Trucker Killed When Trailer Crushes Cab

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  1. mjd4277

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    Man....that’s a tough picture to look at.

    I learned to pull end dump in Hawaii and it was pounded into my head that if it’s not level the trailer doesn’t go up.
     
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    Terrible, but stupid dumping at that angle period. End dumps are not made for that.
     
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    In the mortal words of Dr McCoy of Star Trek
    He's dead Jim
     
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    Looks like he backed over a curb also.
     
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    Looking at the other load, he was on the curb when he lifted it., I can't belive they were dumping like that, those things are easy to turn over if you do everything right.
     
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    Whoa, didn't see that coming, I bet,,
     
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    Can't see the low spot on th left side behind the curb. :(
     
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    How in the world did the truck end up at that angle? The truck is supposed to be straight right?
     
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    That's what I thought.
    I didn't know you could dump a load jackknifed
    Like that.
    I never done dump trucks,so what do I know.
    I know I've never seen it done before.
     
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    Yeah it looks like the truck was jack knifed on purpose, then the load raised and then that happened.
     
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