Hero trucker avoids fire disaster in Ripon

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  1. Cybergal

    Cybergal Road Train Member

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    Hero trucker avoids fire disaster in Ripon
    2/27/09
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  3. Lilbit

    Lilbit Road Train Member

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    I saw that on the news this morning! That was a good course of action that driver took!
     
  4. CHHALL3

    CHHALL3 Light Load Member

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  5. Semper Rotans

    Semper Rotans Bobtail Member

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    Baack and panhandlepat Thank this.
  6. GAPrincess

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    Wow! Thank God that trucker kept his head and did the right thing. He probably saved a few lives.:yes2557:
     
  7. Ducks

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    Wow! Talk about keeping a cool head in an emergency...!
     
  8. Semper Rotans

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    I was just thinking after all this DOT probably held back the pat on the back and dreamed up some sort of citation to hand to him.
     
  9. notarps4me

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    They will probably get him for not pretripping it before he moved it.......:biggrin_2554:
     
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  10. themlilboots

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    they will probably get him for moving a vehicle with hazardous placarded materials that had become engulfed in flames.....causing a larger area of cleanup or something.......
     
  11. lostNfound

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    He better hope he wasn't out of hours. :biggrin_2552:
     
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