3 to 5 mph difference ?????? I call BULL :dung: !!!!
With that type of damage to the tractor, just think if a minivan was the receipient of your POOR decision making ability..... |
Looks a lot worse then it is, remember I said hood/radiator damage. And look at the back of the other truck, no damage at all. You can see the impact point, the hood took the brunt right there along the left side of the grill, pushing it backward and up. It was only a few miles in speed difference, and I was only about 5000 lbs loaded, and the other trailer was empty.
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If that was a metal hood it wouldn't look so bad, but it's all fiberglass and plastic, including that bumper down there that got clipped (It already was broken there anyway but not from me, the impact just finished it off)
Basically Fiberglass and Plastic VS steel what do you expect is going to give? |
Once I see some fog like that from a distance, I just find a nice, quiet place to go to sleep for awhile.
Not trying to knock you, but fog is the one thing where I would definitely shut it down for a bit. And I actually did drive the Columbia with Swift for 2 months, but the tranny gave out on it, then they switched me back to a Volvo. |
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Maybe 20-25 MPH tops. Four-way flasher on to the next available pull over spot and then take a nap. kc0iv |
Like I said before, it was a small patch of fog, once I hit it I actually didn't even have my foot in the accelerator, I was slowing down from 65, right before the accident I was down to about 47ish.
Yeah that fog was crappy, and as I said next time I ever hit fog like that I will either pull off or go super slow :) Assuming I ever get in a CMV any time soon, I was offered a taxi cab job today... Not really what I want but its a job for now I guess. |
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Yeah, but they sure look cool!!! :P
Just kidding..... |
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Stuff happens, time for me to get over my pity pot and go on with life. My short stint with OTR is done with for the moment, but believe me I am keeping my eyes open for the opportunity to climb back in a truck, even if I have to take a different job for now (Although the longer I go without going in a truck the harder it's going to be, getting close to 30 days now). |
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