First Bad Experience

Was driving up interstate 81 with lots of traffic around me when a guy lost some hay squares in front of me. I had to FIGHT THE URGE to swerve out of the way because I was fully loaded with a tanker of milk. And hit a lot of the squares head on.

Didn't even feel it. LOL.

But there was no escaping hitting these things. I pulled over at the closest gas station and checked all my airlines and under the truck to see if there was any metal stuck to anything. But I was in the blue.

Felt like sharing this with you guys :)

Great job handling that man. I've haven't been in one of those situations yet and hope I never am. That said, being able to fight that urge to slam the brakes and jerk the wheel was definitely heads up. Even more so with a tanker. A big pay on the back my friend. And thanks for sharing

Great job handling that man. I've haven't been in one of those situations yet and hope I never am. That said, being able to fight that urge to slam the brakes and jerk the wheel was definitely heads up. Even more so with a tanker. A big pay on the back my friend. And thanks for sharing

Thanks man! This is my third time driving on my own too! Didn't expect this scary accident so soon haha

Way to go Richard! You handled that like a pro.

Yes good job man... Im preparing for school to get my trucking career started but Ive been driving large straight trucks for years and it always pays to be ready for anything.. The best thing for any driver whether your in a car or truck is NEVER follow too closely! Ive seen truck drivers follow too closely all the time in HEAVY traffic and im thinking how the heck are they going to stop that monster if something happens whether someone slams on there brakes or someone like he said "loses a load of hay bailes." Years ago I was in a 24 ft ryder truck with a full load but it only had hydraulic brakes and I was not even following closely and almost rear ended a car in front of me because they stopped so suddenly to make a left turn. Thank goodness most 24 to 26 ft box trucks have air brakes now because they are so much more efficient to slow down with loads.