He/they will ... relax man. I wonder what you're response would have been if this was an illegal Mexican immigrant trying to get to his job in his old pickup so he could feed his family and crossed the tracks then, in place of the trucker.

I agree with you. There are too many truckers out there who pay attention only half the time that need to be reviewed throughout their employment. They don't stop to think that trains don't stop on a dime. It takes a long time for trains to come to a complete stop compared to a semi. There are a lot of them out there who are not paying attention around them in regards to trains, blow signs, signals and become a danger to other drivers around them. I've been pretty close to being clipped by them a number of times out on Highway 99 alone traveling between Fresno and Madera for work.

STexan

He/they will ... wonder what you're response would have been if this was an illegal Mexican immigrant trying to get to his job in his old pickup so he could feed his family.

It wouldn't matter. The guy wouldn't have a the right of way. As I stated in my response above, trains don't come to an immediate stop like vehicles do (with the exception of semis as they take slightly longer than normal vehicles). It wouldn't matter who was driving, they would still be at fault because they were trying to beat a train or they were not paying attention.

I agree. Some trucker jack-knifed across a city street and careened into a building where I am a few weeks ago, nearly killed a couple of pedestrians, and blocking traffic for hours. They think he was going twice the speed limit and tried to make a fast turn.. in an 18 wheeler.

Bad drivers like that should have their licenses cancelled. An 18 wheeler is a deadly weapon in the wrong hands.

The truckers that drive in between Tulare and Porterville,Ca. are the worst.They are Land of Lakes milk trucks,orange haulers,alfalfa haulers and they will pull out into oncoming traffic on the two lane roads.When you drive on these roads surrounded by farms you have to be extra alert.

Somebody told the driver he couldn't hit the broad side on a train and he decided to prove them wrong.

Truck drivers are the worst drivers in the world, but think they're special. Combine that with 40 tons of truck and you get a rolling death machine.

Ummmmmmm, Just going to post up a fact for all of you to read. Not trying to defend the duffus who derailed the train with his semi but, per capita, trucks are involved in fewer accidents than passenger cars, so for those who state that they are the worst drivers the National highway safety board stats strongly disagree with your opinion. Also truck drivers have to be drug tested on an annual basis and are under a microscope at all times and especially if involved in any form of an accident. Personally i would like to see all drivers who are involved in an accident (no matter how minor) get drug tested. I drove trucks for 5 years without one accident. I drove interstate and had been to all 48 lower states. The biggest menace out on the road is the average passenger car driver who thinks they are the only one out there with their latte and texting on their phone, shaving, eating, applying makeup, etc. etc. etc... I had been cut off so many times in heavy traffic by these idiots that I find it amazing that I was never in an accident. I would be driving in stop and go traffic and one of these self absorded idiots would cut in front of me and hit the breaks. The air horn would ussually get their attention. Once some stupid kid did that to me and when I hit the horn he hit the gas and ran into the car ahead of him.

STexan's just trolling.

davefromdanapointca

Ummmmmmm, Just going to post up a fact for all of you to read. Not trying to defend the duffus who derailed the train with his semi but, per capita, trucks are involved in fewer accidents than passenger cars, so for those who state that they are the worst drivers the National highway safety board stats strongly disagree with your opinion. Also truck drivers have to be drug tested on an annual basis and are under a microscope at all times and especially if involved in any form of an accident. Personally i would like to see all drivers who are involved in an accident (no matter how minor) get drug tested. I drove trucks for 5 years without one accident. I drove interstate and had been to all 48 lower states. The biggest menace out on the road is the average passenger car driver who thinks they are the only one out there with their latte and texting on their phone, shaving, eating, applying makeup, etc. etc. etc... I had been cut off so many times in heavy traffic by these idiots that I find it amazing that I was never in an accident. I would be driving in stop and go traffic and one of these self absorded idiots would cut in front of me and hit the breaks. The air horn would ussually get their attention. Once some stupid kid did that to me and when I hit the horn he hit the gas and ran into the car ahead of him.

I agree with you on all accounts. I have watched people in small vehicles be the problem in most accidents regarding truckers. But there are a decent amount of truckers out there who are under the radar who do things they shouldn't do that cause a lot of near misses too. In the last week alone I have witnessed about 5 close calls by truckers who were the cause because they don't look to see what is around them. These are people who feel that because they are in a very large vehicle, they are easily seen and avoidable when they decide to merge into a lane where there really is no room for them at the time they make the decision to move over. Many of these near misses are happening by on ramps when some choose to speed up instead of move over into the fast lane when they do have more than enough room. I was almost run off the highway 2 months ago by a trucker as I was getting on the highway and the driver refused to move over into the other lane that had no traffic and sped up, apparently forgetting that he had a long trailer behind him. I had no where to go as the ramp was at the merging point. Some of these people really shouldn't be truckers.

He may not even have a license.This is an agricultural area and some of these small farm industries hire,you guessed it,illegals.The guy was hauling cotton trash.I doubt that he was with a big trucking firm.

Truckers are in a hurry because of deadlines. If loads aren't delivered on time, their employers lose money. It's all about the bottom line. But, that is no excuse for disobeying traffic laws and putting lives at risk.

I hope that those injured have full and speedy recoveries.

Most truckers do get paid by the load or by the mile rather than by the hour. When drivers have to wait 5 plus hours to load or unload. Depending on the commodity and other factors of coarse.

caught that as well, the picture shows the first car, but evidently counting all the way to "one" is yet another thing the lib media finds difficult....................

Those trains are often "pushed" by a locomotive at the rear of the train instead of pulled in the traditional fashion (this avoids turning the train around at end points). The story didn't explain that fact, but is correct in stating it was the last car and locomotive that were hit. Liberal media has nothing to do with it.