Getting stuck, reported as accident

Trailers sliding off the travel lane into the ditch either happens on Snow or in the mud. Not likely on wet pavement or gravel in a TS. There are 2 things a driver needs to do, be honest with himself otherwise your never going to learn from your mistakes. The second thing is pay attention when the truck is moving. Mistakes are made by even the most zealous drivers, the trick is don't keep making the same ones it gets boring. Move on to new ones, you might even surprise yourself.

 

Was he at the Loves Travel Center in Mt. Vernon, TX? That ditch along the frontage road seems to claim at least one truck daily.

 

I got stuck in the mud once.
The receiver said to go down to the end of the street and turn around in certain dirt lot so I would be facing the right way for the dock.
Well, it had rained heavily the night before and I ended up sunk nearly a foot deep.
Funny, it didn't look that soft. But it was mostly clay.

I sent a message to on-road, but while I was waiting a pup truck stopped and gave me the number to a local towing company.
Since I had enough cash, and I didn't want to be any later for delivery, I paid for the pull out of the mud.
And since it was my own stupid mistake that got me there, I did not put in for reimbursement. I simply ate the cost.

I got a 'good job' message a bit later, and no accident/incident on my record.

 

well as another poster said an accident by safty and one that shows up on your dac are 2 different things. I had an "accident" pulling over a curb being directed by one of Newark's NJ finest blowing 2 tires and bending a rim but it isn't a dac accident
But officer officer i told you i cant climb granite curbs

 

It is advisable to walk a lot before driving out on it. Roll the steers out on to it then back out. If the tracks are more than an inch deep......prolly not a good idea. When you hear "They turn around out there all the time." That's a dead give away to beware and drive with care.

 

Yeah, walk the lot is a good tip. Letting your steers touch it (if fully loaded, if empty you might not have the weight on your drives to pull you up and out if it's REALLY bad, but you shouldn't known that from walking it). Also, see how the ruts (if any) look, water puddles, etc.

As for the OP, the driver cut the corner short. I think the weather was just a thing to blame to not let on that it was his fault. Never once had a trailer slide on the ground in a truck stop on me yet. And barring an earthquake, won't.

 

Plenty of truck stops have extra dirt lots, not just gravel or pavement. Some of them get very nasty after the rain. Not saying that's what happened here, just pointing out it's not always gravel or pavement.

 

When it rained we would get stuck all of the time but that is construction work

 

i get stuck daily if it rains but...it kinda comes with the territory running in the landfills and trying to drive through a foot of mud when ur a 100k lbs+ gross

 

I stand corrected. Never spent much time in TS. Do they have mud puddles the size of a station wagon?