I know these are mostly on car carriers but I've seen several other companys using them, mostly on aero trucks. I think they should be outlawed, period.
Years back I was parked at the Irving truckstop at the border between NB and Quebec. The night was extremely cold and I was snuggled down in my COE Freightliner, all toasty in my artic sleeping bag COE Freightshakers ain't the warmest truck inna world at -40.
Anyroads, sometime during the night, I halfways woke up and could barely see, the inside of my truck was a thick haze....smoke. I remember thinking my truck was on fire and lunged over the seat to the door. The second that outside air hit me I passed out and fell headfirst to the ground. Got to my feet and staggered towards the truckstop, falling several times before a couple of other drivers grabbed me up and dragged me inside..... where I promptly threw up all over their floor. Couldn't see because my eyes were pouring tears. Finally croaked out "Truck... Fire" and several guys rushed out to where my FS sat with smoke rolling out the open door.
Well, my truck wasn't on fire. A carhauler had pulled in close beside me. His exhaust was blowing right under my rig where my heater system was sucking it right into my cab. A minute or so longer and I wouldn't be posting this right now. I was one sick puppy for about a week afterwards.
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Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by Kittyfoot, Feb 1, 2010.
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I wonder how many other guys have felt sick from a situation like that,,and didn't know why it happened!!!!
They should be outlawed,,,that,,,and those goofy dump truck exhausts that do a 90 right out of the muffler!!!!
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Im a little confused, diesel exhaust isn't even poisonous.... It just causes cancer
. So that statement about being almost dead from the fumes is quite false. Unless of course the car hauler was a gas job.
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