Driver side window shattered on me while driving

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by A Bug, Oct 18, 2015.

  1. kwog

    kwog Bobtail Member

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    I have a 2015 freightliner in the shop right now because the driver's window shattered when I closed the door.
     
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  3. taxxhaus

    taxxhaus Bobtail Member

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    Just had this happen to me in Oklahoma on 40 east,mile marker 290. I was the only one on the highway at the time,so I know that it wasn't a rock. Pretty ironic that this happened on the same highway.
     
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  4. A Bug

    A Bug Heavy Load Member

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    I think I was around Amarillo when it happened. Those things are way too fragile.
     
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  5. Moosetek13

    Moosetek13 Road Train Member

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    Wait.
    The breaking glass was louder before the strike?

    As you can see, 'then' or 'than' can totally change the meaning of what you are actually trying to say.
     
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  6. x1Heavy

    x1Heavy Road Train Member

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    Ive lost windows before. It started after 2000's

    Dodge back window shattered from time to time which is replaced same day by insurance for free. And once on our old Taurus. That one could very well be tornado damage but we are not certain.
     
  7. Blackshack46

    Blackshack46 Road Train Member

    Hasnt happened, but i do watch the window wiggle greatly when a quarter to half down and i always think the amount of #### it would be if it shattered in my face.

    Was it glass blowing all over or what?
     
  8. A Bug

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    I do not remember too well since it happened about four years ago. Think the pieces just went straight down mostly.
     
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  9. Blackshack46

    Blackshack46 Road Train Member

    ######! I thought this was current yesterday. @taxxhaus revived an old thread.
     
  10. Drangel37

    Drangel37 Bobtail Member

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    I read it can get hit prior to it cracking. It gets hit by a pebble say and it doesnt break but months later it seems to crack on it own because there was a defect in the glass from the prior hit. This same thing happened to me and that's why I looked it up. Could be a manufacturer defect in the glass if its fairly new.
     
  11. starmac

    starmac Road Train Member

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    I met a truck and my drivers window took a hit, and exploded all over the cab. I heard the hit though, and think it was a piece of ice, it was in northern bc and 30 fricken below.
    My grandad just walked up to his car once and about the time he reached for the door handle the glass exploded. It was hot summer time and we blamed it on heat.
     
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