fedex accident

[mowerman]

sure most of you fella,s heard about the fatal wreck in california well im writing this,,,because the medea was shredding this driver,that was burned to death,,,and fedex,,,especially dianne sawyer,,,tryed to make this guy out to be a mass murderer,,,truth is i knew this guy,,,and he was a nice kid,,and a good hand.he was only 26..always took is time,,and did a thorough pre trip and post trip...pleasant polite...clean cut,,always accurate and by the book,,,wasnt afraid to ask questions,,,he had management abilities,,,and a college degree,,,wasnt a gung ho supertrucker,,at all,,,and i can tell you,,,whatever happened out there,,,i know,,it was nothing he did,,and latest i heard the investigation crew found a party was texting and ran into his fuel tank,,,and a witness said the truck was on fire before it left the road,,,seems now thier going after the cars insurance,,,but the media...is not going to tell you that,,,so i just did...have a good weekend fell,s...bob

[Freightrain]

Tragic. I heard it on the news and KNEW it was going to be a bad story for the truck driver no matter what. Even when he gets cleared, it will ALWAYS be remembered as the "truck killed the people. Not the fact someone else caused it.

[other dog]

thanks Bob.

[mackdaddy]

heard on the local news in SF bay area this morning that many witnesses saw the truck on fire as it came across the divide. Makes sense what you are saying!

[41chevy]

Thanks for the info Bob. I figured it was not what the media said. Paul

[Bobby j]

Sorry to hear of this mower man.....as all of us know in trucking the media has a tremendous HARD ON for any kind of accident involving a truck.......most important a family lost one of its members@ only 26 yrs old what a waste............we need to remember all involved in thoughts and prayers

[Rich Reinhart]

Sad that it seems the trucker is always the villiian in accidents like these.. Too bad the media is so fast to report a story they don't let facts get in the way..

[gearhead204]

Bob sorry to hear we lost a good driver, and yes it sure as hell don't surprise me that the info I got was wrong, its like news outta Washington D.C. never the truth the first 10 times you hear it, and a insider has to get the story right!!!!!!

[other dog]

Sad that it seems the trucker is always the villiian in accidents like these.. Too bad the media is so fast to report a story they don't let facts get in the way..

You're right about that. But I jumped to conclusions too when I read the story in the paper this morning. When it said the truck crossed the median- exactly opposite of what I was expecting to read- my first thought was that the driver might have had a heart attack or some other medical emergency.

Once again a four wheeler caused it, as is usually the case, and we'd probably never have heard that on the news. It's always a truck drivers fault if a truck is involved. I'm on the road 5 or 6 days a week every week, and have been for over 35 years, and I have to do something every day- every day- to avoid an accident that would be a 4 wheelers fault. But we're incompetent fools and criminals because we drive a truck, don't even have sense enough to know if we're tired or not, so the gummint must tell me when to drive and when to rest...doesn't matter whether i'm really tired or feeling good, just work when they say work and rest when they say rest, because I'm too stupid to know how i'm feeling on my own.

BP's gettin' up, better go-

Thanks again Bob.

[jaysm35a2]

Its on Yahoo homepage now about the truck being on fire before it crossed the median. They have witnesses . But , its whatever the liberal media wants to put out.

Bob you were the first one I thought if when I heard about the crash.

[85snowdog]

Thanks for the proper info mower man. That accident was on our news north of the border also. It doesn't surprise me that they blame the truck.

It really bothers me that when there is an accident they blame the trucker. We have had people up here listening to there i-pod walk into the side of a moving truck. Of course they blame the truck. Want side guards on all trucks, even strait trucks. And the part that bothers me most is they never mention how the incident affects the truck driver. Can you imagine how you would feel, after an accident that injured or killed someone. I know I would probably hang up my keys. I wish they would give us a little more credit.

Sorry for my rant, it seems like it is happening more now; blaming trucks for everything. Its a sore spot with me.

Keith

[HarryS]

Thanks again for reporting the true story. It is a very sad situation for all involved and their families. Too bad we have to be subjected to all of the media bias when it comes to the news.

[vision386]

Thanks for the info Bob,our prayers and thoughts go out to that drivers family,i was concerned knowing we have members on here such as yourself that drive for Fed-X. Prolly never get the real true story about what happened,just pisses me off that the damn news media ALWAYS puts the truck at fault BEFORE learning the facts! I have a real big problem with the way truck accidents are reported in the news media,people seem to forget,someones HUSBAND, SON ,BROTHER, WIFE or SISTER was in that truck! Never seem to make any headlines that a car was at fault,which the ATA reports is the cause in 88% of heavy truck accidents where a car/ truck is involved. No-one seems to realize there is a PERSON in the cab of that truck,WORKING trying to make a living for themselves and families. Trucking is one of the most dangerous jobs there is,we as drivers put our lives on the line EVERYDAY so Americas citizens can have what they need,it's a thankless,stressfull,un-healthy profession at best. Seems to be getting worse everyday. As Tom stated earlier,i see something or someone doing something idiotic on the road EVERYDAY without exception! but the guvmint knows best,how hard I should run,when I should sleep,how many hours I should work (hint: IT AINT'T WORKIN'!!!!)..................thanks again for setting the record straight Bob,truck safe my friend!................................Mark

[mowerman]

thanks allot for all your support,fella,s...im sure most of you probably were wondering,,,and yes,,,im sure they wanted it to be the truckers fault...its a real joke,,,you spend alotta time skidding all over the road to avoid motorist,,,and get absolutely nothing for it,and that stinking snatch (DIANNE SAWYER) didnt even bring up the fact that both drivers were burned alive,just doing thier job,...kind of makes you ill.but its always been that way,all you hear is why didnt he do this,,,or that???,,,remember my pop,,,bellyachin about that,,,when i was a kid,,,in the 60,s lol.... bob

[57 bcr]

Bob,first of all I am sorry for you losing a fellow trucker,a brother,in yet another misreported crash. You were the first person I thought about when hearing of the FedEx truck in California,as I know you spend a lot of time in that state. Although I was much relieved it was not you in that FedEx truck, I pray for the family of the fallen driver. The general public will never understand the job of the people who bring there very life to them each day,and what it means to that individual. The medias crap is nothing new,as it bounces off most of us (although we are pissed about it). We know the real deal about the countless numbers of drivers who have ditched it or died,saving another motorists life. However,these are never reported. Al

[Terry T]

The media is very quick to sensationalize any story. And "an out of control truck careened into a bus full of high school students" is much more sensational than "truck struck by car then hits bus". I've long been a critic of the media, since my late teens when I got involved in emergency services, and I typically take anything reported with a grain of salt but sadly this time I was on board with what was first reported because of the run of bad luck Fed Ex has had over the past several months with high profile crashes in my part of the country. Those of you out west, please keep us up on this story as it continues.

[Terry T]

http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/12/us/california-bus-crash/http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/12/us/california-bus-crash/

[Green Dash]

Sorry to hear of the loss of your friend and all those other innocent lives. Thanks for passing along the truth about what actually happened.

[Maddog13407]

sad to hear this. of course the media is gonna go after the truck driver. kinda like the guy that got arrested here locally for child porn, JUST happened to be a firefighter. gee what do you think the news reports? FIFEFIGHTER arrested for CHILD PORN.

[Green Dash]

sad to hear this. of course the media is gonna go after the truck driver. kinda like the guy that got arrested here locally for child porn, JUST happened to be a firefighter. gee what do you think the news reports? FIFEFIGHTER arrested for CHILD PORN.

The media also likes to refer to drivers of pickup trucks as truck drivers.

[Maddog13407]

next it will be some wannabee 'trucker' in a one ton dodge or Ford super junk with big stacks pulling a gooseneck trailer , overloaded and the media will have a field day yet again

[gearhead204]

do you guys ever see these motorhomes pulling a full size pickup pulling a boat,or atv trailer or horse trailer? how in the hell is this legal? looks like a wreck looking for a place to happen!

[57 bcr]

And best of all.....no DOUBLES ENDORSEMENT NEEDED,gearhead204! I'm not one for more regulations,but some of these motorhomes are a little big for their drivers (if you know what I mean). I think there should be an RV classification on your drivers license (CDL holders exempt), also. Most of these people have no concept of air brake operation,backing,passing,etc. Sorry,my .02! Al

[mowerman]

heard arizona started that,,,for campers with air brakes,,and oversize and weight,,,thier all pissed down there...same thing as a greyhound,,,why shouldnt they be licensed...bob

[41chevy]

Now a few minutes ago I heard on the radio that the CHIPS and CALDOT spokesmen said they feel the eye witnesses are wrong about the truck being on fire before the accident. Witnesses telling the same story are wrong?

I agree with the RV drivers getting a test for a License endorsement to drive them an air brake endorsement would be good too, but that would probably open an entire process that would end RV and antique truck driving. You know the gubberment never does thing half adzed.

What I would like to see is that part of the driving test includes entering and exiting an Expressway or Freeway. About one out of 50 actually know how to used the entrance and exit lanes.

Paul