UPDATE: Truck driver reported brake problems, bypassed runaway ramp, before fatal crash off steep cliff in Wyoming
Brake Problem Reported Before Fatal Accident
Discussion in 'Trucking Accidents' started by mjd4277, Sep 15, 2022.
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Seems like another episode of the Colorado incident…
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If he came in too hot the transmission will not attempt to down shift if his RPMs are too high, no matter what mode he had it in. To do so would require braking to get the RPMs where they needed to be.
Definitely driver error. Even without brakes, if he approached at an appropriate speed the jake would have held him all the way down.Another Canadian driver, God prefers Diesels, Boondock and 1 other person Thank this. -
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So to be blunt, that truck should not have been on the road in the first place.
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Company is toast because driver reports brake problems and they let or tell him to continue his mountain journey..
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Change company name, buy a new DOT/MC #, put company in your 4 years old kids name, rinse and repeat.
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