Are there any "Warning signs" before a rollover???
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by dirtjersey, Oct 1, 2012.
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And yet another warning sign....If your truck is dangling over the edge of a cliff, don't get back in and try to get it unstuck.
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I wouldn't flame this driver too much.
Look at the truck.
A O/O with a perfectly maintained older truck.(most likely)
That piece off metal on wheels will most likely be all he owns and all that can provide for his family.
Living in a country where there is nothing but what you can provide for yourself.
Where a human life has less value then what our lunch costs.
With there being a good chance that you can forget to insure your rig as nobody will give you insurance ar any price
Wouldn't you go the extra mile to try to save it?
Can you honestly say you wouldn't try if you were in his shoes?Last edited by a moderator: May 9, 2015
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Provided that you follow all of the posted and suggested speed, a rollover usually involve somebody stepping on their brake or jerk their steering wheel, but almost never your gas padel.
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Actually during the roll over.
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What's wrong with telling somebody how to correct it if they have already screwed up? My advice is how to keep from rolling after you misjudged a curve, especially if there was not a designated speed sign going into the curve like a lot of them are here in Texas and Oklahoma. Oh and the cowboy attitude you talk about- take a loadof cattle into the curves at Oklaunion on 287 running 70 and you'll see where that comes from. There are no reduce speed signs there.
jake.....You make my point for me sir...going 70 mph when entering Any curve ESPECIALLY while hauling cattle is not too advisable. While I have not in 32 years of driving hauled any livestock I did pull a reefer for a bit..ever hear the term "swinging beef"..so please don't try and tell about shifting loads , as to the attitude by stating that you evidently make it a habit of driving way too fast for the roads that you are traveling and the cargo you are hauling...keep on running like you are (70mph into curves) and you'll be posting from a hospital bed or worse a wheelchair...after 9 years of experience you would think you would've learned something...Its days like this I'm glad I no longer drive (read retired). Oh and you forgot to mention that I said to the OP use some "common sense" and slow down , be prepared, expect the unexpected especially when hauling top-heavy loads. "An ounce of prevention" will save your/his life one day maybe. -
Truck rollovers is one of the reasons the NMDOT is rerouting the I10 East to I25 ramp onto a gradual turn rather than the old cloverleaf. I remember one bad one involved a bullrack and they wound up burying a dozen dead cattle in a mass grave there. Driver was a young 22 year old kid working for his dad.
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The co driver did announce that despite the bus going over the edge, discount internet only tickets are still non refundable.Last edited by a moderator: May 9, 2015
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