Wow, bad accident
#2
11-14-2008, 11:47 AM
Not a lot of info in the article is there.
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11-15-2008, 02:01 AM
When my dad was with Southland Dist. they had a driver go over an overpass or bridge up in NYC back many years ago in his cabover. Only the trailer tandems kept the truck from taking the plunge but the cab brought loose and rolled forward breaking everything except a single wiring harness. The cab ended up 2 feet off the ground below, the only thing holding it was that single wiring harness. Drivers only injury was when he cut himself loose of his seatbelt while upside down. He ended up cutting a finger with his knife.
#4
11-15-2008, 02:28 AM
When my dad was with Southland Dist. they had a driver go over an overpass or bridge up in NYC back many years ago in his cabover. Only the trailer tandems kept the truck from taking the plunge but the cab brought loose and rolled forward breaking everything except a single wiring harness. The cab ended up 2 feet off the ground below, the only thing holding it was that single wiring harness. Drivers only injury was when he cut himself loose of his seatbelt while upside down. He ended up cutting a finger with his knife.
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#5
11-15-2008, 02:46 AM
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Maybe the truck that was hauling the concrete slabs yesterday should have thought of that. Then maybe he wouldn't have lost his load at the ramp to 376 and screwed traffic up all over town yesterday afternoon:lol2:
#6
11-16-2008, 12:42 AM
The fact that he lost control on ice says a lot. Most accidents happen on the first snowfall or the first ice. It's not just 4-wheelers that forget how to drive on ice through the summer... Truck drivers aren't immune either.
Knowing what you are driving on is the first rule... Knowing whether to drive or not is the second... And, if you're going to drive on it, knowing how is the third one. There are always more weather related accidents at the beginning of the winter season than at the end. Previews of coming attraction.
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