"WTF" Things Wheel Holders Do


He left the brake off... dumbazzery is legion.
Well,... by the looks of the rig it could be one of those guys who has a spread axle because he thinks it looks cool... Having an axle all the way at the rear would allow it to roll sharply uphill like that if the truck was backed into that position. Closed tandems wouldn't likely be all the way to the rear, and the ICC bumper would've dug into the ground at the bottom of the gulley and stopped it before it went any further.
 
That is a Kennesaw in an 387 Pete ;) And I'm with @Duck on the sinkhole type theory.

I am going to guess when all that flooding hit Nevada.
No such luck... that's an excuse. If it was a sinkhole that big, there would have been other trucks in it. Dumbazz left his brake off.
 
Actually, what you don't see in the picture are the yellow Prime, red CRE and blue Swift who are the real responsible parties here. The Prime was fueling while the CRE was backing into a spot across the truck stop and the Swift was passing by on the freeway. When their positions formed an equilateral triangle, the gravity of the situation (these three companies in such close proximity and precise placement, along with their primary colors, the basis of all colors of the "color wheel") centered itself in the triangle they'd formed.

That Western was just the sorry SOB who was unfortunate enough to have parked in that specific spot and the sudden surge of gravity just sucked him right in.



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Actually, what you don't see in the picture are the yellow Prime, red CRE and blue Swift who are the real responsible parties here. The Prime was fueling while the CRE was backing into a spot across the truck stop and the Swift was passing by on the freeway. When their positions formed an equilateral triangle, the gravity of the situation (these three companies in such close proximity and precise placement, along with their primary colors, the basis of all colors of the "color wheel") centered itself in the triangle they'd formed.

That Western was just the sorry SOB who was unfortunate enough to have parked in that specific spot and the sudden surge of gravity just sucked him right in.



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Wow,that was really deep man. Lol
 
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Might be some good reason those "wheel holders" are sounding their horns:

Man killed by delivery truck at United Supermarkets in Abilene

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I would have posted more, but I'm in a bad area and started getting false server errors.

Swift was involved in something like these some years ago: Driver was hooking to a trailer and a warehouse employee stepped between the tractor and trailer. Killed the warehouse guy. The driver was found to have been innocent in this accident. That's when the honk your horn policy went in. Once bitten..

So, make fun all you want to. When you're the guy on the ground not paying attention, you'll be happy the driver made some noise so you'd look up.


they should make new drivers read these and then see pictures of the aftermath or video if there is any. That would get their attention.
 
Did they say how it happened?
I cant remeber the details cause that was a few years ago. BUT most if not all well sites had rocks that size on the pad were we drove on to so we can load.
I had a few large rocks get stuck myself. BUT NOTHING that big.
Its sure looks like the same type of rocks we had at the wells in ND.
I could be wrong. But I swear I remember right.
 
The below pic is of one of the trucks I drove hauling oil.
I was working for a oo at the time. Super nice guy. Best employer I ever worked for.
Anyway that is what a well pad looks like after they frac the ground beneath and set up the tanks for crude to come up.
They are usually in fields in the middle of farm country. They lay those large rocks under the dirt to stop us from sinking after we load. So trucks would load 240-270 Barrels of crude. Thats about 125-140k lbs truck trailer and product....depending on the truck you had and the weight of the oil (different wells had different crude...so heavier then others)...

Point is we would sometimes sink while loading and would have to unload to get out or get pulled out by other drivers...

Those large rocks would break over time and turn to small gravel with trucks running over them all the time. But when a well was just built and a pad layed out, before the top dirt dropped, this is the kinda rocks we would roll over.

If I had to bet money, I would say that was a rock from a brand new well in ND.
 

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The below pic is of one of the trucks I drove hauling oil.
I was working for a oo at the time. Super nice guy. Best employer I ever worked for.
Anyway that is what a well pad looks like after they frac the ground beneath and set up the tanks for crude to come up.
They are usually in fields in the middle of farm country. They lay those large rocks under the dirt to stop us from sinking after we load. So trucks would load 240-270 Barrels of crude. Thats about 125-140k lbs truck trailer and product....depending on the truck you had and the weight of the oil (different wells had different crude...so heavier then others)...

Point is we would sometimes sink while loading and would have to unload to get out or get pulled out by other drivers...

Those large rocks would break over time and turn to small gravel with trucks running over them all the time. But when a well was just built and a pad layed out, before the top dirt dropped, this is the kinda rocks we would roll over.

If I had to bet money, I would say that was a rock from a brand new well in ND.

Thanks, I have learned something new from your post!! This is what I did not know....I quote" They lay those large rocks under the dirt to stop us from sinking after we load. So trucks would load 240-270 Barrels of crude. Thats about 125-140k lbs truck trailer and product....depending on the truck you had and the weight of the oil (different wells had different crude...so heavier then others)..." Quite interesting!!!
 
It's a great explanation as to where this was and why the stones are there, but no information on how the stone got stuck above and between the tires, wedged under the fender. The physics of the thing is what confuses me.
 
Thanks, I have learned something new from your post!! This is what I did not know....I quote" They lay those large rocks under the dirt to stop us from sinking after we load. So trucks would load 240-270 Barrels of crude. Thats about 125-140k lbs truck trailer and product....depending on the truck you had and the weight of the oil (different wells had different crude...so heavier then others)..." Quite interesting!!!
I could write a book about hauling crude in ND LOL
I did the training video wearing a go pro for ITL in Stanley ND.
If you got hired there between Aug 2013 and today, then they made you watch a 20 minute video in orientation about how to load crude oil. How to test it and how to not blow yourself up.
I made that video and it was a big hit with corporate and the companies we hauled crude for. They now require that video as part of your training. At least they did up till last year when I used to talk to the guys there. I have had guys come up to me in ND and say I know you from some were. I notice their ITL gear and would tell them about the video and they would laugh.
my 30 seconds of fame :)
Lots of people said that was one of the best training videos they seen. Now excuse me while I pat myself on the back some more LOL
 
Thanks, I have learned something new from your post!! This is what I did not know....I quote" They lay those large rocks under the dirt to stop us from sinking after we load. So trucks would load 240-270 Barrels of crude. Thats about 125-140k lbs truck trailer and product....depending on the truck you had and the weight of the oil (different wells had different crude...so heavier then others)..." Quite interesting!!!
btw let me now miss lead you.
NOT EVERY single well had those rocks.
The ones in the middle of the fields is were you would see those type of filler rocks on a pad. The ground was just soft and when it rained you wouldnt be able to get in and out with out some support under you.

You wouldn't see those rocks unless you were a belly dump driver bringing those in before the top layer was put in or if you were like me and they sent you out to wells to check the place out and take pics for training dept and saftey...They used those pics for office folks to understand what the field is actually like. Since they would sit inside all the time. I ran to a well when they were cutting the ground and watched what was going on and thats were I say those size rocks. That rock is an abnormality its so large. The majority would be basketball sizes.

Lots of pads at this crushed red clay type rocks. Not sure the exact type. But when those got crushed under weight and rain they would turn to soft Georgia type clay. An absolute nightmare to drive over when wet and soggy. You would be chaining in the middle of Summer after a rain storm....fun times :)
 
btw let me now miss lead you.
NOT EVERY single well had those rocks.
The ones in the middle of the fields is were you would see those type of filler rocks on a pad. The ground was just soft and when it rained you wouldnt be able to get in and out with out some support under you.

You wouldn't see those rocks unless you were a belly dump driver bringing those in before the top layer was put in or if you were like me and they sent you out to wells to check the place out and take pics for training dept and saftey...They used those pics for office folks to understand what the field is actually like. Since they would sit inside all the time. I ran to a well when they were cutting the ground and watched what was going on and thats were I say those size rocks. That rock is an abnormality its so large. The majority would be basketball sizes.

Lots of pads at this crushed red clay type rocks. Not sure the exact type. But when those got crushed under weight and rain they would turn to soft Georgia type clay. An absolute nightmare to drive over when wet and soggy. You would be chaining in the middle of Summer after a rain storm....fun times :)

Guess I should express why my interest in those pads and oil......My oldest Grandson works for a oil company in Texas he is a warehouse manager for parts been with them a few years now.....My kids some times literal kidnap me for a trip....Such was the case for a trip to Texas....With permission of his company I was given a grand tour of the warehouse...This is a hughmoungest place and the parts are a enough to make the jaws drop and the prices of those parts is enough to cause heart to stop beating.
With company permission my grandson best trusted friend took me out to the fields where there was more work He had the night shift from 10 til 6 most of those are out in the middle of no where.....a all night field tour....After first six hours of riding his friend ask was I tired....of which I replied nope.....He been doing all the talking and I been doing all the listening....Finally said you sure do not talk much...I told him my eyes and brain were too busy drinking in and computerizing. So, I still in the learning stages.
 
I'm thinken he either fell asleep or was reaching for something.It only takes a split second for a major catasrophy to strike.
Well yeah I figured something like that started it. What really got me confused is the guard rail bends towards the trees to the right and was not touched. He had to go around the rail turn left then immediately right with enough momentum to wedge his truck and trailer half way through the small space between the pillars and the ceiling of the overpass and have half the trailer loaded sticking straight out
 

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