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Fuel island 1, reefer 0

Discussion in 'Trucking Accidents' started by windsmith, Jul 23, 2012.

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  1. Jul 23, 2012 #1
    windsmith

    windsmith Road Train Member

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    TA Fultonville, NY. Not sure what this driver was thinking, but I felt bad for him. The fuel islands are not convenient to get in and out of, and it seems that he forgot he wasn't straight after he fueled. Likely totalled his trailer. Can't see it from the video captures, but the front tandem axle is twisted and pushed to the right about 6 inches, and the trailer undercarriage is bent and racked.

    fuel.island.1.jpg fuel.island.2.jpg


    Every bollard at every pump has a notch in it (on each end no less) where countless trailers have ridden up over them like this one did.

    Be careful out there.
     
    windsmith, Jul 23, 2012
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  3. Jul 23, 2012 #2
    25(2)+2

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    Might need a different slider under the trailer, but the box looks undamaged.


    Things like that do happen, at least there were no injuries.
     
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  4. Jul 23, 2012 #3
    dooberhoopa

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    That ta is a hole...and thos pumps are not easy to get into. I try to run to the petro in waterloo that place is wide open.
     
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  5. Jul 23, 2012 #4
    Flip Flops

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    yup, like most of them that place is a dump and very difficult to get into the pumps..


    I wonder if he had that wagon stretched out like that by design or his little wreck about ripped the tandems out from underneath it ?

    either way that is gonna be expensive to fix..
     
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  7. Jul 23, 2012 #5
    Cranky Yankee

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    and what was the name on the door
     
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  8. Jul 23, 2012 #6
    Flip Flops

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    I wondered that same thing !!!!!!!!!
     
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  9. Jul 24, 2012 #7
    123456

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    Was he going to try to air up that trailer tire ?????
     
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  10. Jul 24, 2012 #8
    windsmith

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    It wasn't a 'big name' on the door; appeared to be a small independent. Names are withheld to protect the unlucky :) Although the driver was showing quite a bit of attitude towards the TA manager - why I don't know, but enough that she looked like she was about to shoot him in the face.
     
    windsmith, Jul 24, 2012
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  11. Jul 24, 2012 #9
    windsmith

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    ... and you can't tell it from the captures, but I dropped my trailer in a parking spot and bobtailed to the fuel pump. :)
     
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  12. Jul 24, 2012 #10
    PackRatTDI

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    Maybe he was still dazed from staring at Betty Beaver.
     
    PackRatTDI, Jul 24, 2012
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