TransportFool » accident http://transportfool.com Watching the pulse of the auto transport industry Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:55:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 It is a dangerous Job guys! http://transportfool.com/auto-transport/it-is-a-dangerous-job-guys/ http://transportfool.com/auto-transport/it-is-a-dangerous-job-guys/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:02:38 +0000 Dave Campbell http://transportfool.com/?p=2332 Continue reading →]]> Long Island carhauler accident

This a pic of an accident on long island N.Y. last week. Seems the lady didn’t notice a truck was parked with 4 ways on . So she drove up left side ramp, went airborne , and flipped it on its side. Driver of van was o.k. as well as carhauler driver.

Join the forum discussion on this post]]> http://transportfool.com/auto-transport/it-is-a-dangerous-job-guys/feed/ 0 Did it hit a bridge? http://transportfool.com/auto-transport/did-it-hit-a-bridge/ http://transportfool.com/auto-transport/did-it-hit-a-bridge/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:46:43 +0000 Dave Campbell http://transportfool.com/?p=2030 Continue reading →]]> Looks awfully tore up for just “falling off”!

UPDATE: YES it hit an overpass, see forum for details

greenwich auto transporter drops car on freeway

Traffic was snarled in both directions on Interstate 95 in Stamford and Greenwich after a car fell off a carrier truck and rolled over in the northbound roadway near exit 7, state police said.

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]]> http://transportfool.com/auto-transport/was-the-jacksonville-fire-another-axle-bearing/feed/ 0 Jeff Rotella Auto Transport tragedy http://transportfool.com/auto-transport/jeff-rotella-auto-transport-tragedy/ http://transportfool.com/auto-transport/jeff-rotella-auto-transport-tragedy/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 03:24:34 +0000 Dave Campbell http://transportfool.com/?p=2022 Continue reading →]]> jeff-rotella owner of rotella auto transport

Jeff Rotella was adjusting the air ride on an auto transport carrier when one of the vehicles, a Ford F-350, pinned him at Manheim Auto Auction, in Lancaster County, said Hollis Rotella, his wife.

Rotella, 57, owned Jeff Rotella Transport Co., based in the Westvale area with its terminal rotella auto transportlocated in Warners. The business employs 17 people, his wife said.

After Rotella became stuck, the auto transport carrier’s driver went to get help, and about 12 men lifted the pickup truck off of Rotella. He was rushed to Lancaster General Hospital, where he died Saturday. His death was caused by lack of oxygen after the vehicle landed on him, Hollis Rotella said.

To me this terrible tragedy should remind us all how dangerous this profession is. Working around powerful machinery and heavy vehicles all day everyday tends to numb us to the dangers we are susceptible to.

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]]> http://transportfool.com/auto-transport/ever-have-your-foot-slip-off-the-clutch-at-a-bad-time/feed/ 0 Incredible CRUNCH http://transportfool.com/auto-transport/incredible-crunch/ http://transportfool.com/auto-transport/incredible-crunch/#comments Fri, 05 Aug 2011 15:09:39 +0000 Dave Campbell http://transportfool.com/?p=1781 I missed a pretty impressive bridge collision in Arkansas on FOX16.com.

car carrier collides with bridge

balled up car stuck between bridge and auto carrier

Can you tell me what kind of car this is/was?

what was this before teh car hauler hit the bridge?

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FROM 10NEWS.com

A tragic heart attack apparently left the driver unable to keep his auto transporter under San Diego auto transport wreckcontrol and he left the roadway and went down an embankment. Rescue personnel were able to transport him to a hospital where he died. The transporter was empty at the time of the crash and no other serious injuries have been reported. From the pictures it looks like it was a United Road truck. Several of the media reports list it as a roll-over accident but I don’t think the pictures look like it rolled.

auto transporter united road wreck san diego

 

 

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Thanks for keeping us informed Tipster

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La Canada Flintridge big rig auto transporter fatal wreck Marcos Costa

 

Join the forum discussion on this post]]> http://transportfool.com/auto-transport/auto-transport-driver-marcos-costa-convicted-of-involuntary-manslaughter/feed/ 1 It dangerous out there! http://transportfool.com/auto-transport/it-dangerous-out-there/ http://transportfool.com/auto-transport/it-dangerous-out-there/#comments Sat, 23 Jul 2011 16:25:50 +0000 Dave Campbell http://transportfool.com/?p=1669 Continue reading →]]> This transporter stopped on the shoulder to check a tire problem and was rear-ended by car carrier auto transporter fatal wreckanother truck. Although the transport driver and his helper were able to dive to safety in time both occupants of the other truck were killed. You can read the whole report on TheStar online.

 

car carrier auto transporter fatal wreck

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