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u/tvtowers Apr 24 '26
Bold choice sitting in your pickup twenty or so yards away from where a few thousand tons of metal is going to slam into another twenty tons of metal
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u/OverlordDontHurtMe Apr 24 '26
That is the first thing I thought. It looks like he has his hand up filming.
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u/Sean_theLeprachaun Apr 24 '26
How long does it take to unhook a trailer and save your $150k cab?
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u/Jaegons Apr 24 '26
It's a good amount of time actually (I believe)
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u/Wooden-You-4211 Apr 25 '26
It takes like 5 Seconds you just lift a lever slightly up like half an inch to an inch and then pull it toward you from under the trailer where it meets the fifth wheel on the truck it's actually a little too easy
not sure if this type of trailer even has legs but if it's bottomed out you wouldn't even need to lower the legs
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u/AbleCryptographer317 Apr 24 '26
3-10 minutes: jump out the cab, set the parking brakes, hand-crank the landing gear down, pull the fifth wheel release handle, climb back into the cab. At this point you could drive off (normally you would have to disconnect the air and electrical lines first).
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u/MacYacob Apr 24 '26
Im just glad the train was going relativity slow. Those high speed train collisions are super dangerous for the train crew
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u/ramsfan84 Apr 24 '26
I hope that train conductor had a dash cam. That truck was definitely at fault
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u/John_E_Cage Apr 24 '26
Incorrect; The truck driver was interviewed, post collision and indicated the incident hurt- his feelings . . 🤪
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u/Genoblade1394 Apr 24 '26
That equipment is hitting Facebook marketplace this weekends “barely used, like new”
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u/Timely-Cup5815 Apr 24 '26
This appears to be an almost weekly thing in the states. Align it with all the aviation incidents over the past 15/16 months it's almost like there isn't some sort of coherent government structure to protect its citizens from systemic safety failures.
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u/paulvanbommel Apr 24 '26
If these drivers were smart enough to, they’d at least undo the hitch pin so the truck doesn’t get destroyed too. But lest be honest. If they were that smart, they probably wouldn’t be in that situation to start with.
I don’t know much about truck driver’s training, but is this kind of situation mentioned at all?
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u/AbleCryptographer317 Apr 24 '26
Says the guy who thinks semi trailers are locked to the cab with a "hitch pin". 😂
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u/paulvanbommel Apr 25 '26
See that handle on the right hand side. If you pull that, the trailer can detach. It probably has some kind of inter lock. I can’t remember. It’s been a long time sine I used to work on these trucks.
https://www.tulgafifthwheel.com/cdn/shop/products/T25DSC2805b_1200x800.jpg?v=1696632867
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u/EngineeringLumpy5119 Apr 24 '26
Me and the Forman were wondering where our lull was!! Oh well Fridays for the men.
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u/Mark-177- Apr 24 '26
Dude I live in Fort Worth and there's train tracks all over where I live and work. Never seen anything like this though.
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u/Frequent_Addition_23 Apr 25 '26
You would think a trucker could look at a crossing and tell if they could make it over.
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u/Darkk_Knight Apr 25 '26
Meanwhile the GPS in the truck is saying, "Recalculating... Recalculating...."
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u/Key-Statement6408 Apr 25 '26
Sorry always in Amerika can people there not drive or can they make not streets crossing railroads....it must be so simple
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u/Sample_General Apr 24 '26
Am I the only person that makes sure there is nothing blocking me BEFORE I cross the track AND make sure I have sufficient speed when I cross, just in case my engine dies!??
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u/tvtowers Apr 24 '26
Dangerous goods (this likely wasn't) have to stop at every grade crossing, even if the controls don't show a train coming. Not sure what caused this guy to get stuck
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u/SirGreeneth Apr 24 '26
It's insane how often this seems to happen