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The History of Trucking (Picture Show)
But once in a while we come across a video we think just has that perfect mix of simplicity, nostalgia, quality and relevance to truckers across the nation. This is one of them. It’s a collection of old photographs of trucks, rest stops, fuel islands and drivers from early on in the history of trucking. Most of these photos are from the National Archives in Washington D.C., but some are obviously straight out of some family photo books.
We hope you enjoy the video as much as we did. Have a good day truckers and let’s keep the history of trucking alive!
Road Trip To The Race Track (feat. Jeff Gordon) | NASCAR | Pepsi
Jeff Gordon needs to get down to Daytona in time to win his way to victory lane. Max has a rush order of Pepsi MAX to deliver to thirsty race fans. That means....road trip!!! One drives a race car on weekends. The other drives a delivery truck that beeps when it backs up. Together, they¹re about to embark on one crazy ride. For
Dear Car Drivers: Please Don't Do This Around Big Rigs
golf cart semi truck build #1
Built using the chassis, engine and driveline from a 1980 EzGo 2 cycle gas cart.
This is a handcrafted all steel body with added features like the tag-a-long rear axle, cloth headliner, real cherry wood dash with cup holders and functional exhaust stacks all give it that big truck look. This was the first of 2 built so far so check out “golf cart semi truck build 2″. Thanks, Classy Carts LLC.
DFF Close Lane Shift
Thanks to Josh W. for sharing this video with us.
This video is a reminder of what truck drivers face on a daily basis.
Video Credit: josh worthley
“Every crash, and every fatality and injury, suffered on our nation’s highways is a tragedy… It is also tragic that carriers and drivers across this country are saddled with guilt and blame for many crashes they could do nothing to prevent.”
Here is a summary of the ATA’s report:
University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI): UMTRI is a leader in truck-related crash research. The highlighted study assigns driver factors to 8,309 fatal car-truck crashes as a proxy for fault.
• Car drivers were assigned factors in 81% of crashes versus 27% of truck drivers •
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA): Tasked with “reducing deaths, injuries and economic losses resulting from motor vehicle crashes,” NHTSA has undertaken extensive research on the topic. Their 2003 study assigned causal driver factors in 10,092 fatalities.
• Cars were assigned driver factors in 91% of head-on crashes, 91% of opposite-direction sideswipes, 71% of rear-end crashes, and 77% of same-direction sideswipes
AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety: The foundation’s mission is “to identify traffic safety problems, foster research that seeks solutions and disseminate information and educational materials.” This study, one of over 250 projects they’ve funded to discover the causes of crashes, examined 10,732 fatal accidents.
• 36% of car drivers were cited for two or more unsafe acts • 11% of truck drivers were cited for two or more unsafe acts
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA): FMCSA is the primary regulating agency for the trucking industry whose stated mission is “to prevent commercial motor vehicle-related fatalities and injuries.” Two studies are noted below.
Annual Large Truck and Bus Crash Facts: Cites driver factors in 6,131 car-truck fatal crashes
• 2007: 85% of cars were assigned driver factors versus 26% of trucks • 2008: 85% of cars were assigned driver factors versus 26% of trucks • 2009: 81% of cars were assigned driver factors versus 22% of trucks
The Truck Safety Coalition cited the following statistics:
Council et al. (2003) found that in all crashes between trucks and light vehicles, trucks were more likely to be the “contributor” to the crash than light vehicles by 48 percent to 39 percent, and trucks were more responsible than light vehicles in backing, rear-end, right-turn, left-turn, and sideswipe collisions;
Preusser (1994) found that nonfatal lane change crashes on the Washington, D.C. Interstate Capital Beltway were twice as likely to be the result of a tractor-trailer changing lanes rather than a light vehicle lane change;
Wolfe and Carsten (1986) found equal apportionment of fault assignment in nonfatal crashes, but car drivers were assigned fault 3 times as often as tractor-trailers drivers, overwhelmingly on the basis of surviving truck driver claims; and,
Shao (1986) studied highway interchange crashes and found that truck drivers were primarily responsible for the majority of these collisions.
Man dies after jumping from highway overpass into trucker's windshield in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS • A man died after jumping from an overpass into traffic near the Interstate 55 and Interstate 44 split early Friday, landing in the windshield of a tractor-trailer. The trucker was hurt, but not seriously.
It happened at about 8:30 a.m. on Interstate 44 at Lafayette Avenue, police said. A tractor-trailer driver, 47, was heading west on I-44 near the split to southbound I-55 when he saw a pedestrian jump off the Lafayette Avenue overpass.
Capt. Garon Mosby of the St. Louis Fire Department said the 24-year-old man was transported to a hospital and pronounced dead there. He had jumped into the windshield of a moving truck, Mosby said.
Police were not releasing the man's name Friday, saying he had not been "positively" identified.
The truck driver was taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries. As workers tended to him at the scene, the trucker has a bloodied face but was able to walk to the ambulance and speak to paramedics. There was a large hole in the upper half of the driver's side of the windshield.
The incident involved a tractor-trailer with markings of Beelman Trucking Co. out of East St. Louis.
The overpass the man jumped from was unclear at first. Authorities say a caller told 911 it happened near a pedestrian overpass marked with the South Seventh Street exit sign, but later police were focusing on an overpass at Lafayette Avenue and putting up crime scene tape there.
The Missouri Department of Transportation said it happened in the left lane of southbound I-55, near the split with Interstate 44. Police temporarily shut down both highways so crews could clear the scene and investigators could do their work.
Video: Trucks Collide in Fiery Wreck on I-65
Fire crews were called to the bridge Thursday afternoon with the fire still roaring and traffic slowed to a complete stop.
Police have released no information on the wreck, other than that one person is confirmed dead. The person's name was not released.
Scanner reports soon after crews responded on scene indicated there was some kind of flammable materials in own of the trucks, perhaps barrels of oil and grease, though that information has not been confirmed by police.
Based on images from the scene, it appears one truck rear-ended the other. The front door of the first truck was open minutes after the crash, though it's unclear if the driver managed to escape before the flames broke out.
The northbound side of the bridge is expected to remain closed until Friday at the earliest. Traffic will be diverted away from the crash site.
Video: Semi truck smoking brakes down hill
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Video: Wild Turkey vs UPS Driver
Watch this wild turkey go on the rampage and attack a UPS driver. We think this Turkey could be working for FedEx! Without a doubt this is one of the viral videos of 2014 already.
Are FedEx recruiting attacking Turkey’s? Let us know in the comments below…
Video: Share the Love: A Tribute To Trucking
Growing up in a trucking family, I know that for some, trucking is a love/hate profession. My dad always said he loved his job but hated being away from us, but I know there’s not another job in the world he would have ever wanted.
This video does a great job combining the love of family and the love of trucking.
Video: Truck Slams into New York Overpass
This video was recorded in Long Island, New York on Meadowbrook State Parkway. NMA419′s video description said that he knew something was “about to happen” so he started recording. Minutes later, the truck slammed into an overpass.
NMA419 said he pulled over to make sure the driver was okay– He was, although his ego was a little shattered.
You’re a good man, NMA419, for pulling over to check on the driver!
Video: Giant Dump Truck Takes Police on a Chase
Tales like these, no matter how old, never die. It’s something that you have to see to believe. If your in the trucking industry, especially around this kind of equipment, you’ll understand the magnitude of the situation first hand.
After stealing a 53 ton, $700,000 giant dump truck, a man took police on a wild goose chase. Actually more like a wild elephant chase.
It’s not your typical stolen vehicle, and police officers are unable to use all their typical tactics. The tires are too big to be affected by spike strips, and the truck is just too heavy to be pushed by the officer’s cruisers.
After chasing him for 4 hours, at 35 miles per hour, eventually the driver runs out of gas. Obviously not a great idea to steal a giant dump truck and take officers for a ride, but his driving skills were commendable — no one was injured, he didn’t even get into an acciden
Video: Truck Goes Over Chesapeake Bay Bridge, Recovery Mission Underway
Sad news to report.
This morning, a truck plunged over the side of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel.
According to WAVY, response boats and crews with Navy Special Warfare Command are at the scene. A tow line has been attached to the truck to keep it from drifting.
Battalion Chief Amy Valdez of the Virginia Beach Fire Department told WAVY that the truck went over the bridge near mile marker 15. At this time, it is unclear what caused the accident.
Only one person was believed to have been in the truck at the time of the crash.
“The driver was heavily entangled in the truck’s wreckage underneath the water,” NBC Washington reported.
At this time, the recovery mission is still underway.
No further information is being released at this time.
This is a developing story. CDLLife will make updates as they come available.
Video: Trucker Being Called A Hero For Crashing Rig To Save Bikers
The incident occurred on Monday morning on I-5 in Seattle.
Truck driver Ashton Hoopes was driving on I-5 when a Volvo cut him off, forcing him to hit the median.
Hoopes, an Army reservist, was hauling a load of dirt when the Volvo cut him off. He said there was nowhere for him to go– his only option was to hit the barrier or hit a pair of motorcyclists. With no regard for his own safety, he chose to hit the barrier.
“I was like, here is my only choice, to hit Jersey barricade so I don’t hit anybody,” Hoopes told KOMO.
His truck slammed into the concrete barrier, causing it to explode into flames.
Hoopes, still worried about the bikers, kicked open the door to his mangled cab and went to look for the bikers.
He found a man nearby. ”I was like, ‘Did you see a guy on a bike?’ He said, ‘It was me. Thank you. If you hadn’t hit the wall, I would be dead,’” Hoopes told KOMO.
Thanks to Hoopes selflessness and quick thinking, no serious injuries were reported. Hoopes walked away from his mangled and blazing truck and only suffered a separated shoulder.
Troopers are looking for the silver Volvo involved in the incident.
Great job, driver!
Video: Bad Ass Farm Truck
If you were betting at a race and just glanced at this truck, you might not bet on it… but looks can be deceiving. Watch it get up and go.
VIDEO: ONE-YEAR-OLD GIRL THROWN FROM CAR IN HORRIBLE CRASH, SURVIVES!
A one-year-old girl was thrown from a car into the path of an oncoming truck during a crash near the city of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. The car she was in lost control and slide into the path of a semitrailer. The toddler landed just inches from the path of an oncoming truck. She was treated for head and jaw contusions on the scene of the accident, and was taken to the hospital for possible head trauma.
VIDEO: FUELED BY HATERS! – BADASS DIESEL TURBO RAT ROD ON AIR BAGS IS THE MOST ORIGINAL RIDE YOU’LL SEE TODAY!
It’s not fast, it’s not pretty, but it’s fun as hell! Check out this awesome turbo diesel rat rod and all it’s original modifications!
VIDEO: HOLY F*CK THAT WAS CLOSE! – WOMAN’S LIFE IS SAVED BY A QUICK THINKING TRUCK DRIVER AND IMPRESSIVE VOLVO BRAKES!
The ad with Jean-Claude Van Damme was impressive, but this should be Volvo’s next ad campaign to show off the incredible machines they build. This truck driver is able to avoid a serious collision without swerving into the wrong side of the road!
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