonymous

  Unfortunately they don’t.  They really need to require that two people be in the cab, awake, and both be equally responsible for the operation of the truck. It’s obvious that it’s too much of a job for one person. 

• Anonymous

  Unfortunately they don’t.  They really need to require that two people be in the cab, awake, and both be equally responsible for the operation of the truck. It’s obvious that it’s too much of a job for one person. 

• Anonymous

  Unfortunately they don’t.  They really need to require that two people be in the cab, awake, and both be equally responsible for the operation of the truck. It’s obvious that it’s too much of a job for one person. 

• Anonymous

  Unfortunately they don’t.  They really need to require that two people be in the cab, awake, and both be equally responsible for the operation of the truck. It’s obvious that it’s too much of a job for one person. 

• Anonymous

  Unfortunately they don’t.  They really need to require that two people be in the cab, awake, and both be equally responsible for the operation of the truck. It’s obvious that it’s too much of a job for one person. 

• Anonymous

  Jail time and lots of it is required to send a message to the rest of the irresponsible truckers that there is a cost associated with the taking of an innocent life and destroying someones home. There is no excuse for this type of behavior. 10 years minimum. 

• Anonymous

  If it was a car that hit two telephone poles, it never would have reached the house, let alone crashed through it and destroyed it. If you’re driving down the road and weight 50 tons, it would be nice if the person operating the vehicle knew what he was doing. With all of the truck accidents in the news and the damage that they cause, this is obviously not the case. 

• Anonymous

  90 percent of all vehicles on the road are cars or light trucks. That’s the standard. If the vehicle you drive doesn’t have the same handling characteristics then you have no business being out on the road because the equipment you are driving is as good as defective.

• Anonymous

  They really need to require two people in the cab, a driver and supervisor. Obviously they can’t be trusted to handle it alone. 

• Anonymous

  Same place we got it before trucks. Trucks destroy the roads, cause too much noise and air pollution and as we know now more clearly than ever before, you’re not even safe in your own house from them.  In order to solve the problem, we need two people in the cab at all times as well as laws to insure that idiots like this guy who fell asleep and killed an innocent child and destroyed a home get the time in jail that they need to think the issue through. It will also send a message to the other truckers that the days of getting away with murder are over. 

• Anonymous

  Same place we got it before trucks. Trucks destroy the roads, cause too much noise and air pollution and as we know now more clearly than ever before, you’re not even safe in your own house from them.  In order to solve the problem, we need two people in the cab at all times as well as laws to insure that idiots like this guy who fell asleep and killed an innocent child and destroyed a home get the time in jail that they need to think the issue through. It will also send a message to the other truckers that the days of getting away with murder are over. 

• Anonymous

  You can wish in one hand and crap in the other and see which one gets filled first. What we need are changes in the laws so that a supervisor is in the cab at all times and that when a royal screwuup like this occurs justice is served and a message is sent to the trucking community that if you want to fall asleep and kill someone or destroy property, we’ll give you enough time in jail to catch up on all of that rest you so desperately needed. That kid was not doing anything he shouldn’t have been doing. He can sleep on the couch if he wants. What we need are drivers who are up to the job and know what they are doing. 

• Anonymous

  If they have hearts it has obviously come at the expense of brains. 

• Anonymous

  If they have hearts it has obviously come at the expense of brains. 

• Anonymous

  If they have hearts it has obviously come at the expense of brains. 

• Anonymous

  If they have hearts it has obviously come at the expense of brains. 

• Anonymous

  How about homicide, home invasion, assault with a deadly weapon to start with. Unsafe operation of a vehicle. They need to throw the book at him. The family should be justly compensated as well. I figure 10 million is a good starting point. It won’t bring the kid back but it will ease the pain. It will also send a message to the insurance companies telling them that if they don’t sit on these truckers and demand reform like two people in the cab at all times, they’re going to have to get used to writing big checks. 

• Anonymous

  It’s a good lie, but from what I read the police are skeptical. I’m sure they’ll keep us up to date. I would think that they would do a pretty thorough investigation. 

• Anonymous

  It’s a good lie, but from what I read the police are skeptical. I’m sure they’ll keep us up to date. I would think that they would do a pretty thorough investigation. 

• Anonymous

  It’s a good lie, but from what I read the police are skeptical. I’m sure they’ll keep us up to date. I would think that they would do a pretty thorough investigation. 

• Anonymous

  That’s why they shouldn’t be on the road. They don’t operate properly. What is properly? The standard is defined by the majority of vehicles on the road. If you can’t stop as fast as a light truck, your equipment is defective and shouldn’t be on the road. 

• Anonymous

  That’s why they shouldn’t be on the road. They don’t operate properly. What is properly? The standard is defined by the majority of vehicles on the road. If you can’t stop as fast as a light truck, your equipment is defective and shouldn’t be on the road. 

• Anonymous

  That’s why they shouldn’t be on the road. They don’t operate properly. What is properly? The standard is defined by the majority of vehicles on the road. If you can’t stop as fast as a light truck, your equipment is defective and shouldn’t be on the road. 

• Anonymous

  They’re going to need the good insurance. I’m sure the family has been on the phone with lawyers already. 10 million is a good number. 

• Anonymous

  They’re going to need the good insurance. I’m sure the family has been on the phone with lawyers already. 10 million is a good number. 

• Anonymous

  They’re going to need the good insurance. I’m sure the family has been on the phone with lawyers already. 10 million is a good number. 

• Anonymous

  I imagine that they whole town, except the truckers is trying to help them. What they need are good lawyers and what the whole country needs is reform, two people in the cab at all times. That should help cut the carnage down a bit. 

• Anonymous

  I imagine that they whole town, except the truckers is trying to help them. What they need are good lawyers and what the whole country needs is reform, two people in the cab at all times. That should help cut the carnage down a bit. 

• Anonymous

  They don’t need to make a living killing people or destroying homes. 

• Anonymous

  Oh yeah, he’s really concerned, so much so that he felt he could sleep on the job and let the truck do whatever it wants. This whole situation just reeks with concern. Whatever he was concerned about, it certainly was not safety or anyone other than himself. 

• Anonymous

  When they’re not killing people in other ways they like to have Amtrak trains smash into them at grade crossings or even go so far as smashing into the side of Amtrak trains. Amtrak does not need to worry about foreign terrorism, they could not keep up with what the truckers are doing. I can just seem them planning, discussing going after trains, then someone says, no, with all of the truckers getting hit at grade crossings and smashing into trains, no one would notice our attack. We had best concede that the truckers have us beat. Either they’re incredibly stupid or they’re on our side, whichever is the case, they have that market cornered. Next order of business please……

• Anonymous

  When they’re not killing people in other ways they like to have Amtrak trains smash into them at grade crossings or even go so far as smashing into the side of Amtrak trains. Amtrak does not need to worry about foreign terrorism, they could not keep up with what the truckers are doing. I can just seem them planning, discussing going after trains, then someone says, no, with all of the truckers getting hit at grade crossings and smashing into trains, no one would notice our attack. We had best concede that the truckers have us beat. Either they’re incredibly stupid or they’re on our side, whichever is the case, they have that market cornered. Next order of business please……

• Anonymous

  trucker s suffer from low brain mass and inflated egos that makes them ‘think’ they’re as big as their trucks, and an inability to understand speed limits apply to them too. A pathetic class of losers.

• Anonymous

  trucker s suffer from low brain mass and inflated egos that makes them ‘think’ they’re as big as their trucks, and an inability to understand speed limits apply to them too. A pathetic class of losers.

• Anonymous

  yea i would agree with you if this type of thing happend daily, but it DONT, it dont even happen weekly, or monthly, when was the last time you read about a Fatal Logging truck accident? thats right its been a long darn time, its been way over a month since the last logging truck accident, the last truck accident was the tanker in northport THAT WAS CAUSED BY AN INATTENTIVE PASSENGER CAR! get use to it trucks are here to stayEND OF STORY!

• Anonymous

  I will tell you i see ALOT MORE irresponsible passenger cars on the road then i do truck drivers, so what if someone kills someone in their passenger car because they fell asleep? should it be the same punishment? You dont understand you put maybe 15,000 miles a year on, like i said before a trucker puts between 80,000 to 120,000 miles on a year, and truck drivers deal with alot more crap on the roads from inconsiderate/irresponsible  passenger cars then you passenger cars do from inconsiderate/irresponsible truckers

• Anonymous

  Sounds like you guys are the ones with EGO’s the size of big trucks, we understand speed limits, and you guys dont have any “Actual Facts” behind your words, all you have is a bunch of words and no knowledge or proof

• Anonymous

  Sounds like you guys are the ones with EGO’s the size of big trucks, we understand speed limits, and you guys dont have any “Actual Facts” behind your words, all you have is a bunch of words and no knowledge or proof

• Anonymous

  You ever been from the border to jackman? most likely NOT, there are 2 spots for a truck to safely pull off the road, and he might not have been tired when he got to them considering one is within a half mile of the border, what is he suppose to do stop in the middle of the road and nap??? there may have been a spot in town he was trying to get to so he could take a nap and didnt make it there, all you guys have is speculation, youve never been in a truck you dont know what its like, it isnt like a car and just pull over and nap when you need to

• Anonymous

  You ever been from the border to jackman? most likely NOT, there are 2 spots for a truck to safely pull off the road, and he might not have been tired when he got to them considering one is within a half mile of the border, what is he suppose to do stop in the middle of the road and nap??? there may have been a spot in town he was trying to get to so he could take a nap and didnt make it there, all you guys have is speculation, youve never been in a truck you dont know what its like, it isnt like a car and just pull over and nap when you need to

• Anonymous

  You ever been from the border to jackman? most likely NOT, there are 2 spots for a truck to safely pull off the road, and he might not have been tired when he got to them considering one is within a half mile of the border, what is he suppose to do stop in the middle of the road and nap??? there may have been a spot in town he was trying to get to so he could take a nap and didnt make it there, all you guys have is speculation, youve never been in a truck you dont know what its like, it isnt like a car and just pull over and nap when you need to

• Anonymous

  You ever been from the border to jackman? most likely NOT, there are 2 spots for a truck to safely pull off the road, and he might not have been tired when he got to them considering one is within a half mile of the border, what is he suppose to do stop in the middle of the road and nap??? there may have been a spot in town he was trying to get to so he could take a nap and didnt make it there, all you guys have is speculation, youve never been in a truck you dont know what its like, it isnt like a car and just pull over and nap when you need to

• Anonymous

  You ever been from the border to jackman? most likely NOT, there are 2 spots for a truck to safely pull off the road, and he might not have been tired when he got to them considering one is within a half mile of the border, what is he suppose to do stop in the middle of the road and nap??? there may have been a spot in town he was trying to get to so he could take a nap and didnt make it there, all you guys have is speculation, youve never been in a truck you dont know what its like, it isnt like a car and just pull over and nap when you need to

• Anonymous

  You ever been from the border to jackman? most likely NOT, there are 2 spots for a truck to safely pull off the road, and he might not have been tired when he got to them considering one is within a half mile of the border, what is he suppose to do stop in the middle of the road and nap??? there may have been a spot in town he was trying to get to so he could take a nap and didnt make it there, all you guys have is speculation, youve never been in a truck you dont know what its like, it isnt like a car and just pull over and nap when you need to

• Anonymous

  You ever been from the border to jackman? most likely NOT, there are 2 spots for a truck to safely pull off the road, and he might not have been tired when he got to them considering one is within a half mile of the border, what is he suppose to do stop in the middle of the road and nap??? there may have been a spot in town he was trying to get to so he could take a nap and didnt make it there, all you guys have is speculation, youve never been in a truck you dont know what its like, it isnt like a car and just pull over and nap when you need to

• Anonymous

  I wouldn’t waste my time looking up “the facts” as you call them because you wouldn’t believe them anyway. But I’ve been reading the same stories in the BDN for 60 years, been passed by speeding logging truck many times and have learned to get out of their way because they are driven by fools. If you have any facts to the contrary please show us.

• Anonymous

  What an ignorant statement!  My father has been a truck driver for a long time now and he sure does not suffer from anything you mentioned and he is certainly not a pathetic loser.  My father-in-law as well who was also in the military before he drove truck.  My Dad’s driving helped put me through college and lucky you, those truckers bring all those wonderful amenities I’m sure you enjoy on a regular basis!  Please use a little common sense before you go around stereotyping and insulting people and their families who are just trying to make a living.

• Anonymous

  Today’s truck accident so far is a truck that hit a bus in NY state. No innocent people were killed but 20 or so were injured. I’m not just talking about logging trucks. I”m talking about trucks in general. I believe that if you look you will find at least one serious truck accident every day. Probably more. Trucks may not be here to stay. They’re inefficient, they destroy the roads, create air and noise pollution, and as we see all too often they kill innocent people.

  It’s not practical to electrify trucks.

  Rail on the other hand can be run directly off of nuclear power if necessary. How? Nuclear power plant to catenary to the electric engines. Look at the North East Corridor, some of that power on those electric trains has got to be generated by the various nuke plants along the line. Can’t do that with trucks.

  By the way, even though I am a railfan, if a train derails and injures or kills someone, you’ll hear me yelling just as loudly as if it were a truck. I want heavy compensation for those affected and justice for those that caused the problem. The difference is that it is relatively rare for a train to derail and kill or injure people. But, when it happens, the railroads cannot look to me for sympathy.

  Fairness and justice.

  I suspect that what you are going to see is that trucks will become smaller and more and more freight is shifted over to the professionals of surface transportation. These are the people who move 10,000 tons at a time and do it on private property. They do it ec0nomically and for the most part they do it safely.

  When I drive to work, the chances of me being injured by a train are virtually zero. The changes of being injured or killed by a truck is much much higher.

  Professionalism is not so much about getting paid, it’s about the elimination of errors, it’s about doing things right.

  Two people in the cab of the engine, a dispatcher watching over you.

  The biggest thing that the train crew needs to worry about is some truck not stopping at a grade crossing. You’ll recall that a week ago or so we had that happen in N. Berwick Maine.

  Trucks are a menace and when you come right down to it, they’re not necessary. We have trains going up to the top of Mt. Washington. Where can we not run tracks?

  So, as I say, trucks are likely to get smaller as the price of fuel goes up and the professionals take over transporting the majority of freight.

• Anonymous

  If you look at the news you have to come to the conclusion that truckers are incapable of properly handling grade crossings. They seem to either get stuck on them or somehow manage to cross them at the same time as a train. They don’t understand that there are problems with trying to occupy the grade crossing at the same time as a train.

  Another one of their many weaknesses is that they don’t seem to understand that bridges are not going to raise themselves so that they can pass under them. Truckers seem to have to find out the hard way that most bridges are fairly well built and don’t yield very much when a truck hits them.

  I can’t help but wonder if they read the sign indicating bridge height, then look and if there are no cops around, proceed under the bridge even though their going to give their truck a haircut.

  Reminds me of a story from the UK where a doubledecker bus gave the passengers on top a haircut when he went under a bridge that was too low.

• Anonymous

  If you look at the news you have to come to the conclusion that truckers are incapable of properly handling grade crossings. They seem to either get stuck on them or somehow manage to cross them at the same time as a train. They don’t understand that there are problems with trying to occupy the grade crossing at the same time as a train.

  Another one of their many weaknesses is that they don’t seem to understand that bridges are not going to raise themselves so that they can pass under them. Truckers seem to have to find out the hard way that most bridges are fairly well built and don’t yield very much when a truck hits them.

  I can’t help but wonder if they read the sign indicating bridge height, then look and if there are no cops around, proceed under the bridge even though their going to give their truck a haircut.

  Reminds me of a story from the UK where a doubledecker bus gave the passengers on top a haircut when he went under a bridge that was too low.

• Anonymous

  If you look at the news you have to come to the conclusion that truckers are incapable of properly handling grade crossings. They seem to either get stuck on them or somehow manage to cross them at the same time as a train. They don’t understand that there are problems with trying to occupy the grade crossing at the same time as a train.

  Another one of their many weaknesses is that they don’t seem to understand that bridges are not going to raise themselves so that they can pass under them. Truckers seem to have to find out the hard way that most bridges are fairly well built and don’t yield very much when a truck hits them.

  I can’t help but wonder if they read the sign indicating bridge height, then look and if there are no cops around, proceed under the bridge even though their going to give their truck a haircut.

  Reminds me of a story from the UK where a doubledecker bus gave the passengers on top a haircut when he went under a bridge that was too low.

• Anonymous

  If you look at the news you have to come to the conclusion that truckers are incapable of properly handling grade crossings. They seem to either get stuck on them or somehow manage to cross them at the same time as a train. They don’t understand that there are problems with trying to occupy the grade crossing at the same time as a train.

  Another one of their many weaknesses is that they don’t seem to understand that bridges are not going to raise themselves so that they can pass under them. Truckers seem to have to find out the hard way that most bridges are fairly well built and don’t yield very much when a truck hits them.

  I can’t help but wonder if they read the sign indicating bridge height, then look and if there are no cops around, proceed under the bridge even though their going to give their truck a haircut.

  Reminds me of a story from the UK where a doubledecker bus gave the passengers on top a haircut when he went under a bridge that was too low.

• Anonymous

  Wow, really?  Who’s going to pay for that?  Especially the long haul drivers who are out for weeks at a time and have to sleep in their trucks?  Maybe if you’re behind a desk, it should be attached to your supervisor’s so you don’t make any mistakes.  It is expected that if you are hired to do a job that you know how to do it and can be trusted to do it safely and without micromanaging.  That is called being a grown up and working.  Accidents happen that can’t be avoided.  People make mistakes that are costly in all types of work and people choose to not follow rules and regulations.  Happens everywhere.  It is not limited to trucking and not all should be punished for the actions of a minority.

• Anonymous

  Wow, really?  Who’s going to pay for that?  Especially the long haul drivers who are out for weeks at a time and have to sleep in their trucks?  Maybe if you’re behind a desk, it should be attached to your supervisor’s so you don’t make any mistakes.  It is expected that if you are hired to do a job that you know how to do it and can be trusted to do it safely and without micromanaging.  That is called being a grown up and working.  Accidents happen that can’t be avoided.  People make mistakes that are costly in all types of work and people choose to not follow rules and regulations.  Happens everywhere.  It is not limited to trucking and not all should be punished for the actions of a minority.

• Anonymous

  I have not been to Jackman. The driver is responsible for the safe operation of his truck. He needs to be thoroughly familiar with the route and plan ahead so that he is never so tired that he can’t operate properly. The large number of truck accidents on a nationwide basis in my opinion point to the fact that two people are really needed in the cab. Train crews are two or three when in reality, they probably could get away with one. If the guy falls asleep the train will slow down and stop. Funny thing about railroads, they don’t cheat on the hours of service laws. Their commitment to safety gets good results.  When they screw up, and it does happen from time to time, I am no more forgiving than I am with trucks. Kill an innocent person, I feel that’s worth 10 million to the family, if it’s a crew problem, 10 years in jail minimum.

• Anonymous

  I have not been to Jackman. The driver is responsible for the safe operation of his truck. He needs to be thoroughly familiar with the route and plan ahead so that he is never so tired that he can’t operate properly. The large number of truck accidents on a nationwide basis in my opinion point to the fact that two people are really needed in the cab. Train crews are two or three when in reality, they probably could get away with one. If the guy falls asleep the train will slow down and stop. Funny thing about railroads, they don’t cheat on the hours of service laws. Their commitment to safety gets good results.  When they screw up, and it does happen from time to time, I am no more forgiving than I am with trucks. Kill an innocent person, I feel that’s worth 10 million to the family, if it’s a crew problem, 10 years in jail minimum.

• Anonymous

  Keep in mind that trains were delivering goods before trucks. As fuel prices go up, the trend is going to change back towards trains. I think trucks will get smaller and their routes shorter as the professionals get more and more freight and trucks carry it the last mile or two. That makes much more sense. I feel that truckers are punished enough when they kill people. Look at the Lake Butler accident. 7 kids killed, a school bus sent airborn, the grandfather of the kids has a heart attack and dies after hearing the news. What did the trucker get for punishment? 7 years. 1 for each kid. So a childs life is only worth 1 year? I say 10 years per person killed. In his case it would have been 80 years. That’s more like it. Maybe someone in the family, what’s left of it will see that justice is served after they guy gets out of jail.

• Anonymous

  I agree, we’re lucky to have such good neighbors to the north.

• Anonymous

  I agree, we’re lucky to have such good neighbors to the north.

• Anonymous

  I agree, we’re lucky to have such good neighbors to the north.

• Anonymous

  I agree, we’re lucky to have such good neighbors to the north.

• Anonymous

  The cost of the additional person in the cab would have to be passed onto the person who is shipping the product.

  If I was doing something at my desk that had serious consequences if I made a mistake then I would want to have a second set of eyes on the problem or a supervisor within a few feet. That’s what they do in air traffic control. Makes a lot of sense and I support it.

  Falling asleep while driving a 50 ton vehicle is a problem. Mistakes made while driving one of those things can have disastrous consequences, thus the need for a second person in the cab.

  The trust that has been places in truckers to drive their trucks with one person in the cab has turned out to be misplaced trust.

  Truckers get a free ride because they don’t pay their fair share of the cost of maintaining the roads.

  They also get a free ride as far as safety goes, they’re not required to have two people in the cab when it is clear that two people are needed for reasons of safety.

  Thus they can unfairly undercut the professionals in surface transportation, rail, that does maintain it’s own right of way, pays taxes on it, and hauls goods much more efficiently and safely than trucks.

• Anonymous

  The cost of the additional person in the cab would have to be passed onto the person who is shipping the product.

  If I was doing something at my desk that had serious consequences if I made a mistake then I would want to have a second set of eyes on the problem or a supervisor within a few feet. That’s what they do in air traffic control. Makes a lot of sense and I support it.

  Falling asleep while driving a 50 ton vehicle is a problem. Mistakes made while driving one of those things can have disastrous consequences, thus the need for a second person in the cab.

  The trust that has been places in truckers to drive their trucks with one person in the cab has turned out to be misplaced trust.

  Truckers get a free ride because they don’t pay their fair share of the cost of maintaining the roads.

  They also get a free ride as far as safety goes, they’re not required to have two people in the cab when it is clear that two people are needed for reasons of safety.

  Thus they can unfairly undercut the professionals in surface transportation, rail, that does maintain it’s own right of way, pays taxes on it, and hauls goods much more efficiently and safely than trucks.

• Anonymous

  EXACTLY, you dont know the route,  youve never been, he may of been planning on stopping and didnt make it to where he could safely get off the road

• Anonymous

  EXACTLY, you dont know the route,  youve never been, he may of been planning on stopping and didnt make it to where he could safely get off the road

• Anonymous

  EXACTLY, you dont know the route,  youve never been, he may of been planning on stopping and didnt make it to where he could safely get off the road

• Anonymous

  EXACTLY, you dont know the route,  youve never been, he may of been planning on stopping and didnt make it to where he could safely get off the road

• Anonymous

  EXACTLY, you dont know the route,  youve never been, he may of been planning on stopping and didnt make it to where he could safely get off the road

• Anonymous

  EXACTLY, you dont know the route,  youve never been, he may of been planning on stopping and didnt make it to where he could safely get off the road

• Anonymous

  EXACTLY, you dont know the route,  youve never been, he may of been planning on stopping and didnt make it to where he could safely get off the road

• Anonymous

  EXACTLY, you dont know the route,  youve never been, he may of been planning on stopping and didnt make it to where he could safely get off the road

• Anonymous

  EXACTLY, you dont know the route,  youve never been, he may of been planning on stopping and didnt make it to where he could safely get off the road

• Anonymous

  Exactly, 60 years, so your probably 70/75 and good for 35/40 mph, so yea a truck doing the speed limit seems as though he is speeding

• Anonymous

  Exactly, 60 years, so your probably 70/75 and good for 35/40 mph, so yea a truck doing the speed limit seems as though he is speeding

• Anonymous

  Exactly, 60 years, so your probably 70/75 and good for 35/40 mph, so yea a truck doing the speed limit seems as though he is speeding

• Anonymous

  Exactly, 60 years, so your probably 70/75 and good for 35/40 mph, so yea a truck doing the speed limit seems as though he is speeding

• Anonymous

  Exactly, 60 years, so your probably 70/75 and good for 35/40 mph, so yea a truck doing the speed limit seems as though he is speeding

• Anonymous

  Exactly, 60 years, so your probably 70/75 and good for 35/40 mph, so yea a truck doing the speed limit seems as though he is speeding

• Anonymous

  Exactly, 60 years, so your probably 70/75 and good for 35/40 mph, so yea a truck doing the speed limit seems as though he is speeding

• Anonymous

  Exactly, 60 years, so your probably 70/75 and good for 35/40 mph, so yea a truck doing the speed limit seems as though he is speeding

• Anonymous

  “Truckers get a free ride because they don’t pay their fair share of the cost of maintaining the roads. “- Did truckers stop paying taxes at some point that I’m not aware of?  These are public roads not just for use by truckers like the rails would be.  Last I knew, that’s where part of our tax money goes and they pay just like everyone else, sometimes in more than one state because of where the main terminal is located.

  Drivers are responsible for themselves.  When my father interviews for a job, he tells the companies that if he feels tired he is going to pull over and sleep whether it makes him late or not.  They have the choice to hire him at that point.  Having someone else in the cab will not prevent accidents, because who’s to say the passenger won’t be sleeping while they ride.  Can’t have a whole lot of conversation to keep you awake all the time in trucks because there is so much noise.

  How about we also regulate doctors and emergency workers that have worked 24 hours straight or more and are driving tired on the road? They can cause accidents.  They can go off the road in residential areas. Should they have someone else with them, or should they have the common sense to rest first? 

  As I stated in another comment, there are many more regulations for truckers than people know and understand.  They are getting stricter all the time specifcally for the safety of the trucker so that companies cannot force them to run illegally and also for the safety of the public because they should not be driving tired.  There is a lot more attention paid to how to regulate drivers and many more ways to take a trucker’s license than there are for everyone else doing stupid crap on the road.

  And I would expect that if you had a job that affects people’s lives, like I do because I’m a social worker, you would have the knowledge to make the appropriate or best choices possible.  If you were unsure, I would expect you to be a responsible enough adult to run it by your supervisor for a second opinion.  Once again, being an adult, who is responsible for your own actions.  Why everyone feels the need to have someone beside them holding their hands all the time is just beyond me!

• Anonymous

  youve got way to much time on your hands, im talking state your talking entire US, yea of course there is going to be an accident daily in the US, but not the state you bone head, how many car accidents are daily? alot more then trucks, and trucks put alot more miles on then passenger cars… trains are more efficient yes, but how are you going to get products to all the mom and pop stores, retail stores, etc? put rails to every store in the entire US? i imagine, trucks are WAY more capable then trains, they go ALOT more places then trains do and you know that, if rails were so great they wouldnt be in survival mode like they are now, if the road is wide enough a truck can go where a car can go, as where trains cant

• Anonymous

  Oh and haven’t we just recently heard about air traffic controllers sleeping on the job?  Great regulation there!!

• Anonymous

  i come from a family of truck drivers, my father was actually the state champion 3 times in the truck driving compition, and my uncles are all accident free, my cousin is accident free, and my friends are accident free, i can bet that TreeHugger9 and CVBG both have been in motor vehicle  accidents they caused, they can make fake facts and statements but the ones that know trucks know the truth behind the wheels the rest can just speculate

• Anonymous

  Me too.  Many family members on both sides are truckers.  I think this is just an open forum for people to spout stuff off they know nothing about and mostly stuff they wouldn’t say with their names attached or in person!  There are irresponsible drivers, but like I said it’s not the majority.  Most are just trying to make a living and log and chip trucks have it the worst sometimes trying to run as legal as they can without the companies coming down on them.

• Anonymous

  You can blame the wonderful GPS technology for truckers getting stuck a lot of times now.  GPS systems are not set up to tell drivers about roads they are not able to travel on or have lower bridges.  Everyone loves technology but a good old map is the best way to avoid roads trucks aren’t supposed to be on.

• Anonymous

  You can blame the wonderful GPS technology for truckers getting stuck a lot of times now.  GPS systems are not set up to tell drivers about roads they are not able to travel on or have lower bridges.  Everyone loves technology but a good old map is the best way to avoid roads trucks aren’t supposed to be on.

• Anonymous

  You can blame the wonderful GPS technology for truckers getting stuck a lot of times now.  GPS systems are not set up to tell drivers about roads they are not able to travel on or have lower bridges.  Everyone loves technology but a good old map is the best way to avoid roads trucks aren’t supposed to be on.

• Anonymous

  Yea exactly, most of these guys are most likely welfare cases that have nothing better to do then whine about the working man

• Anonymous

  Yea exactly, most of these guys are most likely welfare cases that have nothing better to do then whine about the working man

• Anonymous

  I think the biggest thing I see is just in all of these articles, the comments are all about how “If I was in that situation I would do this, or I would never do that, or whatever.”  No one knows until you’re there, bottom line!

• Anonymous

  I think the biggest thing I see is just in all of these articles, the comments are all about how “If I was in that situation I would do this, or I would never do that, or whatever.”  No one knows until you’re there, bottom line!

• Anonymous

  I think the biggest thing I see is just in all of these articles, the comments are all about how “If I was in that situation I would do this, or I would never do that, or whatever.”  No one knows until you’re there, bottom line!

• Anonymous

  I think the biggest thing I see is just in all of these articles, the comments are all about how “If I was in that situation I would do this, or I would never do that, or whatever.”  No one knows until you’re there, bottom line!

• Anonymous

  its easy to say what you would do after the fact or behind a computer screen, but in real life and real time, its a whole different situation, CVBG  just looking for an easy way out, i can tell he is looking for ABSOLUTELY any reason to sue a truck driver/ trucking company because its easy money, and i guarantee he has a minimal wadge job and hates life 

• Anonymous

  its easy to say what you would do after the fact or behind a computer screen, but in real life and real time, its a whole different situation, CVBG  just looking for an easy way out, i can tell he is looking for ABSOLUTELY any reason to sue a truck driver/ trucking company because its easy money, and i guarantee he has a minimal wadge job and hates life 

• Anonymous

  This comparison is apples to oranges.  Of course you are more likely to get hit by a truck than a train, because you don’t drive on the railroad tracks!  Let’s count up the number of passenger vehicle accidents that cause death and serious injury as opposed to those caused by trucks and I am talking actually caused by trucks, not caused by passenger cars cutting off trucks, pulling out in front of trucks and getting rear ended because there was not enough room to stop or things like that.

  And unless all of our companies are going to be built next to railroad tracks that they don’t seem to be building too many more of, who is going to bring the goods from the railway to the facilities……TRUCKS!  As soon as you start proposing more railways you are going to get resistance from the folks commuting everyday that get caught and are late waiting for a train to pass by.  Driving on the road with a truck doesn’t make me late for work. 

  And how many of those railways are you going to build in the woods of Maine for the loggers?  Are you going to elminate all trucks?  Can UPS and FED EX still run in your world?

  Noise?  Have you lived near railroad tracks?  I have, very noisy and shakes the  house.  Most truck drivers try not to use their jake brakes I believe they’re called when they are in a residential place to cut down on noise.

• Anonymous

  This comparison is apples to oranges.  Of course you are more likely to get hit by a truck than a train, because you don’t drive on the railroad tracks!  Let’s count up the number of passenger vehicle accidents that cause death and serious injury as opposed to those caused by trucks and I am talking actually caused by trucks, not caused by passenger cars cutting off trucks, pulling out in front of trucks and getting rear ended because there was not enough room to stop or things like that.

  And unless all of our companies are going to be built next to railroad tracks that they don’t seem to be building too many more of, who is going to bring the goods from the railway to the facilities……TRUCKS!  As soon as you start proposing more railways you are going to get resistance from the folks commuting everyday that get caught and are late waiting for a train to pass by.  Driving on the road with a truck doesn’t make me late for work. 

  And how many of those railways are you going to build in the woods of Maine for the loggers?  Are you going to elminate all trucks?  Can UPS and FED EX still run in your world?

  Noise?  Have you lived near railroad tracks?  I have, very noisy and shakes the  house.  Most truck drivers try not to use their jake brakes I believe they’re called when they are in a residential place to cut down on noise.

• Anonymous

  This comparison is apples to oranges.  Of course you are more likely to get hit by a truck than a train, because you don’t drive on the railroad tracks!  Let’s count up the number of passenger vehicle accidents that cause death and serious injury as opposed to those caused by trucks and I am talking actually caused by trucks, not caused by passenger cars cutting off trucks, pulling out in front of trucks and getting rear ended because there was not enough room to stop or things like that.

  And unless all of our companies are going to be built next to railroad tracks that they don’t seem to be building too many more of, who is going to bring the goods from the railway to the facilities……TRUCKS!  As soon as you start proposing more railways you are going to get resistance from the folks commuting everyday that get caught and are late waiting for a train to pass by.  Driving on the road with a truck doesn’t make me late for work. 

  And how many of those railways are you going to build in the woods of Maine for the loggers?  Are you going to elminate all trucks?  Can UPS and FED EX still run in your world?

  Noise?  Have you lived near railroad tracks?  I have, very noisy and shakes the  house.  Most truck drivers try not to use their jake brakes I believe they’re called when they are in a residential place to cut down on noise.

• Anonymous

  This comparison is apples to oranges.  Of course you are more likely to get hit by a truck than a train, because you don’t drive on the railroad tracks!  Let’s count up the number of passenger vehicle accidents that cause death and serious injury as opposed to those caused by trucks and I am talking actually caused by trucks, not caused by passenger cars cutting off trucks, pulling out in front of trucks and getting rear ended because there was not enough room to stop or things like that.

  And unless all of our companies are going to be built next to railroad tracks that they don’t seem to be building too many more of, who is going to bring the goods from the railway to the facilities……TRUCKS!  As soon as you start proposing more railways you are going to get resistance from the folks commuting everyday that get caught and are late waiting for a train to pass by.  Driving on the road with a truck doesn’t make me late for work. 

  And how many of those railways are you going to build in the woods of Maine for the loggers?  Are you going to elminate all trucks?  Can UPS and FED EX still run in your world?

  Noise?  Have you lived near railroad tracks?  I have, very noisy and shakes the  house.  Most truck drivers try not to use their jake brakes I believe they’re called when they are in a residential place to cut down on noise.

• Anonymous

  This comparison is apples to oranges.  Of course you are more likely to get hit by a truck than a train, because you don’t drive on the railroad tracks!  Let’s count up the number of passenger vehicle accidents that cause death and serious injury as opposed to those caused by trucks and I am talking actually caused by trucks, not caused by passenger cars cutting off trucks, pulling out in front of trucks and getting rear ended because there was not enough room to stop or things like that.

  And unless all of our companies are going to be built next to railroad tracks that they don’t seem to be building too many more of, who is going to bring the goods from the railway to the facilities……TRUCKS!  As soon as you start proposing more railways you are going to get resistance from the folks commuting everyday that get caught and are late waiting for a train to pass by.  Driving on the road with a truck doesn’t make me late for work. 

  And how many of those railways are you going to build in the woods of Maine for the loggers?  Are you going to elminate all trucks?  Can UPS and FED EX still run in your world?

  Noise?  Have you lived near railroad tracks?  I have, very noisy and shakes the  house.  Most truck drivers try not to use their jake brakes I believe they’re called when they are in a residential place to cut down on noise.

• Anonymous

  This comparison is apples to oranges.  Of course you are more likely to get hit by a truck than a train, because you don’t drive on the railroad tracks!  Let’s count up the number of passenger vehicle accidents that cause death and serious injury as opposed to those caused by trucks and I am talking actually caused by trucks, not caused by passenger cars cutting off trucks, pulling out in front of trucks and getting rear ended because there was not enough room to stop or things like that.

  And unless all of our companies are going to be built next to railroad tracks that they don’t seem to be building too many more of, who is going to bring the goods from the railway to the facilities……TRUCKS!  As soon as you start proposing more railways you are going to get resistance from the folks commuting everyday that get caught and are late waiting for a train to pass by.  Driving on the road with a truck doesn’t make me late for work. 

  And how many of those railways are you going to build in the woods of Maine for the loggers?  Are you going to elminate all trucks?  Can UPS and FED EX still run in your world?

  Noise?  Have you lived near railroad tracks?  I have, very noisy and shakes the  house.  Most truck drivers try not to use their jake brakes I believe they’re called when they are in a residential place to cut down on noise.

• Anonymous

  Considering Jackman is a “Logging & Trucking” town, about %90 of their help is coming from truckers and loggers, 

• Anonymous

  Considering Jackman is a “Logging & Trucking” town, about %90 of their help is coming from truckers and loggers, 

• Anonymous

  Actually, judging by the news it appears that everyone except truckers are more likely to get hit by a truck. For some strange reason truckers have an affinity for being on the grade crossing  just as a train is coming. Normally you really have to try to get hit  by a train but truckers seem to do it as a matter of routine. Case in point the Berwick Me incident.

  Whenever you are hit from behind, the fault lies with the person who hit you from behind. Unless your equipment is defective, if he can stop, so can you.

  The best way for a regular motorist to understand would be for them to have their brakes set so that they take 5 times or longer to stop the vehicle. That would emulate a truck. Of course, it would also be illegal but it would illustrate one of the many reasons that the large trucks shouldn’t be on the road. They are incompatible with the majority of vehicles and thus do not belong on the road. We don’t allow bicycles on limited access highways either, bicycles and pedestrians are totally incompatible as well.

  As a railfan, I don’t mind getting stopped at a grade crossing  but I can see how it can be annoying. It’s not as annoying as having your house destroyed and your son killed by a truck.

  Trucks will always be with us, I see them as getting smaller though.

  I figure that a 10:1 ratio is about the maximum between the heaviest and lightest vehicles on the road. thus a 20 ton truck would be about as big as you would normally see.

  For heavier loads, special permits, police escorts, etc could be used. There are times  when very heavy loads have to go over the roads.

  Why ship logs by truck? Logs are heavy, why play around like little kids and ship by the small truck load when you can send them out 10,000 or so tons at a time.

  And, do it with 1 horsepower per ton. Try that with a truck.

  You choose where you live, if you don’t want to live near the tracks, then don’t. I would not want to be right near the tracks in case of derailment.

  I don’t see any change with UPS/Fedex and small trucks like that.

  The loggers can put down as much iron as they want to or they feel they need.

  On their own property they can do what they want, use trucks for all I care, but for long distance hauling or for hauling a lot of tonnage, rail wins.

  Of course, I admit that it would help if we didn’t have the ilk of Pan Am Railways in New England. If anyone tells me that they ship via truck to avoid Pan Am Railways, believe me, I understand and quite frankly don’t blame them.

  In the name fuel economy and safety, but mainly because of fuel issues, I see rail coming back and taking the majority of long haul freight.

  In New England we have very poor railroads, everywhere else it’s a different story. Imagine 10,000 tons pulled by 10,000 to 12000 horsepower blasting by you at 70 mph. Happens all the time out west. 

  Summing up  the inconvenience caused by trains at a grade crossing, at least it doesn’t kill you.

• Anonymous

  I look at it on a national basis because it’s a national, probably world wide problem. Small trucks would get stuff to mom and pops. Rail isn’t in survival mode, well maybe in New England but in the rest of the country it’s doing great. Warren Buffed didn’t bet the farm on rail because it was doing poorly.

  Smaller trucks will always be necessary. I see long haul trucking hopefully coming to an end due to fuel costs. Larger businesses like Walmart may find that at some point it makes sense to use rail at least to all of their distribution sites, then maybe to some of the stores.

  We have rail service to the top of Mt. Washington, so rail can go anywhere it has to.

  Like most solutions, it’s going to boil down to a compromise. Trucks, probably smaller, will continue to serve the last few miles while more efficient rail will do the long hauling.

   

• Anonymous

  Yes, you’re right, I forgot about that. Here is a link to one such story. http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-04-16-air-controller-sleeping-schedules.htm

  I do feel confident that they will take care of the problem.  At least no one killed,  there was no accident.

  The only case I can think of where a controller was at fault and a lot of people died was when an Embraer private jet and a 737 collided over the Brazilian rainforest because the controller had them a the same flight level going in opposed directions along the same route. The private jet’s winglet tore off the wing of the 737 causing the 737 to crash. Very sad tragedy. The incident could have been avoided if the TCAS transponder in the private jet hadn’t been accidentally switched off. TCAS would have alerted both pilots in time and told each one to take the opposite evasive action.

  The controller was thrown in jail.

   

• Anonymous

  Yes, you’re right, I forgot about that. Here is a link to one such story. http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-04-16-air-controller-sleeping-schedules.htm

  I do feel confident that they will take care of the problem.  At least no one killed,  there was no accident.

  The only case I can think of where a controller was at fault and a lot of people died was when an Embraer private jet and a 737 collided over the Brazilian rainforest because the controller had them a the same flight level going in opposed directions along the same route. The private jet’s winglet tore off the wing of the 737 causing the 737 to crash. Very sad tragedy. The incident could have been avoided if the TCAS transponder in the private jet hadn’t been accidentally switched off. TCAS would have alerted both pilots in time and told each one to take the opposite evasive action.

  The controller was thrown in jail.

   

• Anonymous

  Yes, you’re right, I forgot about that. Here is a link to one such story. http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-04-16-air-controller-sleeping-schedules.htm

  I do feel confident that they will take care of the problem.  At least no one killed,  there was no accident.

  The only case I can think of where a controller was at fault and a lot of people died was when an Embraer private jet and a 737 collided over the Brazilian rainforest because the controller had them a the same flight level going in opposed directions along the same route. The private jet’s winglet tore off the wing of the 737 causing the 737 to crash. Very sad tragedy. The incident could have been avoided if the TCAS transponder in the private jet hadn’t been accidentally switched off. TCAS would have alerted both pilots in time and told each one to take the opposite evasive action.

  The controller was thrown in jail.

   

• Anonymous

  They pay taxes just not enough. 50 times the weight,  50 times the damage, 50 times the tax. Doesn’t work out that way. The roads have to be built to handle 100 tons because of the trucks, therefore they should foot most of the bill.

  It’s nice to hear that your father has his head on straight and knows what he is doing. Unfortunately that wasn’t the case with the guy in Jackman a few days ago.

  I believe that two people in the cab will help because they each have a different view of things and there is a good chance that a passenger may notice something and point it out to the driver. Take the case down in N. Berwick, it’s likely that the driver was distracted and didn’t start braking until it was too late, it’s very possible that a passenger would have snapped him out of it and got him to stop in time. After all, the passenger has a vested interest in saving his own life.

  The passenger has to be an experienced truck driver in order to know if the driver is waiting too long to brake or to notice if something else is wrong.

  If doctors or emergency workers start making the news because they are getting in accidents and killing people then yes, there will need to be some reform. So far I haven’t see that it has reached the problem level like trucks have.

  Truck drivers need to be held to a higher standard than regular drivers because the potential to kill and cause serious damage is much higher. The trucks are also defective when compared with 90 percent of the vehicles out there. They can’t stop as well nor take evasive action as well as a car. They also are much more susceptible to being overturned by wind. They’re a menace as I have said before.

  Truckers have proven time and time again that they need someone beside them holding their hands. Case in point, the recent Jackman ME incident.

  If an industry won’t regulate itself, then the government needs to step in.

  The railroads learned this the hard way. They used their monopoly power to gouge shippers and paid for it with heavy regulation that put them at a big disadvantage when trucks came on the scene and undercut them.

  Get your act together or the government will be forced to take action.

  The railroads had to learn the hard way too as far as safety goes. They were horrible in the beginning.