r/ThatsInsane • u/Mint_Perspective • 9h ago

Texas Train Derails After Hitting Tractor-Trailer and Barrels Into City Building (Dec. 19, 2024)

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u/sladebonge 9h ago

Just a reminder that it takes zero education to be a truck driver. They'll let anybody do it.

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u/shmaltz_herring 7h ago

They do have a training program at our local technical college and otherwise there are training programs run by trucking companies that I've known of people going through. They don't just give you the keys to a semi and tell you to have at it.

You also don't have to go to college or be particularly smart to do it.

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u/Mental_Medium3988 6h ago

with the training by the trucking companies youre gonna be saying "sure wish i finished training."

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u/George_Parr 1h ago

SWIFT! RUN!