I'm not a full time highway hauler...but I do drive heavy rigs at max weight, for about an hour a day(averaged out...many days I don't drive at all, others I might drive for 3 hours or even 4 full days in a row), on highways, gravel roads, mud pits (chaining up is a regular thing), snow, ice, logging roads in the mountains of Alberta! I also do maintenance on the vehicle and the equipment, and operate the specialized equipment. Its for servicing oil wells.
Yea, so that driver just fired himself! He seems to have had a co-driver or swamper. Either way, they could have, should have just put on their "four ways" blinkers and slowly backed up, lettting traffic by on the left. I can't even really guess how much damage he did to the tractor, but I bet it was at least $10,000. But...that trailer really took a beating too...being hit by the back corner of the cab.
Imagine him trying to lie his way out of it, only to watch in horror as his boss fires up this youtube video on his ipad! Youfail, youfired!
Last edited by Rick.50cal; 05/05/14 08:36 PM.