Driver Forgets To Set Brakes At Fuel Island

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  1. chico9696

    chico9696 Medium Load Member

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    In this video, a truck is on the loose after the driver failed to set his brakes at a fuel island, sending it crashing into parked trucks!
    According to the video description, this incident took place near Allentown, Pennsylvania. The driver allegedly told police that someone had somehow snuck into his truck and released his brakes, but the video seems to tell a different story.


     
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  3. sdaniel

    sdaniel Road Train Member

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    Who was applying the brakes? Brake lights kept coming on.
     
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  4. BoostedTeg

    BoostedTeg Road Train Member

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  5. Pittstruck

    Pittstruck Light Load Member

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    I don't know how this happened but going with what the driver stated I think that gold colored car seemed to have snuck out of the area pretty quick. Bored teens? I hope not but that looks like "the bandit" truck stop on 78 so who knows lol
     
  6. Gunner75

    Gunner75 Road Train Member

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    Looks like someone climbed into the bunk without forgetting setting the brakes and then realized he was rolling but it was too late.
     
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  7. pattyj

    pattyj Road Train Member

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    How often does someone climb in release brakes in the fuel Lane?this is the first ive heard of.plain and simple driver forgot to see brake but of course he won't admit that.hate to even think the total cost of the damage .
     
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  8. Bakerman

    Bakerman Road Train Member

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    OK, who doesn't lock their truck when they go into the truck stop to pay for fuel?
    I always lock my truck! Just look at some of the people hanging around, both drivers and non-drivers.
     
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  9. pattyj

    pattyj Road Train Member

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    I use to lock trk then after a few times forgetting the keys and locking myself out I guit doing that.I've never had anyone enter my trk except at a rest area a stupid lot lizard did while I was sleeping,i sicked my dog on her lol.
     
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  10. JC1971

    JC1971 Road Train Member

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    Exactly. Perfect opportunity for someone to grab an expensive GPS off the dashboard in about five seconds.
     
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  11. pattyj

    pattyj Road Train Member

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    This type of thing happened at a truck stop.Celedon was parked his trk his another trk smashed it but good.Celeron was nowhere to be found.truck stop paged him but he was with a friend that picked him up according to the company because I called them..but his trk rollled backwords.
     
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