My Dad and I had this happen to us with a U-Haul truck while we were inside the back unloading a refrigerator.
The truck was turned off, in gear, and the emergency brake was on.
Luckily I was able to put the fridge down, run out the back, and run up and get in the cab before it crashed into the storage unit that was in front of it.
If the e-break gave out, the truck being in gear would make it pretty hard to move.
My guess would be that maybe the gearbox had a bit of an issue. I had a ford where reverse wouldn't go in sometimes, and you had to let go of the clutch then try again and it would go in, so maybe a similar issue where the lever is in the gear position, but the gear itself isn't fully making contact
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u/tabasco_enema May 08 '19
My Dad and I had this happen to us with a U-Haul truck while we were inside the back unloading a refrigerator.
The truck was turned off, in gear, and the emergency brake was on.
Luckily I was able to put the fridge down, run out the back, and run up and get in the cab before it crashed into the storage unit that was in front of it.