did not look in his mirrors…

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  1. drvrtech77

    drvrtech77 Road Train Member

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    Occurred at interstate warehousing Murfreesboro Tennessee
     
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  3. Opus

    Opus Road Train Member

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    Prime......the bane of my existence.
     
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  4. Lexuslane

    Lexuslane Medium Load Member

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    Weird they have that big of a drop off and no rail or wall
     
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  5. freebeertomorrow

    freebeertomorrow Heavy Load Member

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    maybe because there is 150' of concrete spread out there to navigate that turn?
     
  6. D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

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    I'm sure swift already took care of the railing
     
  7. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    There's an old video of a Prime in that exact same spot, exact same predicament.
     
  8. BigBob410

    BigBob410 Road Train Member

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    Maybe these megas need to start putting signs at the top of the windshield.
    “Don’t forget you’re pulling a F###### TRAILER “!!!!!
     
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  9. mjd4277

    mjd4277 Road Train Member

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    He must’ve slid his tandems before rounding the curve at the guard shack. Most drivers usually wait to slide them until they’re at the guard shack to slide them on the straight section of the concrete.
     
  10. OLDSKOOLERnWV

    OLDSKOOLERnWV Captain Redbeard

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    Don’t need one if you pay attention.

    We have areas here in WV that drop for hundreds of feet without guardrails or walls. Curves that have numbers spray painted on them to help communicate on the CB with other drivers.

    Driver just a few weeks ago dropped over and pinned his trailer against a guardrail on Davis creek mountain in the curve. I’ve pulled many oversize loads through there with no problem. And yes the curve is wide…..it’s just driver error.
     
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  11. OLDSKOOLERnWV

    OLDSKOOLERnWV Captain Redbeard

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    Paying more attention to his headset or video that’s playing? Not trying to be a bad guy, just stating facts from things I see on the open road….
     
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