Don't do this..........................................

[greg3564]

Someone is going to be looking for a new line of work!



NEW YORK - A truck driver whose rig was 6 inches too tall for the Lincoln Tunnel drove its entire 1.5-mile length, peeling the trailer’s roof completely and ripping off decorative ceiling tiles.

Flashing signs and officers using a loudspeaker had warned the driver, and it was unclear why he didn’t heed them, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the tunnel.

“He misjudged the height of the tunnel, and once he was inside it he didn’t realize the damage he was doing,” said Roy Guzman, the safety director of the trucker’s employer, U.S.A. Logistics Carriers of McAllen, Texas.

The driver, from Texas, was charged with nine misdemeanor moving violations.

The central tube of three in the tunnel heading into Manhattan was closed for about 90 minutes after the accident early Thursday, but reopened just before the morning rush hour.

On the rare occasions when other trucks have scraped the tunnel’s ceiling, the drivers have stopped, Port Authority spokesman Steve Coleman said. Police then let air out of the trucks’ tires, so the rigs can be backed out.

[greg3564]

This isn't recommended either.

[Rev.Vassago]

Someone is going to be looking for a new line of work!

Welcome to yesterday :P

http://www.classadrivers.com/phpBB2/...376&highlight=

Trailer peeled open like a sardine can. Driver probably didn't stop because "no hablo ingles"

[greg3564]

Someone is going to be looking for a new line of work!

Welcome to yesterday :P

http://www.classadrivers.com/phpBB2/...376&highlight=

Whoops! :shock: I'd say disregard, but we all know where that will go.

[Fozzy]

Trailer peeled open like a sardine can. Driver probably didn't stop because "no hablo ingles"

Yeah, because most Texans don't?

[Cluggy619]

That driver knew what he was doing. And he did it on purpose.

No driver can do that kind of damage and not know.

He should sit in jail to think about it.

Just my .02 cents.

[kilog55]

This isn't recommended either.

maybe that driver didnt like the DJ's choice in music so he drove his garbage truck in as a protest

[kilog55]

this one was fatal




A woman from North Carolina was killed Friday afternoon when a tractor-trailer plowed into a gas station and convenience store in Lackawanna County.

It happened about 4:15 p.m. at the BP station on Route 524 in Scott Township, just off Interstate 81 near Waverly.

From Skycam 16 the truck cab could be seen inside the store. It just missed the gas pumps outside. Police are trying to determine if the woman who died was pumping gas or was simply near the pumps when she was struck by the truck.

Three people were taken to Community Medical Center. A man from the Lackawanna County Coroner's office said they should be OK. Police said the driver of the truck was also taken to the hospital after suffering a heart attack.

Police said the driver was not in the truck when it crashed. It was parked across the street and rolled into the store on its own.

Police said they are checking the truck to determine if a mechanical malfunction is to blame for the crash.

im guessing he had a heart attack after he learned what happened

[countryhorseman]

Trailer peeled open like a sardine can. Driver probably didn't stop because "no hablo ingles"

Yeah, because most Texans don't?

Fozzy,

Texans speaks English, the transplants from south of the border no hablo ingles.

[GoldiesPlating]

This isn't recommended either.

Yeah I agree. Trucks are supposed to BACK thru a wall to make a delivery, NOT pull in FORWARD!. What a dumb driver.

[Aligator]

How did it get 6 inches too tall? Looks like a reg'lar 53 foot van to me. Air ride outa adjustment, I guess........don't know of any other way. But 6 inches??!!

Think I'll bring a tape and measure mine tomorrow.

[kilog55]

How did it get 6 inches too tall? Looks like a reg'lar 53 foot van to me. Air ride outa adjustment, I guess........don't know of any other way. But 6 inches??!!

Think I'll bring a tape and measure mine tomorrow.

the tunnel was 12' 6" he went into so the other thread says. :?

[sidman82]

I go used to go in the Lincoln Tunnel all the time, but with a dump trailer that has low enough stacks on it. CB antena would scape the whole way though. Schreeeee...... That is a crazy picture :shock: You wonder how someone could not know they were doing that. That's just nuts. :?
Mabye he was very high or sleepdriving.

[madpuppy]

I got pulled in to the Livingston scale No. bound Hwy. 99 in Ca., as I pulled up to the inspection door ,the one next to me was all crumpled up. I asked the dot cop what happened? He says, we pulled a truck in for inspection and you know they close the door behind you once inside !yes I said. He tells me the guys buddy follows him around and tries to enter the bay with him !!!!! I think you all know what happens now! LOL :twisted:

Trailer peeled open like a sardine can. Driver probably didn't stop because "no hablo ingles"

Hmmm There's a concept

[Aligator]

How did it get 6 inches too tall? Looks like a reg'lar 53 foot van to me. Air ride outa adjustment, I guess........don't know of any other way. But 6 inches??!!

Think I'll bring a tape and measure mine tomorrow.

the tunnel was 12' 6" he went into so the other thread says. :?

Oh, Jeez!.....Wonder if the guy ever goes through Memphis; they've got a little surprise for him there, too.

[youngster]

LOL. I like it as how he just kept on going and didn't stop, even after he had to know what was happening. Serious case of the F-its.

[silvan]

Trailer peeled open like a sardine can. Driver probably didn't stop because "no hablo ingles"

¿Cuál es tu problema, señor? Soy un ciudadano de los EE UU y no hablo ni una palabra de inglés.

(When the DOT is checking me out anyway. )

[kilog55]

yeah doesnt is say somewhere in the FMCSR or or in the requirements to obtain a CDL you have to speak, write, read, and understand plain english, know what all traffic signs mean, be able to communicateand understand plain english. not just smile and nod your head saying yeah???