From: grntrks@juno.com
Date: Wed Jul 14 2004 - 00:03:31 PDT
Jim,
Just had another thought. You can check with your local drivers license
testing station. They should have a free handbook that will give you good
info about driving big trucks. Semi or straight truck the principles are
going to be the same for safe operation of the vehicle.
In Texas the book is titled TEXAS COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVERS
HANDBOOK and here's the best part--- It's FREE for the asking.from our
Dep't of Public Safety. I'm sure you state will have something similar.
The handbook is used for folks who are preparing for their class A CDL.
Good luck,
Frank Cox
USAF, 'Nam 1966
MVPA 14530
'45 GMC 353 DUKW
'66 M35A2 w/w
On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 23:28:13 -0700 w7ls <w7ls@blarg.net> writes:
> As a collector hobbyist, I have no training available. Anyone know of
> any kind of deuce/5t training that a civillian can get into? Even a
> manual to read would be a good start. I started this thread a few
> months back but it died out before we could locate any training
> materials.
> It would also be interesting to get a copy of the GAO report that
> detailed the safety problems on these old trucks. Jim
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 13, 2004 at 9:35pm grntrks@juno.com wrote:
> > Dave,
> > Just briefly scanned the page you listed and from that gleaned one
> > glaring recurring theme - LACK OF DRIVER TRAINING! For instance:
> the
> > driver with only an hour of driving experience and assigned to
> drive a 12
> > ton armored vehicle. Person giving that order should be
> disciplined for
> > incompetence !
> >
> > As most on this list can attest to; these truck are safe if driven
> > properly, within their design perameters, BUT, it takes practice
> and some
> > instruction to do it right, ALONG WITH COMMON SENSE.
> >
> > Sorry guys, but I can't fault the machine when the operator is
> IGNORANT.
> > GRRRR !!!
> >
> >
> > Frank Cox
> > USAF, 'Nam 1966
> > MVPA 14530
> > '45 GMC 353 DUKW
> > '66 M35A2 w/w
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 22:13:26 -0400 L51940@aol.com writes:
> > > For the past three days The Detroit News has run a front page,
> > > headline expose' on unsafe army trucks. I think that these
> articles
> > > will be of immense interest to our group. The address below
> will
> > > take you to all three days stories. I'll bet these will juice
> up
> > > the e-mail some.
> > >
> > > http://www.detnews.com/specialreports/2004/military/
> > >
> > > Dave McConnell
> > >
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