Road debris damage

Little in the way of debris - maybe 1 airline in 15 years, and a cut tire.

Worst is wildlife - turkey through the windshield comes to mind.

 

Had one in 10 years and it was a gator from another truck.
Broke a leveling valve in tractor.. nothing some duct tape couldn’t fix for a few hunnit miles

 

Had a four wheeler blow a tire in front of me. Completely shredded the tire. Found a door ding when I got to the dealership. Also had a Crv backed on #1 and when I got to the delivery the back glass was gone! Don't know how that one happened.

 

In their infinite wisdom, South Dakota decided to chip seal in 110° heat. They also placed the loose gravel sign over a blind hill less than 50 yards from the start of the chips. I think I got down to 50 before I hit it, but it still was a mess, I had chips stuck to every side of all my posts, and paint on the front of the belly car was history.

 

Some guy towing a yard-care wagon had a wooden box fall off it last week. Was right-to-center of my lane. I was doing 50 approaching a 35. No swerving, because approaching traffic. He was walking back to pick it up and I turned the thing into toothpicks with my right side drives; finished it off with the 3 tank axles.... He stopped walking. Turned around and started back to his vehicle. Lol. After inspection revealed no damage. Sure am glad the box was empty tho.

 

Watched a car sunroof fly off the car, at 70mph, and then I watched it smack the center of my t700 grill cracking it.

 

In a state that use cinders in the snow I had a few minor chips on the front bumper of the unit driven in the belly when I was a company driver. This is why I opted for a curtain over my 5th wheel on my rig. Thus far in 2.5 years it hasn’t happened on my rig.
Also on a company rig I had the back bumper of the unit backed on the trailer tandems have rock chips, 3 loads in a row same spot. The lot we parked in had a gravel drive and a few high spots which may have contributed to it. I ordered full belly pans to hopefully prevent this on my rig. Thus far it has worked.
Also similar to Hammer’s experience with chip and seal. Indiana decided to do a several mile stretch with no adequate warning to avoid it. If I ever experience this again I will stop and wait it out because I was extremely lucky I didn’t have a major damage claim.
The bat wings I have are fixed, I have found they work best when my 5th wheel is slid forward. I had some aluminum ones on company rigs that got slightly bent and drug the pavement on occasion causing problems. Keeping the front of the trailer close to the rear of the batwing seems to allow less rocks to fly up on the trailer. I have seen an owner op with spray suppressors mounted on the back side of his fixed bat wings. Spray suppressors are the devices you see on the wheel wells of ups trailers and the back side of some motor homes pulling a car.