About this episode
Distracted For 8 Seconds A Truckers Horror Story. At any given time on any given day experts estimate there are about 660,000 that are texting and driving. An article by Edgar Snyder outlined the many dangers and statistic of texting and driving. A semi-truck traveling at 55mph, travels approximately the length of a football field in 5 seconds. This includes the goals. Sam Hicks took his eyes off the road for 8 seconds. He was traveling at 63mph. His truck struck and killed Robert Bursik, 54. Hicks is serving his sentence of 4 years and regrets it every day. His story can be found on YouTube. Sam tells the story from his prison cell. Lives have been changed for ever. Sam said "I dod not think anything would happen" when he made the choice to look at a text from his girlfriend. By the time he looked up, it was too late. Sam's rig was right at the point of impact. His truck hit Roberts car so hard, that he went up over Roberts vehicle. Robert was killed. Tune into this weeks podcast and hear the story of a trucker that is living a nightmare. Louisville Truck Show TalkCDL is planning to be at this years Louisville Truck Show. NCI Hiring Lease Purchase DriversCDL Test Guaranteed to PassJJ Keller the truckers secretary FREE Break Even Calculator for TruckersCarter Lumber Hiring Local Class A and Class B DriversTrucking Companies Not To Work ForTrucking Companies Cheating ELD’s Advertise with TalkCDL If you are a trucking company or a company that is trucking related. Send us an email inquiring about our advertisement rates. We have a large audience is truckers and trucking related companies that would love to hear about your services. Our contact emails are Troy@TalkCDL.com and Ruthann@TalkCDL.com.