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Discussion in 'Trucking Accidents' started by Everett, Jul 14, 2011.

  1. Everett

    Everett Crusty Shorts, What???

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    :biggrin_255: as just seen on the news here in Des Moines, Ia, seems a truckdriver with a reefer trl, was taking a load of budweiser up too the north part of the state as he exited from I -80, I-35 onto hyw 141 north went a little bit and the whole right side floor gave away , right under the side panel , were the center light goes, beer everywere, :biggrin_25525: , then everyboby was stopping too help clean it up,and the wrecker guy said nope, i bet he got a big ticket , a full load at 80 tho too, never seen a reefer floor go out, thats a first for me, i can understand wood floor, im thinking he jacked a guardwall somewere else, before getting loaded and thought be good too go, wroung :biggrin_25524:
     
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  3. ronin

    ronin Road Train Member

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    Haven't seen that before... but maybe it was a 25 year old trailer?
     
  4. 07-379Pete

    07-379Pete Crusty Commando-Pete

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    Maybe it was a 53' with the tandems all the way back. A load of bud on the ground............no great loss.
     
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  5. walstib

    walstib Darkstar

    >>>>Free beer

    I used to play in a band called Free Beer back in the day in Baltimore, always looked cool on the marquees!
     
  6. dave26027

    dave26027 Road Train Member

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    His trailer was spec'd for light beer?
     
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  7. Everett

    Everett Crusty Shorts, What???

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    :biggrin_25511: It was a 53 non spread, axel too the dot bumper, musta been old trl, dont know, looked like a new trl , in the news, all chrome wheels and everything, just a case of bad luck .:biggrin_25513:
     
  8. halfburn

    halfburn Medium Load Member

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    I have seen a number of current and former US Xpress trailers break in half in the middle. Two in the Houston area the last few months. One was a current and one an older one pulled by an OO. I have seen news on the web of a couple more.
     
  9. ronin

    ronin Road Train Member

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    Why do drivers run their tandems all the way back??

    I've seen some ghetto guys saying that it's because it rides SMOOV.

    Nothing like not being able to get around anywhere without whacking your tandems on everything...
     
  10. Everett

    Everett Crusty Shorts, What???

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    Mayby becuse there used too running for the postal service as the way they run theres all the way back, or mayby they got used too running doubles , but anyway. i'm thinking the forklift driver who loaded that trl, wasnt paying much attion, as too more bounce in the middel of trl, wouldnt that be a sight, the forklift under the trl, sitting in the middel of the trl on the ground, i guess the driver would have too pay for new drawers for forklift driver, cause they be full after he landed too the ground, i couldnt imange the bill for that too lift that trl high over the forklift too get him out , it would take 2 giant wreckers for sure, that be a big bill, all becuse he failed his pre trip on trl, hum,:biggrin_25524:
     
  11. nckid

    nckid Light Load Member

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    Thinkn maybe someone tried to cut thru the floor for some hooch during a overnight stop if he had one?shoulda caught that on the pretrip though-criminals do some crazy ##### to make a buck or for drugs.
     
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