Title: Happened recently just down the road from me...
Post by: Chuck Bronson on November 08, 2018, 12:25:53 AM
Post by: Chuck Bronson on November 08, 2018, 12:25:53 AM
Title: Re: Happened recently just down the road from me...
Post by: Bricktop on November 08, 2018, 02:52:27 AM
Post by: Bricktop on November 08, 2018, 02:52:27 AM
Title: Re: Happened recently just down the road from me...
Post by: caskur on November 08, 2018, 06:40:15 AM
Post by: caskur on November 08, 2018, 06:40:15 AM
Title: Re: Happened recently just down the road from me...
Post by: Anonymous on November 08, 2018, 07:44:53 AM
Post by: Anonymous on November 08, 2018, 07:44:53 AM
The blue tarpaulin does not augur well for the driver.Quote from: "Bricktop"
It doesn't look good.
Title: Re: Happened recently just down the road from me...
Post by: Anonymous on November 08, 2018, 08:23:59 AM
Post by: Anonymous on November 08, 2018, 08:23:59 AM
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Clear roads, daylight,how did this happen.
Title: Re: Happened recently just down the road from me...
Post by: Anonymous on November 08, 2018, 09:05:50 AM
Post by: Anonymous on November 08, 2018, 09:05:50 AM
Anyone dead?Quote from: "caskur"
I would be surprised if the driver survived.
Title: Re: Happened recently just down the road from me...
Post by: Chuck Bronson on November 08, 2018, 10:42:36 AM
Post by: Chuck Bronson on November 08, 2018, 10:42:36 AM
The blue tarpaulin does not augur well for the driver.Quote from: "Bricktop"
You are correct. The truck burst into flames upon impact with the concrete wall of the overpass. His charred corpse is under the tarp.
Title: Re: Happened recently just down the road from me...
Post by: Chuck Bronson on November 08, 2018, 10:46:54 AM
Post by: Chuck Bronson on November 08, 2018, 10:46:54 AM
Clear roads, daylight,how did this happen.Quote from: "seoulbro"
Happened at 03:00. We figure he was possibly double-shifting the truck (working both a day and night job, which is NOT allowed) and simply fell asleep at the wheel, drifting off the highway in the worst spot he could. Luckily at that time of the morning traffic is light, and he didn't take anyone else out with him.
Title: Re: Happened recently just down the road from me...
Post by: Anonymous on November 08, 2018, 03:34:41 PM
Post by: Anonymous on November 08, 2018, 03:34:41 PM
Clear roads, daylight,how did this happen.Quote from: "seoulbro"
Happened at 03:00. We figure he was possibly double-shifting the truck (working both a day and night job, which is NOT allowed) and simply fell asleep at the wheel, drifting off the highway in the worst spot he could. Luckily at that time of the morning traffic is light, and he didn't take anyone else out with him.
Operating heavy while tired can have fatal consequences. Big problem on the railway too.
Title: Re: Happened recently just down the road from me...
Post by: Bricktop on November 08, 2018, 04:18:01 PM
Post by: Bricktop on November 08, 2018, 04:18:01 PM
Anyone dead?Quote from: "caskur"
I would be surprised if the driver survived.
A draped blue tarpaulin generally signifies that an occupant remains in the vehicle.
Title: Re: Happened recently just down the road from me...
Post by: Chuck Bronson on November 08, 2018, 04:51:15 PM
Post by: Chuck Bronson on November 08, 2018, 04:51:15 PM
Title: Re: Happened recently just down the road from me...
Post by: Bricktop on November 08, 2018, 04:55:54 PM
Post by: Bricktop on November 08, 2018, 04:55:54 PM
If not, his demise would have been brutally insufferable.
Title: Re: Happened recently just down the road from me...
Post by: Chuck Bronson on November 08, 2018, 05:03:23 PM
Post by: Chuck Bronson on November 08, 2018, 05:03:23 PM
Title: Re: Happened recently just down the road from me...
Post by: Bricktop on November 08, 2018, 05:06:14 PM
Post by: Bricktop on November 08, 2018, 05:06:14 PM
Title: Re: Happened recently just down the road from me...
Post by: Chuck Bronson on November 08, 2018, 05:27:16 PM
Post by: Chuck Bronson on November 08, 2018, 05:27:16 PM
Speed limit there is 100 km/h. He didn't travel far in grass median before impact, so yeah... I bet around 80 to 90 km/h at impact would probably be about right.
Title: Re: Happened recently just down the road from me...
Post by: Anonymous on November 08, 2018, 08:49:00 PM
Post by: Anonymous on November 08, 2018, 08:49:00 PM
Empty truck would weigh around 12,000 kilo, and empty pony trailer would weigh 5,000 kilo.
Speed limit there is 100 km/h. He didn't travel far in grass median before impact, so yeah... I bet around 80 to 90 km/h at impact would probably be about right.
They are heavy..
How much weight can they haul?
Title: Re: Happened recently just down the road from me...
Post by: JOE on November 09, 2018, 12:51:28 AM
Post by: JOE on November 09, 2018, 12:51:28 AM
Clear roads, daylight,how did this happen.Quote from: "seoulbro"
Happened at 03:00. We figure he was possibly double-shifting the truck (working both a day and night job, which is NOT allowed) and simply fell asleep at the wheel, drifting off the highway in the worst spot he could. Luckily at that time of the morning traffic is light, and he didn't take anyone else out with him.
Title: Re: Happened recently just down the road from me...
Post by: Chuck Bronson on November 09, 2018, 03:36:04 AM
Post by: Chuck Bronson on November 09, 2018, 03:36:04 AM
They are heavy..Quote from: "Fashionista"
How much weight can they haul?
It varies by Province/State, but I run the exact same configuration as in pics, and I can pack 13 metric ton payload in truck, and about 12 metric ton in pony. Basically 25 metric ton of material with tandem truck & tandem pony.
This brings the combo up close to the 43,100 kg legal gross weight for that configuration, which I run all the time. You're either empty, or you're fully loaded. I'm usually the latter, no pun intended.
Title: Re: Happened recently just down the road from me...
Post by: Berry Sweet on November 09, 2018, 05:19:09 AM
Post by: Berry Sweet on November 09, 2018, 05:19:09 AM
Title: Re: Happened recently just down the road from me...
Post by: Anonymous on November 09, 2018, 07:50:35 AM
Post by: Anonymous on November 09, 2018, 07:50:35 AM
They are heavy..Quote from: "Fashionista"
How much weight can they haul?
It varies by Province/State, but I run the exact same configuration as in pics, and I can pack 13 metric ton payload in truck, and about 12 metric ton in pony. Basically 25 metric ton of material with tandem truck & tandem pony.
This brings the combo up close to the 43,100 kg legal gross weight for that configuration, which I run all the time. You're either empty, or you're fully loaded. I'm usually the latter, no pun intended.
That's a lot of weight on our roads.
Title: Re: Happened recently just down the road from me...
Post by: Bricktop on November 09, 2018, 06:04:14 PM
Post by: Bricktop on November 09, 2018, 06:04:14 PM
Title: Re: Happened recently just down the road from me...
Post by: Anonymous on November 09, 2018, 07:17:51 PM
Post by: Anonymous on November 09, 2018, 07:17:51 PM
Pshaw...meanwhile, in Australia...Quote from: "Bricktop"(//%3C/s%3E%3CURL%20url=%22https://proxy.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hankstruckpictures.com%2Fpix%2Ftrucks%2Fmartin_phippard%2F2008%2F10-03%2Fcd%2Fmack-titan-b-triple.jpg&f=1%22%3E%3CLINK_TEXT%20text=%22https://proxy.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%20...%20le.jpg&f=1%22%3Ehttps://proxy.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hankstruckpictures.com%2Fpix%2Ftrucks%2Fmartin_phippard%2F2008%2F10-03%2Fcd%2Fmack-titan-b-triple.jpg&f=1%3C/LINK_TEXT%3E%3C/URL%3E%3Ce%3E)
That is longest livestock hauler I have ever seen.
Title: Re: Happened recently just down the road from me...
Post by: Bricktop on November 09, 2018, 07:39:47 PM
Post by: Bricktop on November 09, 2018, 07:39:47 PM
Overtaking is a real pain in the ass. By the time you've got in front of it, you've gone past where you were going to in the first place.
Not that you need to overtake them very often. The reverse is more likely to be true. Those drivers don't hang around.
Title: Re: Happened recently just down the road from me...
Post by: Anonymous on November 09, 2018, 08:06:41 PM
Post by: Anonymous on November 09, 2018, 08:06:41 PM
Yes.Quote from: "Bricktop"
Overtaking is a real pain in the ass. By the time you've got in front of it, you've gone past where you were going to in the first place.
Not that you need to overtake them very often. The reverse is more likely to be true. Those drivers don't hang around.
Are they restricted to certain highways only?
Title: Re: Happened recently just down the road from me...
Post by: Bricktop on November 09, 2018, 08:18:36 PM
Post by: Bricktop on November 09, 2018, 08:18:36 PM
There are no stock trains running in those areas. Trucks are all they have.
Title: Re: Happened recently just down the road from me...
Post by: Anonymous on November 09, 2018, 08:39:44 PM
Post by: Anonymous on November 09, 2018, 08:39:44 PM
Yes. Mainly in the remote areas of Western Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory.Quote from: "Bricktop"
There are no stock trains running in those areas. Trucks are all they have.
I see, makes sense.
Title: Re: Happened recently just down the road from me...
Post by: Anonymous on November 09, 2018, 10:17:06 PM
Post by: Anonymous on November 09, 2018, 10:17:06 PM
Yes. Mainly in the remote areas of Western Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory.Quote from: "Bricktop"
There are no stock trains running in those areas. Trucks are all they have.
Those road trains that travel mainly in the outback are the longest tractor trailer combos in the world.
Title: Re: Happened recently just down the road from me...
Post by: Chuck Bronson on November 09, 2018, 11:35:55 PM
Post by: Chuck Bronson on November 09, 2018, 11:35:55 PM
Problem with Canada are hills and/or snow... You try to pull a huge amount of weight up a snowy grade, and there'll come a point where even with chains on the drives, they will just spin. This is just one factor that they do take into account when they set limits for size/weights...
Title: Re: Happened recently just down the road from me...
Post by: Anonymous on November 10, 2018, 07:51:43 AM
Post by: Anonymous on November 10, 2018, 07:51:43 AM
Title: Re: Happened recently just down the road from me...
Post by: Anonymous on November 10, 2018, 09:52:40 AM
Post by: Anonymous on November 10, 2018, 09:52:40 AM
Title: Re: Happened recently just down the road from me...
Post by: JOE on November 10, 2018, 10:27:13 AM
Post by: JOE on November 10, 2018, 10:27:13 AM
They are heavy..Quote from: "Fashionista"
How much weight can they haul?
It varies by Province/State, but I run the exact same configuration as in pics, and I can pack 13 metric ton payload in truck, and about 12 metric ton in pony. Basically 25 metric ton of material with tandem truck & tandem pony.
This brings the combo up close to the 43,100 kg legal gross weight for that configuration, which I run all the time. You're either empty, or you're fully loaded. I'm usually the latter, no pun intended.
I'd like to get a Class 1 DL just to say I did it.
But I wouldn't wanna do it for a living tho.
Title: Re: Happened recently just down the road from me...
Post by: Chuck Bronson on November 10, 2018, 12:29:04 PM
Post by: Chuck Bronson on November 10, 2018, 12:29:04 PM
I'd like to get a Class 1 DL just to say I did it.Quote from: "JOE"
But I wouldn't wanna do it for a living tho.
Just like driving around extra long limo, except no drunk and passed out passengers for you to grope and fondle!
Title: Re: Happened recently just down the road from me...
Post by: Anonymous on November 10, 2018, 03:22:30 PM
Post by: Anonymous on November 10, 2018, 03:22:30 PM
I'd like to get a Class 1 DL just to say I did it.Quote from: "JOE"
But I wouldn't wanna do it for a living tho.
Just like driving around extra long limo, except no drunk and passed out passengers for you to grope and fondle!
He is lying about being a limo driver.
Title: Re: Happened recently just down the road from me...
Post by: Chuck Bronson on November 10, 2018, 03:24:08 PM
Post by: Chuck Bronson on November 10, 2018, 03:24:08 PM
Title: Re: Happened recently just down the road from me...
Post by: Anonymous on November 10, 2018, 03:27:55 PM
Post by: Anonymous on November 10, 2018, 03:27:55 PM
No he's not. It is a job he's actually done.Quote from: "Chuck Bronson"
Nope, he is lying. He got caught here in a lie about driving a limo. It is not as if anyone believes the lame attention whore anyway.
Title: Re: Happened recently just down the road from me...
Post by: Chuck Bronson on November 10, 2018, 03:30:07 PM
Post by: Chuck Bronson on November 10, 2018, 03:30:07 PM
Title: Re: Happened recently just down the road from me...
Post by: Anonymous on November 10, 2018, 07:13:20 PM
Post by: Anonymous on November 10, 2018, 07:13:20 PM
Look, I know most of this forum believes everyone is lying about everything, but he has driven limo in the past. Look at it this way... if he was going to troll with a profession, why the fuck would he choose limo driver? Come on!Quote from: "Chuck Bronson"
So he can tell bullshit stories about all the non existent women he drives around in his pretend limo.
Everything Joe posts is 100 % bovine excrement.
Title: Re: Happened recently just down the road from me...
Post by: Chuck Bronson on November 11, 2018, 01:24:53 AM
Post by: Chuck Bronson on November 11, 2018, 01:24:53 AM
So he can tell bullshit stories about all the non existent women he drives around in his pretend limo.Quote from: "iron horse jockey"
Everything Joe posts is 100 % bovine excrement.
Not everyone posts bullshit 100% of the time, contrary to what you may think.
It wasn't that long ago that this forum doubted that Odinson lived in Finland. First off, why would he make that up? I think we all can be certain now that he does in fact live in Finland.
Title: Re: Happened recently just down the road from me...
Post by: Anonymous on November 11, 2018, 08:10:10 AM
Post by: Anonymous on November 11, 2018, 08:10:10 AM
Look, I know most of this forum believes everyone is lying about everything, but he has driven limo in the past. Look at it this way... if he was going to troll with a profession, why the fuck would he choose limo driver? Come on!Quote from: "Chuck Bronson"
So he can tell bullshit stories about all the non existent women he drives around in his pretend limo.
Everything Joe posts is 100 % bovine excrement.
Well, I know he doesn't work as a limo driver and never did..
He should do more research about a pretend job before he picks one.
Title: Re: Happened recently just down the road from me...
Post by: Bricktop on November 11, 2018, 07:30:44 PM
Post by: Bricktop on November 11, 2018, 07:30:44 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iFkKRh5kcM
Those B class trucks are awesome...but a bugger to wash after they've been unloaded.
Title: Re: Happened recently just down the road from me...
Post by: Anonymous on November 11, 2018, 09:29:12 PM
Post by: Anonymous on November 11, 2018, 09:29:12 PM
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It could have been much worse.