Once again, I apologize for this lengthy post, but it could potentially save a life (or lives) one day.  Please read and make note of the link included herein.  Actually, it wouldn't hurt to store this information in your phone!

Last week we were not far from home on our way to visit friends at their lake house.  We were behind a fully-loaded gravel hauler on a 2-lane road in the country.  Not long after taking off from a light, we noticed the hauler cross over the yellow line.  OK, maybe just a careless moment.  A few seconds later, he went over the yellow line, again.  THEN, he began DRIVING IN THE LANE OF THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC for quite a distance, then shifting back to his lane, then back to the shoulder where he drove for some distance, again!  This went on for 7 solid miles (down this one road, alone) while vehicles in the oncoming lane had to hit the shoulder to avoid a head-on collision.  I was driving our vehicle and was screaming and crying the entire time while my husband had 911 on the phone relaying our location all the while.  It was the most scary thing I have ever experienced as I tried to prepare myself for multiple fatalities right before our very eyes!  We got to the red light in the next town and noticed that this hauler was easing backwards.  My husband started hollering for me to back up.  Thank God no one was behind us, so I did.  Then, we followed him down the freeway (headed east, just west of Houston).  Again, all over the road.  At one point, a tanker truck was coming up beside us and this hauler drifted half way into his lane!  Needless to say, the tanker driver had to steer toward the guardrail to avoid a horrendous accident which could have easily included US!  Because we were driving through different territorial jurisdictions, no safety officers were able to catch up with us.  After exiting the freeway and crossing over the overpass, the hauler still could not stay in his lane.  The hauler eventually ended up at a cement plant in Katy where we remained, observing him until the local Police showed up.  Again, not in their jurisdiction, but the officer DID run a check on his drivers license, questioned him, gave him the walking sobriety test, etc.  The guy did not seem under the influence, but the officer said he appeared to be fatigued and there was some "tobacco"-type substance on the floorboard.  Long story short, there was nothing DPS, Katy PD, or anyone else could do, it seemed.  BUT, the officer did give us a website I want to share with all of you.  Using my phone, I went to https://safer.fmcsa.dot.gov/CompanySnapshot.aspx and entered the DOT number on the truck.  It pulled up the name and contact information of the company that owned this truck (as well as their safety record).  We called the company to report this incident and to let them know in no uncertain terms that many lives could have been lost that day because of their driver.  The driver would not answer his cell when his employer called him, but the company representative did ask the police officer to instruct this guy to 'park it' while someone could come and take him directly for drug testing.

So, while I hope you never have to witness such a horrendous scenario, the information I provided above just may save lives if you will just use it.  It was only by the grace of God so many people could go home to their families that day... including us!