Where is everyone #5

snowman_w900 · Dec 19, 2018

shogun said: ↑

I am strongly against the whole CSA points system. However, this video of @snowman_w900 driving his first tanker job showed drastic measures need to be taken. (Sweet bandana, by the way)

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HAH!! What are you talkin bout, hell I still drive that way. I just got smart and put a hood out in front instead of doing it in a 2 story falcon

shogun · Dec 19, 2018

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And Northern Ohio too. Guess we are a really bad state for it. Meth and the big H up here.
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I’ll never forget on day shift one time we got a call about a house fire in the county. This girl was cooking meth and it blew up in her face and she had serious burns. My lieutenant was never one to hold his tongue. He keyed up and said “Good Lord, S.O. She looks like she done blowed herself up!”

I had the exploding Yosemite Sam picture going thru my head, LOL.

wore out · Dec 19, 2018

Willow Springs Mo. Waitin the coop out. Seems I am a lil fat this evening

wore out · Dec 19, 2018

Hurricane69 said: ↑

Just leave this here....

Don't think my father-in-law liked me much but I earned his respect.

You ever seen the movie Reckless. ....Roll me away is one of my go to songs...I ain't sure Bob didn't help raise me with his tunes...
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Couldn't agree more
Love me some bad Bob

jamespmack · Dec 19, 2018

@snowman_w900

He ever tell you his story about doubles in Detroit?

TripleSix · Dec 19, 2018

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Don’t know yet. I know I’d want it diesel powered. Heck, I may just look into buying an old moving truck....
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Something like this...

Not as cool, but what the heck? Raise it up a bit, put a real truck bumper on it, big rig fuel tanks...I’d rock it!

cke · Dec 19, 2018

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Was loaded legally with more than enough securement to legally cover load on length and weight. Now, I will obviously say that was not enough for how the material was loaded in hindsight. I used straps and edge protectors. I was coming around the cloverleaf to get onto the freeway from the state route. Didn’t feel as though I was traveling to fast. Truck never felt out of control and I was stoped in the emergency lane with 150’ of detecting a problem. I was looking in the mirror to merge when it started.

The material was loaded upright with 8 pieces on the bottom layer and 2 pieces upright on the top layer. Total of 7 straps. 4 over the top and 3 over the bottom and THROUGH the top. All straps were torn not cut. 4 from over the top were torn right from the hook and the other 3 were ripped into 3 pieces. Again none were cut in a strait line, all were ripped at a diagonal of about 45 deg.

I’m guessing the top 2 pieces tilted to the right and the bottom tilted to the left ( buckled between upper and lower stacks )

It was very early in the morning and still dark. Thankfully there were no other vehicles involved nor did anyone stay at the scene. Cars could get through till the wreckers got there ( Red Peterbilt) then the freeway was closed for 3 1/2 hours.

Was ticked by state trooper for “ spilling debris on the roadway”. DOT later gave me a ride and did a full inspection after we got to the tow yard. He gave me a warning for “under or improperly secured load”, Put me OOS for a flat tire on the trailer ( happend during the incident ) and spilling debris in the roadway.

They made me sit in the cop car. They would not let me out. View attachment 258926 View attachment 258927

The left fuel tank, left 1/2 fender, left rear trailer wheel ( not tire ) a scratch on the headache rack and the left side trailer rail are damaged.

I guess the stuff came off easy enough not to bend the trusses. They were a little scratched up but the customer said there was no damage. They just touched up the paint and re shipped it yesterday.

Tow bill including the fuel clean up was just a hair over $13,000.00.

I had the damaged wheel pulled off and bypassed the left fuel tank. Drove it home after taking the rest of the load back to the shipper. I rode with the tow company guy to take some of the load back to the shipper while they finished adding up the bill.

Took post accident drug screen on Tuesday morning.

No state property damage.

At the end of the day it was totally my fault and I am exposing myself to ridicule on here to remind people that just because it meets legal regulations for securment and I was well within the legal speed limit things can still go bad. Once it starts there is nothing you can do to stop it!!!
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No BODY got hurt. Don’t dwell on it. Move on. That’s what I got to say about that.

jamespmack · Dec 19, 2018

@snowman_w900 or his short cement truck job?

4mer trucker · Dec 19, 2018

wore out said: ↑

Willow Springs Mo. Waitin the coop out. Seems I am a lil fat this evening
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Did U have 2 Slices of Cheesecake this evening? Lol

shogun · Dec 19, 2018

jamespmack said: ↑

@snowman_w900

He ever tell you his story about doubles in Detroit?
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Back when Brigitte Nielsen had legs clear up to her neck.

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