Broker/Shipper left me stranded for over 24hrs on busy highway.

I gotta agree with a few posts above, if he was fully on the shoulder then the garbage truck should also share in some of the blame. How many thousands of vehicles managed to drive past without incident?

Still no excuse to sit there for 24 hours. This is one of the reasons why drivers should have some basic knowledge of how a truck works. At least enough to patch it up and limp the unit to a rest area or something.

 

You don't have those in your Cultural Diversity Kit? Should be right under the flip flops and white Addidas with black stripe britches.

 

Funny story... I only have the flip flops.. I traded everything else in the kit out for a 50.00 gift certificate for roller dogs redeemable at any Love's.. but it's only valid on Sundays between the hrs of 3:00 am to 5:00 am.. the Addidas britches hung low in the buttocks area.. and the hat was to big and covered up the top of my ears and was like wearing a hard hat..I did keep the gold chain.. I now have a chain drive money clip

 

critical thinking , what a concept! i think that is above most drivers IQ these days

 

From the picture it's definitely a 50/50 issue. The truck was all the way over in the grass. Plus the garbage truck is at a steep angle into the sleeper. Baring any unknown contributing factors. The accident should never have happened. But the OP should also have been long gone. Before the garbage truck arrived.

 

I know some big companies that have paid big money and we're further off the road.

For the Twitter post pics. The "op" was parkerd off the shoulder onto the grass. The garbage truck was 8' feet-ish off the highway.

 

Texas law takes into consideration that people may need to pull over on the highway for various reasons. In other words, if you are having car trouble or some other emergency, you can lawfully pull over to the shoulder of the highway. In many cases, that’s what the highway shoulder is for. Parking on the shoulder ensures that a driver is not blocking the flow of traffic and is the preferable act over stopping in a lane. In fact, the Texas code states that a vehicle may park, stop or stand in the following situations:

1. Stopping, parking or leaving the vehicle off the main traveled part of the highway is not practicable.
2. A width of the highway beside the vehicle is unobstructed and open for the passage of other vehicles; and
3. The vehicle is in clear view for at least 200 feet in each direction on the highway.

 

I sure wish this thread had a better outcome. Woo doggie!

Personally, I would have dragged this trailer off the interstate to safety even if it meant damaging the dang thing.

 

I've stayed on the side of the road exactly once.

I had someone in route instantly with a super single to replace the junk recap.

I have driven on a blown super single to get off the road. Better ruin a rim than have someone hit you and take your house.

No trailer issue would keep me on the shoulder a day. I don't care if I am dragging an axle.