DUTIES of:
ROAD CAPTAINS & TAIL GUNNERS
"ROAD CAPTAIN/TAIL GUNNER DUTIES"
The Road Captain must be aware of the length of the columns, and must gauge the passing of merges, highway entrances and exits, etc., to allow for maximum safety and keeping the group together. He/she must make sure that they leave enough time/space for the formation to get into the appropriate lanes before exits, etc. All directions come from the Road Captain. The Road Captain makes all decisions regarding lane changes, stopping for breaks and fuel, closing of gaps, turning off at exits, any concerns of what lies ahead, accepting/rejecting radioed messages from other individuals, and so on. No individual will assert himself independently without direction from the Road Captain to do so.
The Tail Gunner serves as the eyes of the Road Captain. He/she watches the formation, and informs the Road Captain of any potential problems within the group. He/she watches other vehicles, and informs the Road Captain (and anyone else with radios) of hazardous conditions approaching from the rear, such as vehicles trying to cut into the formation and trucks passing with potentially dangerous wind blasts. He/she will watch for merging lanes, and will move into a merging lane (or stay in a merging lane just vacated by the group) in order to "close the door" on other vehicles that may otherwise find themselves trying to merge into the formation. At the Road Captain's request, the Tail Gunner changes lanes before the formation, to secure the lane so the formation can move into it.
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Jim Kelly
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Jeffrey "Hillbilly" Hawes |
Don Zirkle |
