Anybody witness the fiery crash in Denver involving a trucker?

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  1. againstthewind

    againstthewind Road Train Member

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    people want cheap goods with cheap labor, that cheap labor with those cheap goods just killed 4 people. if anyone is waiting for a different outcome good luck
     
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  3. starmac

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    Since he was loaded with lumber, I am inclined to belive it was cheap freight, but really have no way of knowing if he was driving cheap or not,

    And yes I drive for the money too, if it wasn't for the money and the freedom, I would probably have done something else years ago. If I was starting out now, it would take pretty good money to get me interested in the industry.
     
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    Striking coincidences between this and the Humboldt murders though. Both drivers on the job less than a month. Both companies granted authority less than two years prior. Both foreign owners and foreign drivers. Then again, maybe it's not a coincidence.

    it's just the cost of doing business. nothing to see here folks move along.
     
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    Was the owner of the company foreign, or just the driver?

    Again, from their inspection records, the DOT should have already suspended the companies authority, I bet mine would have been.
     
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    see my above link to the "Manager" Yaimy Galan (probably a relative of the guy that owned the previous authority, that was more than likely revoked or uninsurable).
     
  7. againstthewind

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    lets not forget that the megas maintenence isnt much better than many of these small outfits, their time will come.
     
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    WalMart paid Tracy Morgan $90 Million plus who knows what they paid the family of the dead guy. Let's see how much money the plaintiffs get from this bankrupt POS
     
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  9. tucker

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    Are you still at Poly?
     
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