England driver rear ends another truck,,,,,,going uphill

[scythe08]

Here's a story from our local newscenter. Thought it was interesting as we have been having a rotten year here for truck accidents
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=4899116

[BIG JEEP on 44's]

rear ending a truck going up hill on 4 lane easy driving interstate takes talent ...Well atleast evryone is ok even the moron in the bunk with no resraint, So now it's ok to poke fun at these people that should be trading in their CDL for a bus pass .

[Orangetxguy]

I'm willing to bet that England had his puter open and was either surfing the net..or watching a movie.

Though those are only assumptions...not fact.


Dick Simon rear-ended at fueltanker on the I-82 sisters between Ellensburg and Yakima WA back in 96. It was a Lee & Estes "A" train full of AVGas100. Made quite the burn mark on the road and hill. The Simon truck was incinerated.

[BigDiesel]

Another " highly " trained coolie carrier driver......

[ronjon619]

Dicky Simon there's a name from the past. They also had a driver go nuts in Sacramento at the Gov's mansion a few years back.

[Orangetxguy]

Dicky Simon there's a name from the past. They also had a driver go nuts in Sacramento at the Gov's mansion a few years back.

Yup...the rear-ender I wrote of was like two days before the trip to the Governor's mansion. Heck of a week for Dicky.

[ironeagle_2006]

What the heck is it with Utah Based companies and REAR ENDING trucks while going UPHILL. Are they trying to get out the furstration of having their Dispatcher Bend them over and ram it home sans lube everytime they get to the YARD in SLC.

[cdswans]

The best part of that story, beside the fact that noone was seriously hurt, is the "Reader Comments". That is some fine humor!

[Jackrabbit379]

Dag gum, man. Is that where they get the term, steering wheel holder? Maybe, he forgot that he needed to turn the steering wheel, and not just hold it, come own!

Lease
Drive
Train
things that make ya go...hmmmm

[BIG JEEP on 44's]

Dag gum, man. Is that where they get the term, steering wheel holder? Maybe, he forgot that he needed to turn the steering wheel, and not just hold it, come own!

Lease
Drive
Train
things that make ya go...hmmmm

You forgot the "DRIVE LIFE " slogan they use in with that .LOL

[marylandkw]

Gotta give props to the Step deck driver. After getting hit he drug his trailer to the shoulder and dropped it driving his truck away. Pretty clear thinking in a situation like that.

[Blind Driver]

Dag gum, man. Is that where they get the term, steering wheel holder? Maybe, he forgot that he needed to turn the steering wheel, and not just hold it, come own!

Lease
Drive
Train
things that make ya go...hmmmm

Steering wheel holding, brake and fuel pedal pusher should all be included.

[scythe08]

The best part of that story, beside the fact that noone was seriously hurt, is the "Reader Comments". That is some fine humor!

I usually don't read the comments as for some reason the poster there are vicious and disgusting and there no Moderation except for swearing and if someone gets so many troll votes. Really offensive and reminds me of truckstop CB talk.

[BIG JEEP on 44's]

I usually don't read the comments as for some reason the poster there are vicious and disgusting and there no Moderation except for swearing and if someone gets so many troll votes. Really offensive and reminds me of truckstop CB talk.

Well those posts would only offend an England driver who likes CR England or England management ...And let us be real that England driver rearended a truck that was in plain sight, And going up hill ,so making fun of he/she can be guaranteed for certain ...Now had their been a fatlity people might hold their tongues ,but there was not ,so it's open season...I mean C'MON the dunce in the sleeper was ejected b/c he was 2 lazy to put up the net .

[scythe08]

Well those posts would only offend an England driver who likes CR England or England management ...And let us be real that England driver rearended a truck that was in plain sight, And going up hill ,so making fun of he/she can be guaranteed for certain ...Now had their been a fatlity people might hold their tongues ,but there was not ,so it's open season...I mean C'MON the dunce in the sleeper was ejected b/c he was 2 lazy to put up the net .

Oh I agree, he should have been made fun of and I can't believe that the guy who got thrown through the windshield came out with minor injuries,,,lucky SOB.
Hehe I'm sorry Bud, I wasn't referring to the England Article. That's my local Newsite so I'm on it everyday, I was referring more to the other topics like Local crime and newstories. I just failed at communicating it properly.

[Walking Eagle]

I ended up against the windshield one time
Way back when, about the last time I ran team, I had a big bunk C/O Pete. Co driver pulled in to fuel one night and, thinking I had gone in to use the restroom (that was what he said), desided to jack up the cab to check something on the engine Rolled outa the bunk across the doghouse and ended up laying on the windshield He11 of a way to wake up especialy as at the time I used to sleep in nothing. Had to wait for him to lower the cab to get back in the bunk to get clothes No, I didn't have the net up, come to think of it back then we didn't have them and even seat belt were an optional ad on

[Orangetxguy]

I ended up against the windshield one time
Way back when, about the last time I ran team, I had a big bunk C/O Pete. Co driver pulled in to fuel one night and, thinking I had gone in to use the restroom (that was what he said), desided to jack up the cab to check something on the engine Rolled outa the bunk across the doghouse and ended up laying on the windshield He11 of a way to wake up especialy as at the time I used to sleep in nothing. Had to wait for him to lower the cab to get back in the bunk to get clothes No, I didn't have the net up, come to think of it back then we didn't have them and even seat belt were an optional ad on

Oh man...It woulda been so fun to have been there and poking fun!!!

Watched a guy fall through the windshield in the same sort of situation though....He broke his pelvis smacking the ground. Big guy..6'2"..maybe 380 pounds. He almost took the cab with him. He did have clothes on though. That was at the J in Bringham City UT...circa 1981.

[Walking Eagle]

Yeah, bet you would Orange Mine was kinda gentle, think I woke up as I rolled across the doghouse. Was real p1ssed at the co driver even though

[Phreddo]

Oh man...It woulda been so fun to have been there and poking fun!!!

Watched a guy fall through the windshield in the same sort of situation though....He broke his pelvis smacking the ground. Big guy..6'2"..maybe 380 pounds. He almost took the cab with him. He did have clothes on though. That was at the J in Bringham City UT...circa 1981.

See, i would think a cabover would preclude someone that big from even getting in there in the first place.

[Orangetxguy]

See, i would think a cabover would preclude someone that big from even getting in there in the first place.

There used to be far more cab-overs out on the road than there were conventionals. Big guys drove back then too. It was just that they were more muscular then than they are now.
Some of those COE's had air pumps integrated with the hand pump, for jacking the cab up, and the good ones would sling a cab right on up quick. International COE's tended to be front heavy and when they hit the breakover point, you had to be careful to not go to far. Been there....done that.