Californias finest..

singlescrewshaker · Jun 1, 2020

D.Tibbitt said: ↑

Well i knew this load was weird because everything was running so smooth... i was waiting for the catch.. And today i found it...

Some idiot plowed right into the back of me on the 215 to i15 truck bypass split in cali... right where u merge from the truck bypass back onto the main i15 southbound... right lane ends so i changed to the left lane , was running in left lane a good 30 seconds or so and getting ready to merge back into the freeway... check my right mirror to make sure nobody is gonna run up my right side like they always do out here... lone behold i see this red pickup bearing down on me... he hit me so hard it ricocheted him across 5 lanes of traffic and into the center median up against the guard rail of the northbound lanes....

I pulled over immediatly and called 911 thinking there was no way he just survived that, and as i was talking to the operator , the guy gets out and is walking around like nothing even happened... not a scratch on him.... ####ed up my tire and bumper and mudflap real bad... he is lucky he hit me on the tire and didnt center up my trailer , wouldve ended up going right under trailer.. Had to be going atleast 70 or 80 maybe faster and i was only doing about 45 to 50 mph.... Of course expired insurance and expired registration .....

Was only 30mins from delivery as well..not to mention i just got these tires a couple weeks ago. Brand ####ing new.... hope yall having a better day then me.
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Glad you are ok.
I hope they hauled his punk ### off to the pokey.
Those clowns are a big part of why our insurance rates are so high. The ever dreaded, uninsured motorist..

Doealex · Jun 1, 2020

D.Tibbitt said: ↑

Yeah he was definatly lucky. That is the last thing i need is a fatality on my record
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Sad part is it’s still going to be on your record.

D.Tibbitt · Jun 1, 2020

The crazy part was i barely even felt it , but was watching it the whole way. Never been in a accident before in my life.... Now im sittin here waiting for road service that was supposedly scheduled 3 hours ago....i hate trucking

tommymonza · Jun 1, 2020

D.Tibbitt said: ↑

Well i knew this load was weird because everything was running so smooth... i was waiting for the catch.. And today i found it...

Some idiot plowed right into the back of me on the 215 to i15 truck bypass split in cali... right where u merge from the truck bypass back onto the main i15 southbound... right lane ends so i changed to the left lane , was running in left lane a good 30 seconds or so and getting ready to merge back into the freeway... check my right mirror to make sure nobody is gonna run up my right side like they always do out here... lone behold i see this red pickup bearing down on me... he hit me so hard it ricocheted him across 5 lanes of traffic and into the center median up against the guard rail of the northbound lanes....

I pulled over immediatly and called 911 thinking there was no way he just survived that, and as i was talking to the operator , the guy gets out and is walking around like nothing even happened... not a scratch on him.... ####ed up my tire and bumper and mudflap real bad... he is lucky he hit me on the tire and didnt center up my trailer , wouldve ended up going right under trailer.. Had to be going atleast 70 or 80 maybe faster and i was only doing about 45 to 50 mph.... Of course expired insurance and expired registration .....

Was only 30mins from delivery as well..not to mention i just got these tires a couple weeks ago. Brand ####ing new.... hope yall having a better day then me.
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Hey. You Scratched my tire.

bryan21384 · Jun 1, 2020

That's some crazy stuff there man. He really dodged a bullet by not being killed, but expired registration and insurance, henwont dodge that one.

dptrucker · Jun 1, 2020

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With the traffic so much lighter these days, people just gotta drive that much faster!
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they drive like that all the time in that stretch.

Zues · Jun 1, 2020

Darn wrong place wrong time . Hope you able to finish up and get it done

HillbillyDeluxeTruck · Jun 1, 2020

Alright since no one else has mentioned it, here's the scary part. There's a chance that this dirtball will try to sue your co and you. Just be prepared for it. Hopefully you have a dash cam that can atleast show where you were, how you changed lanes (properly Im assuming) and your speed.

Also as a lease operator, always be the one to call road service and schedule everything, dont let a dispatch monkey do any of that. Imo, even though that tire is thrashed, Ive have attempted to run it and get to a shop before I called road service. I mean you're already on the side of the road, what else do you have to lose?

D.Tibbitt · Jun 1, 2020

HillbillyDeluxeTruck said: ↑

Alright since no one else has mentioned it, here's the scary part. There's a chance that this dirtball will try to sue your co and you. Just be prepared for it. Hopefully you have a dash cam that can atleast show where you were, how you changed lanes (properly Im assuming) and your speed.

Also as a lease operator, always be the one to call road service and schedule everything, dont let a dispatch monkey do any of that. Imo, even though that tire is thrashed, Ive have attempted to run it and get to a shop before I called road service. I mean you're already on the side of the road, what else do you have to lose?
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No dash cam. I had already changed lanes about 30 seconds before and the guy just plowed into me.. He hit me on right side and i was in left lane.. I dont wait til the last 2nd to merge on those right lane ends , for this exact reason..well if i was anywhere else i wouldve went to truckstop.. But am out of hours and nowhere to park in this part of cali if i were to sit in shop for 6 hours.... They have a process to get work done on truck in trailer thats why i ask them before .. I dont pay for that stuff on trailer and they would make me pay for it if i get work done without authorization

Doealex · Jun 1, 2020

HillbillyDeluxeTruck said: ↑

Alright since no one else has mentioned it, here's the scary part. There's a chance that this dirtball will try to sue your co and you. Just be prepared for it. Hopefully you have a dash cam that can atleast show where you were, how you changed lanes (properly Im assuming) and your speed.

Also as a lease operator, always be the one to call road service and schedule everything, dont let a dispatch monkey do any of that. Imo, even though that tire is thrashed, Ive have attempted to run it and get to a shop before I called road service. I mean you're already on the side of the road, what else do you have to lose?
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He could, if he had his unexpired registration and insurance.

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