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headborg · #1 02-04-2008, 03:05 AM

Came by this accident/mishap today- eastbound. Anyone here know if the driver made out ok? I assume he did-- unless someone else put out the triangles ON the overturned trailer.

whispers65233 · #2 02-07-2008, 01:26 PM

We have been through that area. Don't know about this particular accident but there were plenty of trucks jack knifed and over-turned on both sides of 80 through Rawlins and up to Evanston. There were two Fed-Ex doubles one on both sides of the highway that apparently lost control and did a 180 ended up on the shoulder facing the opposite directions with the second double turned on it's side. There was one Penske semi over on it's side with the trailer roof torn off and the passenger side of the cab smashed in. The headlights were still on I hope he got out.

evertruckerr · #3 02-07-2008, 02:15 PM

What a mess, sitting here in Laramie, WY and I-80 is shut down again, Fed-Ex trucks were the last straw. DOT says storm coming and we may be here for days.

OUCH :x

Bumper · #4 02-07-2008, 03:45 PM

Be careful up there guys!!!!

Even better, be watchful for the BBR's who think they are invincible......

Rokk · #5 02-07-2008, 08:24 PM

hey now, y'all be careful on I-80. i am down here in alt lake today will wait it out till morning then head up to rock springs to drop this load of salt, then up the 191 north from there over south pass as usual for home.

BigDiesel · #6 02-07-2008, 08:45 PM

I use this site all the time when I am near Wyoming.

http://www.wyoroad.info/Highway/webc...ebcameras.html

Flashmann · #7 02-07-2008, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by evertruckerr

What a mess, sitting here in Laramie, WY and I-80 is shut down again, Fed-Ex trucks were the last straw. DOT says storm coming and we may be here for days.

OUCH :x

There must be something about Fedex doubles....I run line haul on I-70 from Grand Junction to denver and back 3 nights a week.....Almost every run I see them spun out on Vail pass.....Last night there I saw 3 different ones that had slid off into the median and probably 4 or 5 that had spun out.......

Lunker · #8 02-08-2008, 11:44 AM

There must be something about Fedex doubles

From what I've seen, most Fedex drivers seem to be on a time schedule that leaves them to believe they must drive fast no matter what conditions are. Doesn't make sense to me since I know they're set on 50 mph average for their runs, at least I was for the couple of east to west runs I did last summer.

Flashmann · #9 02-10-2008, 04:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lunker

There must be something about Fedex doubles

From what I've seen, most Fedex drivers seem to be on a time schedule that leaves them to believe they must drive fast no matter what conditions are. Doesn't make sense to me since I know they're set on 50 mph average for their runs, at least I was for the couple of east to west runs I did last summer.

Yeah.....I was talking about Vail Pass though...Nights like last night 50mph would've had ya in the ditch for sure......35 might have......

Fredog · #10 02-10-2008, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Lunker

There must be something about Fedex doubles

From what I've seen, most Fedex drivers seem to be on a time schedule that leaves them to believe they must drive fast no matter what conditions are. Doesn't make sense to me since I know they're set on 50 mph average for their runs, at least I was for the couple of east to west runs I did last summer.

they are also required to be on their cell phones at all times