Yesterday the road was closed for almost 12 hours because of a tanker rollover. http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/25300589/wreck-blocks-both-direction-of-i-40-in-nc
I come through there less than 4 hours after it was all reopened. This is a stretch that limits the trucks to 50 mph and small vehicles to 55 mph. I don't get in a hurry, I'm behind a Fed Ex taking the corners a little slower, (I'm guessing he had a high centered load and I had one car on the top rack in the trailer so I wasn't cornering fast either, but maintaining 50 mph.) I get passed by a CRETE doing at least 60. And then they wonder why there are accidents on that road all the time? Take you time, once out of there, pick up your speed, you'll get there.
The Gorge on I-40 in NC.
Discussion in 'Trucking Accidents' started by SHO-TYME, Apr 23, 2014.
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All I will say is new breed of truckers
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One doesn't fly long through there. There is usually a train somewhere. I have seen a few think they have to pass everyone. I usually had a load of air filters going through there. I like a load with the word "air"
I normally kicked back and enjoyed the scenery. Beautiful country through there. One night I come through and one idiot would count each curve. It was annoying at first but quickly got funny when we figured out what he was counting. I think there was somewhere around 105 curves. -
Accident was at the 20mm before the gorge.......
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I came thru there goin east right after it happened. I know the news story says tanker but it was a white freightliner pulling a dry van.
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I noticed in the news story it indicated it was carrying 100 gallon containers of the liquid. Somehow a reporter somewhere equated that with "tanker".
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I was headed up to I81 that day. Guys on the CB said it was sodium chloride he was hauling.
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I guess reading is a skill.......
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