News camera was rolling as semi hits black ice

You would get out on that icy road to check your truck and make phone calls while other trucks slam into you?

 

That Swift truck had a "Diamond Driver" sign on the side of it. Could have either been a trainee driving or a "diamond driver" that doesn't deserve that title. I thought those diamond driver guys had tons of experience, no service failures, no accidents, blah blah blah. If it was, I guess that coveted status will be no more for him...

 

So THAT'S how so many of them end up going the wrong way up ramps!

 

I am just glad no body was in the path of the jack knife

 

From the camera angle, the slick road really doesn't look like classic black ice but whatever it was, it was truly slicker than snot. Looks like it snowed. Then warmed up a bit to melt some of the snow, then got cold again, real fast. That was a straight stretch of road it looked like. I guess the car stopped in the road messed with Swift's mind. He said "oh my. That car is stopped. It must be slick. I better slow down real fast".

If he didn't crash there, he would have certainly crashed in the next curve in the road.

 

It was one of their "diamond drivers"..lol

 

Swift screwed it up royally when he just stomped the brakes You could have gotten out of that one like the can did. Brakes is the last thing you want in a jackknife. HOWEVER... Ive gotten out of a few early ones using the stab on the brakes pretty ferociously. One in particular almost scared myself off the road.

The bus went down swinging, but once she got loose that's it.

 

That must be a notorious spot for being slick... IMO Those camera guys were there specifically to film spun out vehicles.

 

Hard to steer with the brakes locked. (swift)

 

Fleet manager is probably calling the driver:”Can you still make the load?””