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Discussion in 'Trucking Accidents' started by Concorde, Jul 25, 2019.

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  1. Jul 26, 2019 #21
    gentleroger

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    I was at a dollar general dc and a driver tried to whip around in the row. His overhang caught one trailer and pushed it sideways, collapsing the landing gear. It dominoed into 3 or 4 other trailers.
     
    gentleroger, Jul 26, 2019
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  3. Jul 26, 2019 #22
    MartinFromBC

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    Some very weak landing gear.
     
    MartinFromBC, Jul 26, 2019
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  4. Jul 26, 2019 #23
    Tb0n3

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    It's like specing 34,000 lb rears. I wouldn't be surprised if the landing gear was 30,000 or something. Just barely enough.
     
    Tb0n3, Jul 26, 2019
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  5. Jul 26, 2019 #24
    allniter

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    pictures?
     
    allniter, Jul 26, 2019
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  7. Jul 26, 2019 #25
    gentleroger

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    It was several years (and phones) ago. I also doubt I took pictures as I was focused on getting dropped and gone. Plus I tend to forget I have a camera on my phone.

    If you search thru my posts circa 2013-14 I might have mentioned it.
     
    gentleroger, Jul 26, 2019
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  8. Jul 26, 2019 #26
    starmac

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    Can a guy even get 34000 or even 38000 pound rears any more?
     
    starmac, Jul 26, 2019
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  9. Aug 4, 2019 #27
    Concorde

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    Well, I got the skinny on what happened..

    First, it was a independent O/O..

    As the driver was leaving the dock area his trailer broke loose and hit the loaded trailer on the right and took out both trailers.

    Although Food Lion was able to save the product, the trailers were declared totaled.. I guess if they’re really old there wasn’t much value to them..

    Food lion makes you disconnect and pull forward a little at their docks.. Driver didn’t reconnect properly.. Another reason I’ll never dismiss visually checking the connection.
     
    Concorde, Aug 4, 2019
    Concorde, Aug 4, 2019
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  10. Aug 4, 2019 #28
    mjd4277

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    Well there goes that driver’s insurance premiums.
     
    mjd4277, Aug 4, 2019
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  11. Sep 22, 2019 #29
    Tx Countryboy

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    A so called driver left a yard I worked for didn't tug test & do visual. Dropped loaded 3 month old reefer they totaled it cause of floor said everything else could of been fixed easy.
     
    Tx Countryboy, Sep 22, 2019
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