Tag Archives: wrecks

Just looks like a fender bender to me

KOIN Local6.com near Portland Oregon has a report of 8 injuries including the truck driver. “Semi pulls in front of Hillsboro MAX train; 8 injured” “A semi-truck carrying cars pulled out into a Hillsboro MAX Monday afternoon, hurting the truck … Continue reading

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Were they chained or strapped?

The interesting thing about the article on poststar.com is that the cars “went flying”. Why did they not stay with the truck?     Join the forum discussion on this post

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CarHauler victum of hit and run truck.

This is off of CPcomunity.com: Indiana State Police are searching for a semitrailer involved in a hit-and-run crash that blocked traffic early Tuesday on Interstate 65. A separate morning crash blocked traffic on the Borman Expressway. A car hauler carrying … Continue reading

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Did it hit a bridge?

Looks awfully tore up for just “falling off”! UPDATE: YES it hit an overpass, see forum for details Traffic was snarled in both directions on Interstate 95 in Stamford and Greenwich after a car fell off a carrier truck and … Continue reading

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Auto transporter strikes bridge

Several news outlets including the Hartford Courant are reporting an auto transport was too tall and has torn the top of of a vehicle. The vehicle was damaged by a 13’6″ overpass near exit 43 or 44, on I-84 in … Continue reading

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Carhauler rear ends UPS truck and loses minivan.

Fox Toledo has the story of a Southern Auto Carrier truck that rear ended a UPS truck hard enough to knock the minivan out of the #1 position. Apparently traffic slowed and the transport driver didn’t notice in time to … Continue reading

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7years 4 months for involuntary manslaughter

7years is a lot more than I expected, for Marcos Costa. He was the driver of an auto transport that overheated his brakes on a steep winding mountain grade descending into La Canada Calif. At the bottom of the grade … Continue reading

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Where is the trailer?

The Birmingham Mail.net has a story about an auto transporter needing a crane to get righted on the M6. It doesn’t explain why we don’t see a trailer in any of the pictures. Maybe the trailer was recovered and moved … Continue reading

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AXLE FIRE

This was loaded up on you tube by a passing car, so I don’t have any more info. Maybe a Meritor axle?

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Blown front tire ends with a bad wreck.

NEWS 10 has a report on one of Central Valley’s truck hitting a bridge pillar after blowing a left front steer tire. The article states that the driver kicked out the driver’s side window to escape the burning truck along … Continue reading

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