Drive carefully flatbedders.

Discussion in 'Trucking Accidents' started by blairandgretchen, Jun 21, 2024.

  1. blairandgretchen

    blairandgretchen Road Train Member

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    Friend sent me this the other day - stored where he lives in SC.

    Truck ran into the back of another in stopped traffic for bridge construction.

    Killed instantly by load - 6 by 6 lumber.

    Most flatbed loads need to be driven like a bunch of bowling balls zip tied to the deck - not a van load of toilet paper.

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  3. Flat Earth Trucker

    Flat Earth Trucker Road Train Member

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    Talk about a mistake you only make once. Yikes.

    Rest in peace, driver.
     
  4. OLDSKOOLERnWV

    OLDSKOOLERnWV Captain Redbeard

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    I see so many loads out there on the Highway that make me cringe looking at them.

    So many seem to have the mindset that because it has a strap on it there’s no chance of it moving. But paying full attention plays a big factor in it too.
    RIP driver….
     
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  5. LOTSO

    LOTSO Heavy Load Member

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    I wonder if he finished typing and got the text sent
     
  6. The one california kid

    The one california kid Medium Load Member

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    That's just like going downhill. You can only go downhill too fast one time! R.I.P. to that flatbed driver! I hate to see this kind of stuff, after being on the road and seeing more than i ever cared to see in A lifetime. And once you see something, you can't un-see it.
     
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  7. lual

    lual Road Train Member

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    Condolences to the Family....& all Friends.

    :( :pale:
     
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  8. mjd4277

    mjd4277 Road Train Member

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    Geez,where’s the rest of the truck?:eek:
     
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