RIP, Girly Truck
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Southern Fried
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I've told the story before about my friend who had the kid on a motorcycle suicide into his Freightliner COE. I also told about how several years later he sat in the driver seat of my Western Star and instantly flashed back to that day and freaked. Had to get his wife to come get him. He's no wimp, a driver with lots of experience and tough as hell. But something about his wreck embedded in his mind.
patriciajnsn
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Of course you need to take your time healing mentally and physically but just curious as to how long do you estimate to be off work?
mndriver
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From a loss profit point of view, insurance will expect her to mitigate her loss as quickly as possible.since her truck was a total loss, I can see insurance forcing her back to work in as little as a week or two...
"It doesn't take that long to purchase a truck and get it tagged!...."
Yes, that is the mentality of some of these adjustors.
"It doesn't take that long to purchase a truck and get it tagged!...."
Yes, that is the mentality of some of these adjustors.
Southern Fried
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@GAnthony.... notice one big difference in the pics. The "roo" for the truck has only one "solid connection" to the frame; the hinge at the bottom. It has to be hinged to allow the hood to open forward. The cars hoods open up, allowing a solid brace at the top. The truck is a "deflector bar", the car is a true "crash bar".
Regardless, the car went under the front of Girly and destroyed the front steering which probably punctured the fuel tanks, hence the fire. Neither bar would have done much to mitigate that and might have changed the impact point causing a rollover. We wouldn't be talking to Injun today.
Regardless, the car went under the front of Girly and destroyed the front steering which probably punctured the fuel tanks, hence the fire. Neither bar would have done much to mitigate that and might have changed the impact point causing a rollover. We wouldn't be talking to Injun today.
I don't want to be out for too long. Stay off the horse too long and I'll never get back on. I'll be on the phone with Swift later today to talk about it.
As for the moose rack...the full impact would have gone to the frame, rather than allow the crumple points to do their job. The front end damage to Girly absorbed a significant amount of the force, which kept it from transmitting to me. I would have had a much higher risk of internal or brain injuries.
Duck
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I recommend driving a Swift company truck for a week or two. Because:
Ya know,... to rule out the possibility of any crippling PTSD before signing any papers.
Probably best to ask for your route to be altered just enough to avoid that section of highway for a while.
mndriver
curmudgeon extraordinare
I still have not travelled US 20 east out of Ashton Idaho .
Point to consider for "replacement value".
Look at the maintenance receipts for all the work you've done recently and keep those in mind when seeking a new truck.
They cannot deny those repairs in value on commercial equipment.
Point to consider for "replacement value".
Look at the maintenance receipts for all the work you've done recently and keep those in mind when seeking a new truck.
They cannot deny those repairs in value on commercial equipment.
Duck
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Choice or coincidence?
mndriver
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I am not really looking for loads going that way.
Kinda both.
I've sent my second truck there 4 times though.
mndriver
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This shows a good picture what happens when a Toyota Camry impacts a moose bumper.
This is my accident from December .
Man dead after collision with semi-truck near Ashton - East Idaho News
This is my accident from December .
Man dead after collision with semi-truck near Ashton - East Idaho News
Duck
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Here?
Google Maps
I picked up a load of onions at a farm off that stretch of 221 the day after I met you in Sumner.
Everyone bitches about how much damage happens to newer vehicles in crashes, compared to old iron. As you point out, the energy absorbed deforming that metal equals a lower rate of deceleration for your body. I don't absorb energy as well as metal
There's a video of a newer Impala crashing into an older one. The g level variation between old and new is rather eye opening.
I will most likely get a loaner for a couple of weeks. I'm already thinking get a truck somebody turned in with a short amount of time left on the lease and run the lease out. Six to eight months, should be able to get my shit together in that time.
No. Go east from there, there's an S curve. Immediately after the east end of the S, there's an unnamed road. It was between this unnamed road and the beginning of the S going westbound.
Duck
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Yep. Right about there. I thought they were turning westbound trucks around in the unnamed road and sending them back to the freeway, but they might have been using that next road.
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