TransportFool

For him to fix these you will probably have to leave him a note telling him what they were or they might come back as a pickup or a sports car. According to the article they were minivans that were being delivered on a car hauler that struck an overpass. I’m thinking these are preventable types of accidents with a minimal amount of technology they could put a warning in the cab or even make it where the brakes won’t release until the upper deck is set to a certain level or less. Fortunately in this accident and an earlier one in Texas nobody was hurt but if this ever happens when someone is close behind the hauler it could be horrible.

This story from capitol news nine is a good example.

ALBANY, N.Y. — An Albany teen is facing charges after police said he stole a car from a car carrier, then crashed it into a parked van.

Anthony Colon, 17, was arrested Tuesday night and charged with third-degree grand larceny and second-degree criminal mischief, along with vehicle and traffic violations.

Police said the incident started in the parking lot of 935 Central Avenue. A tractor-trailer car carrier pulled into the lot to unload vehicles to be delivered to a nearby car dealership.

One of the employees witness Colon get into a 2004 Nissan Sentra, which had just been taken off the carrier, and drive of westbound on Central Avenue. The employee called 911 and reported the incident.

Moments later, two Albany police officers spotted the stolen car speeding down Clinton Avenue. They turned their patrol car around to try and catch up to the car, but it had already crashed into a parked van and a fence at the intersection.

Colon was taken into custody without incident. He was arraigned in Albany City Criminal Court and sent to Albany County Jail.

I read this on Tyler Paper

An automobile transport truck smashed into an overhead railroad trestle on Loop 323 just south of Texas Highway 31 west about 10:40 a.m., sending two of the vehicles smashing into the street.

No injuries are reported. However, debris from the trestle fell onto a car that was traveling behind the transport truck.

Traffic is reduced to one lane while the accident site is being cleaned.

The trestle and truck were damaged by the impact. The transport truck was carrying new Chevrolet pickup trucks. Two of the trucks were knocked from the top level.

http://www.tylerpaper.com/article/20080303/NEWS08/263438821
Anybody familiar with that area know how high that trestle is? I wonder if that load was chained or strapped down. It isn’t often you see a vehicle come all the way off let alone two of them.

More pictures posted here taken by reporter Kenneth Dean.

I passed Matt Shepard on my way out of phoenix and he was having a bad day. He showed up to load a load of cars he had pulled at Adesa Phoenix and two of them were damaged. I’m offering a $100 reward if anyone has information that will lead to my buddy Matt collecting on the damage. If you want to collect anonymously you can post the info as a comment here along with your email address and when he collects we will send your $100 to your paypal account. He had a hard time smiling for his picture even though he is standing in front of his new Peterbuilt/Boydstun carhauler.

Here is a picture of the damaged Tucson. There may be white paint transfer on the truck that hit it

4-14-18 Well NO info came in and Matt paid out $6000 for damage he didn’t do! Hope things get better for you Matt