I-77 Mountain Driving
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Kingty9183, Jun 16, 2021.
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I have heard it said that if you flattened out West Virginia it would be larger than Texas. I will say this. As a Trucker, you need to respect ALL grades. Many a trucker has disrespected some of these east coast hills and paid for it with their lives. I know of deaths on I 40 and I 26 in NC and on I 77 in West Virginia and Virginia. I will toss in I-24 in Tenn! While I am on the subject, I have heard about deaths on I 68 in Maryland, but can't confirm this.
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I *think* it was WV where I encountered a 13% grade. I remember thinking to myself “I didn’t realize there was such a thing legal for big trucks”. But it was...
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In the late 80s green as grass me decided to use us 60 from Lynchburg VA over to Buena Vista VA to get on I 81 .
My truck was an 85 international coe 300 Cummins and no Jake.
Load was roll stock paper nice and heavy!
I made it to the top of the hill with out any fatalities and started down but about halfway down my brakes started smoking so I parked it to cool them .
While sitting there a cop came flying up the hill and parked behind me , he thanked profusely for parking it as he explained runaway trucks blow thru the town at the bottom frequently.
After things cooled off he escorted me to the bottom and I promised him he would never see me on that road again .Blue jeans, sealevel, tarmadilo and 7 others Thank this. -
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