So, you think truck crashes are something new?

Discussion in 'Trucking Accidents' started by 201, Dec 26, 2025 at 3:52 AM.

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  2. The_vett

    The_vett Medium Load Member

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    Thanks for that. It is great art. I got nostalgic for a life I didn't even live,:oops: it was so good.
    Not wrecks, just the Trucks and Trucking. I feel the music had something to do with it as well.
    Excellent short clip. :)
     
  3. Numb

    Numb Crusty Curmudgeon

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    there were wrecks back in the day, just not the 15 truck pile-ups we have today.

    just weren't as many people on the road.
     
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  4. Flat Earth Trucker

    Flat Earth Trucker Road Train Member

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    Screenshot_20251226_190847_DuckDuckGo.jpg
    Trucks dangling from bridges? Nothing new.

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    Screenshot_20251226_190749_DuckDuckGo.jpg At least we know Swift didn't start this awful trend.
     
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  5. The_vett

    The_vett Medium Load Member

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    Yes, and too many people is not good. Especially because we seem to want to clump together. So one place is a ghost town, or just land and then there is another where there is not enough parking. Balance is the key , and not like the balancing over the edge of a bridge.
     
  6. 201

    201 Road Train Member

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    I had a friend with a truck exactly like that. The hoses indicate a dump trailer? It was an old Pumpkin truck painted those colors. I don't recall him dangling off a bridge, but who knows what happened to it. Maybe this? No, Swift didn't start the "trend", and I'm sure there were plenty of wrecks, we just didn't have mjd bringing the images to our kitchen tables nightly;). There are like 4 volumes of these remastered clips, and most here, it seems they focused on the drivers that walked away from, but that wasn't always the case. PLenty didn't. We didn't have the "mega pileups" for a multitude of reasons, many not even thought of when these accidents happened. Like Numb sez, we just didn't have the volume of traffic and most of these crashes are either stupidity, or they fell asleep. I guess not much has changed in that regard. I was fascinated by all the defunct trucking companies in the clip. The last one, a White(?) with a Mercury "coffin" sleeper and what was a reefer. Notice the 2 "bunker and blower" motors. You think you guys have it rough,,
     
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  7. OLDSKOOLERnWV

    OLDSKOOLERnWV Captain Redbeard

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    Truck wrecks are definitely nothing new. In 1987-88 I was running to Boston, Malden, Tewksbury, East Longmeadow Mass weekly out of Wurtland, KY. One thing for sure, the amount of truck wrecks have increased….
     
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    OLDSKOOLERnWV Captain Redbeard

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    About 13 years ago I seen a Pepsi truck and trailer over the bridge laying in the water of Mobile Bay, first thing I thought of when seeing this picture….

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    OLDSKOOLERnWV Captain Redbeard

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    Like to have a pole like that for my sign….

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  10. Trucker61016

    Trucker61016 Road Train Member

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    That you know of but I'm sure a lot of accidents went under reported or just not national news.. remember everything that happens is posted instantly as if it's all happening in record numbers. .
     
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