Look out for that tree

I would not worry about it too much. The boss has to say something otherwise drivers might not care as much if they do damage equipment. Lol the branch is not stupid it's just a thing. You look for it before you get to it. Who do you work for and where was this at? I'm guessing not residential. Anyway, don't dwell on it. He's probably gonna slap your wrist and give you a warning. Do it again and he might give you the handle George of the Jungle.

 

I did exactly that. Was working local. Took the truck by a tow yard that was selling a 1970 Roadrunner. Not a lot of damage but bent the stack. Had to stop by another truck company where a friend worked and he welded it up straight again lol. Ended up with the car.

 

gotta pic so we can see?
no room on the road to throw hazards on & dukes of hazard it?

 

All you can reasonably do is slow down to a speed slow enough the damage is minimal, if you cannot move to another lane. You are not required to maintain the speed limit regardless of conditions such as tree limbs, standing water, giant potholes, etc. You probably couldn't avoid the tree limb. It's more of an incident than an accident, IMO. I wouldn't lose any sleep over it.

 

i think you got it all wrong...you hit the tree.....the tree was minding it's own bidness......

 

#### happens. Drive millions of miles and you're going to run into #### or it's going to run into you. It's just part of the job. Yeah I've hit tree branches too. Shake it off and keep truckn.

 

well, the day i see a tree running into the street, is the day i start drinking.

 

Ever drive a log truck. Lol
That's why loggers roll out at 0200. So they can sneak up on the trees.