Motorist dies after dump truck with bed up knocks highway sign onto pickup
They have those stupid back up beepers......why can't they have a beeper that tells you when you bed is up or a safety device that won't let it go up when the speed is over 10 MPH?
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Discussion in 'Trucking Accidents' started by Opus, Sep 25, 2020.
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Investigators are trying to determine whether the raised bed was operator error or a mechanical problem.
How can a dump box go up without the PTO in & the lift stick in the raise position.Sirscrapntruckalot, Flat Earth Trucker, Bud A. and 7 others Thank this. -
Even if it was a mechanical problem - let's say he dumped, and the bed wouldn't go all the way back down - why the hell would you drive down the road like that??
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A lot of dump trucks have either a red light on the dash or an audible buzzer or both to let the driver know the bed is up.
But still, a driver should be alert enough to know when the bed isn't down. On our ten wheel dumps and our end dumps you can feel the difference in the way the truck handles with the bed in the air.
None of this is any good if the driver is driving HUHA...Head Up His ###.alds, D.Tibbitt, Sirscrapntruckalot and 12 others Thank this. -
I saw a dump truck, Interstate-40 in Tennessee, hammer down in the left lane, with the bed up.
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Better question is why was the pickup so close that he didnt have time to react.
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