PA Turnpike-AGAIN!!!

Ive a 5ver that says Bus is rocking and rolling downgrade. Nothing like 50 impatient loud New Yawkers wanting there yet?

I cannot be a bus driver. I interviewed once and got burned bad at the office by mrs high muck a much back in Manchester, god rest her ever tight soul. In those days a Class A was plenty for that.

Ultimately I decided that trying to run with the Jersey and Delaware Casino buses and their Cats is a losing game. God they were fast.

 

We had a full up loaded heavy wet trash truck punch a pre-stressed divider in 695 north once. Straight on. Took out about 5 odd feet and 2 foot down. Stopped it cold from crossing over. Probably took that driver's spine out of the trucking business all together.

 

Probably didn't bust all the bolts, probably just bent over/ broke the slide track.
Zoom in on picture by @TRUMP2020 @drvrtech77 and you can see 5th wheel outer frame is still there

 

And the plate is up by the sleeper

 

So the mechanical failure was more from twisting than shearing.

 

I don't know.

Bolts only know how to fail one way. My big ham fisted brother should know, constantly breaking his wheel bolts...

Cutting a bolt is easier than twisting them I would think.

I know of a ancient nut and bolt factory in eastern NC that will answer that question relatively quickly.

 

Yeah, five dead, 60 injured, three trucks and a bus, uncertain weather, NTSB already there -- I'll bet it's going to be a year before we get the official report.