Arkansas: Tractor Trailer Jackknifes, Blocking I-40 Westbound In North Little Rock

[@AbBen-m2h]

Tell your dispatcher it’s going to be late the roads are bad

[@AbBen-m2h]

Trucking ain’t easy

[@douglasmorrison9098]

He was clearly driving too fast for road conditions and had to slam on brakes to keep from running over other people that were driving like they had some sense

[@jeffsullivan3101]

@@douglasmorrison9098 He didn't put on his brakes until AFTER he lost it, watch again. Probably what happened was he felt the truck start to slide when he let off the fuel peddle to slow down the weight of the trailer started to push him into a jackknife then he panicked and hit the brakes. You are right tho, nobody should have been driving on that crap at all and everyone was running to fast for conditions. You have to really fight the urge to stay off the brakes and ride it out till it's too late to do anything about it. Once you get about 10 or 15 degrees out of line with the trailer you're done, 32 years of experience here driving trucks.He had 3 truck stops right behind him and that's where he should have been.

[@douglasmorrison9098]

@@jeffsullivan3101 He was still driving too fast for road conditions and if he didnt have to let off the excellerartor so fas to keep from running over other people that were slowing in front of him he wouldnt have jackknifed plain and simple. If you have snow or ice on the road SLOW THE HELL DOWN. He was FLYING LOOK AT IT AGAIN

[@re4477]

Hell naw.

[@blast4me754]

Sometimes trucks can't find any were to park at when this weather is bad so sometimes they get happy when a truck jackknifes the interstate and now they can sit on the interstate and finally sleep until the wrecker comes.

[@VICRAM809]

Driving too fast for road conditions.

[@leftyfromtx3401]

I've never seen how they fix this problem before. Do they use chains to pull the cab straight out?

[@joefro9473]

1ST mistake was being out there on the roads to begin with, well.. I won't tell you what the 2nd mistake was, figure it out!!!!

[@whdbnrm3023]

hitting the brakes for no reason ?

[@michele-v6k]

i agree with you .22 years of otr and i would have made the call roads are too bad ..reschedule the load ,..

[@jctransportllc338]

29 years of otr driving I been blessed to not be in this situation the only thing I been that was scary AF was driving through a tornado in Oklahoma about 11 years ago 😮

[@vickiethompson9245]

​@michele-v6k Bet you'll be pissed when the grocery shelves are empty, though.

[@chrishouston1406]

He thought he could keep pace with that SUV and spun out on the ice right when he comes in view. I wonder if he had the cruise on when he hit the brakes?

[@MrUranium238]

That's a big American flag... ( to the right)

[@JamesSchubert-xz9iy]

Probably a Chevy dealer.

[@dannyfoshee6239]

some dispatchers won't take no for an answer either.

[@unconditionalluv]

Damn

[@dmcustoms2216]

All these comments and the ones stuck deserve being stuck I'm here in a truck stop where I got food water what ever I need have fun my friends

[@mikewhittaker-t7y]

🩴🩴 Strikes again ‼️

[@christophertaylor5403]

Why don't the state shut down the roads when the roads get bad

[@Steven-Arkansas]

Do people need the government to dictate everything? Common sense should tell people to slow down or stay home if possible.

[@michele-v6k]

just why driver why ! super trucker

[@jwilliams99999]

And not one other driver got out to see if he is ok

[@silverchevy9339]

I bet the last thing that he said on the CB radio was you drive your truck and I'll drive mine. Big No-No in the trucking industry. Rookie driver

[@pshodean]

If that driver didn't have a medical emergency, then this was on purpose. There was no call to jam the brakes and leave them on like that. He was all alone and just taking the foot off the gas would have slowed him down long before any contact the vehicles ahead etc.

[@bigc8300]

Driver was wearing sandals.

[@NatoWarPigs]

he was already jack knifing .... the hit the brakes

[@Koolboiiq]

He was already losing control if you look closely hints why the breaks were applied. The issue is that most people don't know what to do in this situation. So it definitely was not on purpose

[@JeanHenley4222]

Can he straighten his self out?

[@NatoWarPigs]

@@JeanHenley4222 to do that he must apply just the trailer brakes ( we have a handle that can do that ) and at the same time hit the fuel pedal to help straighten out .... its al most impossible to do on ice though , dry ground no problem . he was going to fast for the road conditions . thats a pull over kinda night !

[@garymilner2544]

Doing about the same speed on Icey Road and dry Roads is fullish.

[@andrebrown4669]

If you can't help, at least stop further BACK so the emergency vehicles will have MORE room to work.🚛

[@freedomoffgrid82]

trucks are garbage if people are jackknifing while driving in a straight line.

[@JudyGurl]

well bless your heart

[@michele-v6k]

lol

[@Koolboiiq]

I don't think you understand how this works lmao

[@freedomoffgrid82]

@@Koolboiiq yeah i know i know, people are applying their brakes at that causes it to happen but still. you SHOULD be able to apply your breaks without it happening

[@Koolboiiq]

@@freedomoffgrid82 yea however it's on ice lol

[@hardstoner8095]

Trucker is SPEEDS made accident..

[@michaelwise-d1x]

Pretty much figured it was a VOLVO driver.hope he didn’t lose his flip flops 😂

[@ladyb1777]

You don’t know what you’re talking about…. That’s not a Subaru (aka Volvo), it’s a Pete ☺️

[@MrRld1960]

Are these people that stupid to not know it is snow on the roads before they get on it?

[@edwinmartin9120]

Dumbas in the front was driving too slow and poor nonenglishspeaking driver who never saw snow before had to brake

[@davejohnson-rh4lg]

Traveling too fast for road conditions. Truckers are always traveling too fast. They need to wise up and slow the hell down!! Not all truckers are this stupid!!!

[@ohyeahthatsright3155]

It could be trucking DEI. The Idiots today are a disgrace .

[@gregfrazier9656]

Why hit them brakes when nothing is in front of you man,brought that on yourself i been driving on the road 34 years I don't drive on that crap nomore got idiot drivers that's passing that don't know what slow down means,this my house not trying to destroy it

[@NatoWarPigs]

now thats ice covered ... if you got 50k okatay .... empty not so much

[@joedavidzuniga1993]

😮😂,i waited till after midnite, no trouble getting fuel at 216,and back to texas...some peoples children😂

[@chrisbollinger1225]

White Volvo division

[@christophertaylor5403]

Maybe Arkansas should put salt down.

[@jeffsullivan3101]

Problem with that is that as cold as it was that night salt doesn't work.

[@Koolboiiq]

@@christophertaylor5403 they did lol but what is salt going to do for 8"-10" of snow bru 💀

[@LetsgoBrandon0U812]

Sell out and become a broker

[@michele-v6k]

lol

[@Tonie-u6l]

SUPER TRUCKER.