I think the blown steer tire hasn't been reported yet. What has been reported is a witness stating the truck suddenly veered to the right and that the authorities are investigating why the driver "lost control" of the vehicle.
http://www.wcnc.com/mb/news/traffic/tractor-trailer-wreck-closes-part-of-i-85/122359041
Loss of control with sudden veering has a short list of possibilities. Steer tire blowing is certainly on the list.
Regarding sleep, you make a good case for the difficulties sleeping as a professional driver.
Swift crash on I-85 kills co-driver/trainer
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You want to make accusations about incidents or crashes...yet you don't want actual answers to your incomplete or thoughtless remarks. I doubt that you even understand the statistics or the search parameters of how the stats were derived. The statement that Swift was involved in 56 fatality crashes was made, what this statement doesn't say is how many of these 56 were CAUSED BY Swift. Now this number "56" came in statement involving 2 years...so this is actually 28 per year. Did any of these deaths occur in an accident like the Pennsylvania I-78 crash...3 dead, 40 hospitalized, and left others transported to warming shelters...oh, 50 vehicles involved...but no Swift! How about the 96 vehicle dust caused accident Hwy 99 outside of Bakersfield last year, or Wyoming on I-80 involving 68 vehicles...no Swift in either of those. Your accusation and stats don't match up, just as the statement by the reporter has little or no merit since the actual statistics were "tweaked" to gain attention and bravado to an obvious bias.
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austinmike Thanks this.
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This was a sad incident. So sad to hear about this and the trainee is my brothe n law's little cousin. So sad. He was a passive guy and might have been forced to drive and afraid to speak up about being tired
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Unfortunately in this case two people lost their lives during the process.
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