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Posted: 4/6/2024 5:51:39 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Stitches1974]
I never did commercial driving, but drove trucks for the Army, for 8 years. I'm just trying to figure out what the driver was doing to get the truck like this.


https://krcgtv.com/news/local/truck-crashes-into-overpass-early-saturday-morning-in-cooper-county


Link Posted: 4/6/2024 6:12:03 PM EDT
[Last Edit: barbcue] [#1]
Well its a "Freightliner"  these things happen.

We had a Freightliner Cascadia SELF IMMOLATE at the Mill **PARKED**

It was parked by itself for a day or two. Brightest 10 ft diameter fire ive ever seen.

I figure- it was lonely, and knew it was a Freightliner **CASCADIA**

and decided to commit Ritual Suicide.
Link Posted: 4/6/2024 6:17:26 PM EDT
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Maybe the driver wanted to try off roading and to make their truck a convertible? Jokes aside. That far off the road, I'm wondering if drugs/drinking/ lack of sleep led to that? Doesn't look like any attempt was made to stop the truck otherwise.
Link Posted: 4/6/2024 6:31:43 PM EDT
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Truck crashes into overpass early Saturday morning

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I'm going to say driver dozed off and went off-roading. Some OTR schedules can really screw up your sleep patterns.
Link Posted: 4/6/2024 6:33:10 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By Stitches1974:
I'm just trying to figure out what the driver was doing to get the truck like this.

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Sleeping.
Link Posted: 4/6/2024 6:48:38 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Stitches1974] [#5]
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Originally Posted By Seabee_Mech:
I'm going to say driver dozed off and went off-roading. Some OTR schedules can really screw up your sleep patterns.
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For sure! I had some crappy schedules, but I'm sure it was nothing compared to what OTR drivers have to deal with, consistently.
Link Posted: 4/6/2024 8:20:28 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 4/6/2024 8:56:01 PM EDT
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Thanks for that. Gives a better view on how far off the road this person was.
Link Posted: 4/9/2024 8:49:42 AM EDT
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USA Truck did that stunt once on I-64 east of Louisville.
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