Thank you for saving my life random flatbed driver.

thank you for coming on here and posting something positive about us drivers, it's rare

 

"There was a reefer guy that had been tailgating me for about 50 miles" You should have pulled over and let him pass. People need to learn to stay away from the big trucks. A friend of mine was on the beltway in Louisville, KY. The car in front of her was next to a truck hauling pipes. The pipes broke loose crushing the car and killing the driver.
In the May 2023 accident below there were 4 tractor trailers and a late model Chevy Silverado. One truck in front of the Silverado slowed down, the truck behind rear ended the Silverado killing the 28 y.o. driver. The rear of the pickup was raised up but also compressed/accordioned to where the rear tires would have touched the front tires if they were level with each other.

 

A real flatbedder will be one of the better drivers out there because they know that anything strapped to that trailer is waiting to come up into the cab and ride along with them. In other words anything on that trailer can come ip from behind and kill you. Great on him to watch behind and see the reefer as a hazard and an accident waiting to happen. The best truck drivers out there are not only driving their truck but they also have to drive everyone elses too.
Yesterday afternoon I was running behind an ATS truck hauling an oversize Cat dump truck box. He was running right side against the wall and 2 ft over the center lane. We went into the construction on I-10 where the lanes narrowed with concrete barriers on both sides. Running 62-65 in a 60 zone. No less than 10 trucks came by me running 5-10 mph over us and including 1 SNI, one Warren, and 1 Werner squeezed by him in the first mile and a half. New age trucking is messed up.

 

This makes me mad enough to kick puppies. The DSM driver needs some street justice from that kid's family.

 

Refer truck tailgating for fifty miles should have either passed when available or backed off to follow a safe distance.
How would this driver know if refer is tailgating to pass or just run Nascar, drafting.

Pulling off on the shoulder to allow someone to pass is a bad idea. Broken sign posts, weak shoulder, nails, bolts, screws many more problems waiting for you on the shoulder. Puncture a tire and swerve into opposing lane or off in the ditch. Makes for a bad day.

 

If accurate as described -- the referenced flatbedder showed well above average levels of situational awareness.

A true professional -- & a fine example for the rest of us.

-- L

 

Same yesterday - I-70 westbound Indiana, narrow construction - just about got side swiped by ‘Lion King’ from Canada running as as fast as he could through a 50 mph zone. Dumb muppet couldn’t keep his lane.

Caught up with him a little later, rode side by side for a little bit and looked at him. Just a dumb driver. Thought about taking it further then thought better.

Roads are filled with stupid , rude and dangerous steering wheel holders anymore.

 

it boggles my mind how many and badly I see people tailgating. not even a 2 second gap. My wife is bad for it and I've tried explaining to her that she's not going any faster by being right behind someone.

 

Going to have to call BS here on the OP. Components of the story don’t match the claimed location

Only 2 interstate highways in that region. Only one with a rest area close to the state borders. Thats the North/South one. Both of them are 2 travel lanes each direction( minimum ) and have either a dirt center divide with cables, guard rail. concrete K barriers where the road is adjacent.