Help with defending lawsuit

I don't have those exact dimensions but I do remember working this out while in training at Arrow. We had a Kenworth t-600 with the sloped hood so we could see objects closer than you could in a 379 with the taller flat hood. The instructor stood in front of the truck with a driver in the seat and moved away until the driver could see him, then we measured the distance. He had to be standing 25 feet in front of the driver's seat to be seen at all.

 

Need more info. on his truck. Did it have 22.5 or 24.5 tires? LO pros or standard highth tires. How heavy of a front axle? (12,000, 13,200, 14,600, maby even 16,18 or 20,000) They all sit a little different. How did he usually have the air ride highth set in his seat? how tall is the driver? Is their a bug deflector on the truck? Tire size and front spring rates could change highth by about a foot. A bug deflector about 5 or 6 inches more.
With out knowing more my guess is just over 6 foot on the low side and up to 7 and a half on the high side.

 

I have a 04 379 ext hood
I will get those for you Thursday
As I saw posted tire size and at what height did the driver normally ride will make a deference with how close to the end of hood he would be able to see.
rag

 

Something you did not ask for from eyes to windsheild 32"
My truck is on 315-80-22.5 steers and 11r22.5 drives
Good luck
rag

 

What you should do is go find a truck exactly like that one, whether it's someone's truck or at a dealership. Pay the owner $100 bucks for his time if you have to. Take a good camera, not digital. One of the old 35mm ones so you can blow the photos up big, bright, and clear for the jury to see them. Take your photos around noon to maximize light and minimize glare. Find a guy around the same height as the pedestrian and get photos of the truck with the guy standing in front of it where he said he was, where the driver said he was, and at various distances. Make sure to take them from all angles including from the driver's seat. Then you can have a nice picture show to illustrate exactly what you're describing so the jury can see what you're talking about. If this guy that got hit tries to stretch his story, the pictures will probably show it right there.

Hell, get a car too. Back the car up 3 feet from the bumper and take photos from inside showing how much of the car can't be seen at that angle. That really is a huge blind spot there.

 

Just send a case of Omaha steaks

 

Dont know actual tire size of "your" truck, but two very common sizes here...
11R22.5 about 41.3" diameter
11R24.5 about 44.3" diameter
lots of variables, tread depth etc, but this will get you close...