Driver in Bay Area highway collapse had history of arrests

AP wire on Bakersfield Californian ^ | 4/30/07 | Marcus Wohlsen - ap

[bluefish]

I also believe our LEOs are just as capable of enforcing safety regulations against brown skinned people as those with more or less melanin.

Your problem is that you continue to claim that this has something to do with skin color. For you perhaps, but the post to which you originally replied made no mention of it.

I just realized that maybe you are simply unaware of the Mexican Truck issue, and simply took the original poster's comment completely out of context, in which case your response might have been understandable.

If that isn't it and you do understand the Mexican Truck issue, my charge stands and you would have to fall into one of three camps:

1) You are unjustifiably hypersensitive to the issue of race (which means you have been brainwashed by Libs)

2) You are a cynical race-baiter with a hidden agenda (perhaps you have a financial interest in allowing Mexican trucks on our roads)

3) You blindly accept anything thrown your way by our gubmint, naively believing they always have your best interests at heart.

Oh, and your stance on illegal immigration has nothing to do with this either. The debate over Mexican Trucks has nothing to do with immigration.

[mylife]

Thanks for perspective

We dont need new steeking(steenking) laws!

[dr_lew]

Yeah. Trucking springs to mind right along with aviation as the perfect occupation for rehabilitated criminals.

[GovernmentShrinker]

No, I’ve never driven a truck. And I don’t think there’s a big distinction between accidents caused by a truck going over the speed limit, or just too fast for it’s weight, and being “caused by cars”. It’s a given that other vehicles will pose a hazard on the highway from time to time. But a big heavy truck is less able to dodge out of the way, when a car gets into trouble in front of it. And when the contents of the truck are explosive the scale of resulting damage is multiplied.

[antiunion person]

YOU’RE AN IDIOT.

[dr_lew]

On Google Maps, this ramp looks like a broad sweeping turn. I don’t see anything like the progessive increase in curvature, e.g., which one often finds on exit ramps.

How is it that he couldn’t make it through this interchange under optimally light traffic conditions? Had he driven this route before? One would think he was at least familiar with the interchange, even if this was the first time he made this delivery.

Well, you are right, one shouldn’t presume, but I think that many of the questions here can and will be answered. If a car cut him off, I’ll be surprised.

[mylife]

Can anyone admit that This was just a tremendous accident?

[mylife]

Can anyone admit that This was just a tremendous accident?

[jackibutterfly]

"I agree, let the guy try to reclaim his life and earn his living. Nothing about his past has anything to do with an accident for crying out loud."

Except that he was SPEEDING, for crying out loud!!! An accident! Pul-lease! Give me a break!! What the h$ll was he doing speeding, when he was driving hazardous waste??? This guy belongs in jail, and should be kept from EVER driving any big rigs again! Thank GOD he didn't kill anyone!

[Thinkin' Gal]

James Mosqueda

James Mosqueda

Of all the surnames in the world...

Say, anybody know the name of the taxi driver?

[papasmurf]

He is eligible as per current guidelines.

You are disqualified from holding an HME if convicted or found not guilty by reason of insanity within the previous 7 years or were released from prison in the last 5 years for any of the following crimes:

May be Eligible for Waiver

Assault with intent to murder
Kidnapping or hostage taking
Rape or aggravated sexual abuse
Unlawful possession, use, sale, manufacture, purchase, distribution, receipt, transfer, shipping, transporting, delivery, import, export of, or dealing in a firearm or other weapon
Extortion
Dishonesty, fraud, or misrepresentation, including identity fraud
Bribery
Smuggling
Immigration violations
Violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) under 18 U.S.C. 1961, or a comparable State law, other than any permanent disqualifying offenses
Robbery
Distribution of, intent to distribute, or importation of a controlled substance
Arson
Conspiracy or attempt to commit any of these crimes


Permanent Criminal Disqualifiers

You are permanently disqualified from holding an HME on a state-issued CDL if convicted or found not guilty by reason of insanity for any of the following crimes:

Not Eligible for Waiver

Espionage Sedition Treason A crime listed in 18 U.S.C. Chapter 113B - Terrorism, or a State law that is comparable

May Be Eligible for Waiver

Crime involving a transportation security incident Improper transportation of a hazardous material under 49 U.S.C. 5124 or a comparable State law
Unlawful possession, use, sale, distribution, manufacture, purchase, receipt, transfer, shipping, transporting, import, export, storage of, or dealing in an explosive or explosive device
Murder
Violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) under 18 U.S.C. 1961, or a comparable State law, where violations consist of any of the permanent disqualifying offenses
Conspiracy or attempt to commit any of these crimes

TSA Disqualifiers

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[papasmurf]

"It's reprehensible," said Assemblyman Pedro Nava, D-Santa Barbara, who chairs both the Assembly Transportation Committee and the Joint Committee on Emergency Services and Homeland Security. "Someone with that record has no business driving hazardous materials on our highways."

Someone with no knowledge of the law, who can't even spend the 3 minutes it takes to look it up, has no business representing the people and making libelous claims on said people.

He was just another dumb supertrucker.

Typical DUMocrap.

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[papasmurf]

And you might've noticed that tankers are nearly ALWAYS speeding and tailgating.

Tank hauling carriers have almost all made the switch to the newest "super single" (they hate it when you call it that LOL) tires. No more duals, just a single tire at each axle end. Keep that in mind if you like to drive alongside of trucks.

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[webheart]

He cautioned that a scarcity of steel resulting from a building boom, in China and India could slow reconstruction.

"We can't get steel like we used to," Weiss said.

We should be thanking the driver for exposing this for us. We need to know about these things. As for the drug and crime history, it raises an eyebrow, but we need to be able to forgive people for their past mistakes. We can put some things behind us. Sounds like he did his time and went straight. He was working for a living, and nobody died.

[papasmurf]

I could explain the myriad of reasons why trucks, in general, speed (besides that it's fun) but it would take a day or so.

Basically, the industry is in the process of imploding.

BTW, how do you shrink the government by adding more oversight and regulation?

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[ArmstedFragg]

Damn! Didn't we used to make that in the United States?

Impossible. To make it, we'd have had to melt it, and everybody knows our steel doesn't melt.

[papasmurf]

Not to be argumentative, but logs will tell you only how well I can lie. That's why we call them "funny books". Besides, he may not be required to even keep a logbook, depends on whether or not his company uses the 100 air mile rule.

What will help to tell the story here is the ECM, it stores the parameters, how many depends the on year model of the truck. More than likely, highest speed attained is recorded, average speed is recorded, emergency braking is recorded, and highest rpm is recorded. Those are the bare bones. Most trucks built after 2002 have the capability of recording more. As well as his pumping receipts, they'll have the time/date stamped on them.

Most companies, especially hazmat haulers, have a satellite tracking system, usually Qualcomm or Highway Master, on the truck, that will most definitely tell his speed, number of hours the vehicle was moving, etc.

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[taxesareforever]

He cautioned that a scarcity of steel resulting from a building boom, in China and India could slow reconstruction.

Yeah, they (especially China) gotta keep "building" their military up. Wouldn't want to slow that down.

[BurbankKarl]

And who was it that relaxed those DHS background rules?