Car hauler forgets he's hauling cars

Witnessed this the morning of Feb 22 while going down I-40. The first bump I didn't see but heard and just assumed the truck had hit a pothole, since there are several on this stretch of road. After that, I looked up as he went under the second bridge and saw the SXS scrape. I did not expect it to almost be ripped off the trailer when going under that third bridge!

[@3Fatboy33]

The smartest decision in this video is following the trailer this close even after it crashed.

[@scottbc31h22]

Exactly what I was thinking.

[@maestrovso]

Exactly my thought too. With a widescreen lens he is following the hauler much closer than what the video appears. I would never follow a hauler closer than a hundred yards, and only I have no choice.

[@gblargg]

Bad for cammer, great for us to get a better shot. I only wish he had a picture from the side/front of that pickup on top.

[@SalisburySnake]

Also remember that dashcams make everything look far away. So he was even closer than you think. :D

[@jeffreycraig4493]

Cammer replied to another comment saying another car was right behind him, he didn't want to get rear ended

[@DOLRED]

Marked down at dealership: Sunroof no extra charge.

[@myoutuber77]

It is now a cabrio.

[@Alexdrummer09]

😂

[@Nitihene]

marked up at dealership, this is exclusive cabriolet for those sunny days

[@joeysmith5086]

At least we figured out the quick way to make convertibles lol

[@TheJanet4321]

Lol!😁

[@bjennings19]

Driver: That damage was already there

[@jeffharper7579]

Tomorrow he will be driving for Swift.

[@laurenta8770]

😂

[@DutchDukeMan]

i work in car logistics and i can confirm they always claim damages were already there lol

[@MJBBBBB]

😂😂

[@UnIimited_Power]

Was already broken!

[@peterburnett1661]

Love the fact bloke with the video kept driving close behind especially after the first hit. Super intelligent!

[@Jleed989]

I’d a been changing lanes!

[@michaelking42]

He was very confident, and rightly so, of the car carrier driver's superhuman skills at tying vehicles down....

[@jamesjoslin7586]

Ya cant fix stupid

[@Chris-hw4mq]

What if the guy hopped the atv would land on his shitbox to get a new one

[@theophilhist6455]

Like a front row seat at a hockey game without the protective plexiglass!

[@TheRealScooterGuy]

Order was for a convertible, but the factory sent a hard top. Trucker said, "No problem. I'll take care of it."

[@ai4px]

convertered enroute.... that's a flexible assy line there!

[@SalSanchez-dy6cn]

Boom. Holy shit. Oh my gawd.

[@snoglydox]

@@ai4px: *Anything to increase the bottom line.*

[@davej3781]

are you sure the trucker didn't say "Hold my beer..."?

[@snoglydox]

​@@davej3781 : *Under the circumstances, it would appear the trucker finished the beer.*

[@thomasmcintosh543]

I am a former car hauler. This is exactly the sort of thing we worried about (I was hauling new cars almost exclusively) I haven't hauled a car in 30 years, but I still have my height stick. For those who didn't know and are guessing, the maximum height in the western states without a permit is 14'0" except in Colorado and Nebraska where it's 14'6". In most of the states in the central and eastern time zones, the maximum is 13'6". The carhaul driver MUST be sure their load is in conformity before departure, or exactly this sort of thing can happen. Also, the carhaul driver must be constantly on the lookout for unanticipated low obstacles (ice hanging from bridges, snowpack in combination with low bridges, tree limbs that are snow-weighted or even diseased, ANYTHING that can impact your load. Very stressful and injury-prone job, but I loved it!

[@dustbat]

Never wanted to haul anything that could talk or cars! Insurance must be high. Saw one of those boys go to sleep on 85. Ran off the road and it went through the up rights of a bridge clean, no hit! See my other comment today.🦇

[@--_DJ_--]

What about hauling cars made it prone to causing injury vs more normal trucking? (just curious)

[@garymeegan-b9x]

there are no railings on the sides of the trailers. there is nothing to hold on to as you are walking down the sides of them. when they are wet they are very slippery.@@--_DJ_--

[@--_DJ_--]

@@garymeegan-b9x Oh ya, I can see that being pretty deadly at times. I'm surprised the nanny state hasn't mandated something by now.

[@waterheaterservices]

@@--_DJ_--That is not Party approved correct speech and allowed thinking 😅

[@ralphbernhard1757]

"Where did you get that new convertible, son?" "Fell off the back of a truck, dad..."

[@dakat5131]

That's like in Ron's Gone Wrong

[@frysause934]

"It fell off the back of a truck..." The plot of a lot of 90's movies....

[@cheryllawrence2743]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Serpe10]

😂😂😂 Thanks for the laugh today, I needed that!

[@diannebates2157]

I worked at a dealership once when this happened. The bridge was just on the other side of us when this guy came towards us to make a delivery. Naturally it totaled the car and actually knocked it off the truck. The worst part? The car was ordered for the owner of the dealership!!

[@ravemaster7405]

I think that's a best case scenario that it was the owner. Try having to explain that one to a customer. Probably would have lost a sale.

[@ian5780]

​@@ravemaster7405I agree. The owners wine drinking wife can wait for another.

[@wajfar4029]

Dealers are thieves anyways.

[@TheIntJuggler]

@@ian5780Wine drinking wives are the worst. I traded up to a vodka drinking wife.

[@RobertoMezquiaJr]

Having worked at several dealerships, I think the best part was that it was the owner of the dealerships car lmao.

[@gazratjackson]

You're lucky you didn't get a car land on your car😂

[@swedishpsychopath8795]

That's not how gravity and inertia works. Google it!

[@robsan9017]

You say lucky, I say missed opportunity

[@gazratjackson]

​@@robsan9017yea an that too 😂

[@buster5661]

If it did land on his car, it would be his fault for not leaving enough room

[@tparadox88]

Fortunately the driver was not Xzibit.

[@georgerenton965]

Bit of Canadian content here. In the late 80’s or early 90’s I was dropping off a vehicle at CFB ( Canadian Forces Base ) Petawawa in Ontario Canada. It’s not uncommon when you have on a unique, or high dollar vehicle on to have passersby’s come over and ask questions, or comment about what your doing. Anyway I had to remove a couple of units, then reload them. I had just reloaded a Jaguar convertible, when I was approached by a woman. Typically if it’s a nice car you get comments like “ Hey, just drop that off at my house, or the likes. Anyway this woman had me in stitches when in her strong Newfoundland accent said as I raised the deck the Jag was on “ Oh, just let that car roll off on top of me. I’d just die for a car like that ! “ 😂 Thanks for making my day, Darlin’.

[@gregs9555]

Thanks for risking your life for a good video, glad it worked out.

[@42luke93]

I like how driver was like screw it already hit the bridge keep going

[@asher8085]

I’m just guessing, but at that point it might have been more dangerous for him to stop suddenly than for him to just bite the bullet and keep going until he can stop safely. If the vehicle was knocked loose from that, which it most certainly appears that it was, then if he stopped suddenly the momentum could carry it off and into the roadway injuring or killing someone.

[@42luke93]

@@asher8085 wow I didn’t think of that. Do you think there’s a chance of driver could’ve had no idea the bridge was even hit? Was so far from the cabin the impact

[@rupe53]

@@42luke93 yes, there is a certain amount of impact that the driver may not be aware of at all. A side-swipe on a car is another one the driver will not feel up front, which is why it's a good idea to NOT tag along the side of a truck for a long time. If he is distracted up front, he may not be checking the side mirrors as often.

[@JerryGone-Fishin]

He was making sure the truck was made Ford Tough

[@princesscadance197]

What else is the truck driver supposed to do? Slam on the brakes in the middle of a highway with cars all around?

[@RansomRambula-no6yo]

I saw a speed boat come off a trailer with 7 other boats on it on the freeway once, and the driver just KEPT GOING.

[@davisdesigns1153]

Looks like Samir's got a new job, but he's still breaking cars

[@spongewithhat]

He never truly learned to listen to his calls

[@jasonfoster6075]

Cameraman never dies!

[@Daywalker_27]

Hilda Clayton!

[@TheRealScooterGuy]

Halyna Hutchins

[@ILGuy2012]

Well, when the cameraman dies, how do you think he's gonna post the video?

[@reddwarfer999]

Neither does this joke!

[@LiLgPnoy15]

This is exactly why I don't follow behind vehicles hauling anything!

[@darkshadowsx5949]

too bad every vehicle hauls something. some haul people and a trash can of debris, some haul vehicles.

[@aaa-hs3it]

@@darkshadowsx5949 oh wow you're so smart!

[@frysause934]

"It fell off the back of a truck..." The plot of a lot of 90's movies....

[@Fatmouse25]

The truck cannot go below 50 mph or itll explode.

[@robwright4398]

I can’t believe it stayed on the trailer

[@TWEAKLET]

its chained down and the roof is flimsy plastic and light steel tubes that are just there to hold the roof not save you in a rollover

[@legioner9]

Man, that car up there suffered some serious damage.

[@asher8085]

You don’t say? 🤔😂

[@TWEAKLET]

honestly not as bad as it looks customer will reject it but that's one of those offroad golfcart like things entire roof would be cheap to replace

[@Abszurdista-fatalista]

It was holding on for dear life 😂

[@legioner9]

@@Abszurdista-fatalista 😂😂

[@dukwdriver2909]

Unprofessional. Should have measured the overall height of the load and set the number in the cab to remind him. Good luck with the Insurance claim, not only for the poor top deck passenger but, also the road closure to allow bridge inspection. You have informed the relevant authorities? Bridges often carry pipelines underneath for gas etc.

[@veritasjustus8543]

Set the number in the cab???!!! WTF are u talking about? Set what? Car haulers measure the height to the route and its done. This driver should've known just by looking at it....but I always measure so IF I have to change my route I know what my limits are. Hes probably new,considering he didnt even pull over. Anything goes bang under a bridge....u stop and check your load. Set what where now?

[@dukwdriver2909]

@@veritasjustus8543 height indicator in cab is mandatory in UK. Not my fault your country is backward.

[@veritasjustus8543]

@@dukwdriver2909 So does it set off an alarm if you are approaching low clearance? Closest thing we have to that is deck alarms if the deck isnt sitting on the pins. Most car haukers here pay for their own damages but Ive got another question....you also said "passenger on the top deck "....."passenger" here would indicate a person is riding in the vehicle. Still cant believe he didnt pull over immediately.

[@dukwdriver2909]

You obviously know best. Bye, bye to the elephant with big ears. Shame about the leaking gas main you could not be bothered to report due to the bridge hit. Explosions just happen, huh?

[@stratfordbaby]

No sign on that bridge which was very strange. Usually there would be.

[@dx1450]

"Gee boss, I don't know how those scratches and dents got into the roof..."

[@genesispuredeaf2390]

It’s been about 50 years ago now but when 635 was new in the Dallas area, a company creating a commercial had a videographer filming behind him while positioned on an elevated stationary platform built onto a vehicle. I think it was a car commercial. He was as safety harnessed in and the platform had railing surrounding him but his head was too high for when the vehicle went under an overpass and the back of his head got what we watched happen to that top vehicle. He was obviously killed instantly. 😢

[@richardfabacher3705]

50 years ago, people would have been so sad. Today, the videographer would be overjoyed: "This will go viral!"

[@101Volts]

@@richardfabacher3705There have to be a bunch of other people who would state the obvious to him: "You'd be dead, you idiot. You CAN'T Celebrate when you're on LiveLeak like that."

[@ILGuy2012]

Ouch!

[@a64738]

Saw a video of someone transporting a giraffe and the idiots did not think of what they was transporting driving under a low bridge at full speed with the giraffe sticking up 1,5m higher then the bridge...

[@CanisoGaming]

Bro has a total death wish following that trailer through it all 😂😂😂. Fookin Rambo guy

[@jeremys5904]

That just cost a LOT of money!!

[@qwertyuioppoiqwe]

It looks like a golf cart. Not that expensive.

[@skinnycol809]

Well, atleast it's not the car under it. The car under it is a Jeep Wagoneer which goes from 80k MSRP. We have a rental one thats a $120k trim level. Atleast its some rachet golf car looking thing and not that luxury SUV lol

[@zaphodbeeblebrox1880]

Did anybody get the plate number on that bridge?!?!

[@--_DJ_--]

No, but I know his insurance company. It's a small company called Yo Fault.

[@42luke93]

HE WANTS THE HEIGHT CAPS@@--_DJ_--

[@Thunderbyrd.]

11-8

[@daneenmurf1043]

I didnt get is, the bridge was moving too fast😂

[@driveman6490]

Hello. I would like permission to *not* use this clip on a KZbin channel I *don't* have.

[@fortressofsoliddudes4597]

That's asking a lot. I don't think I can't do it, sorry.

[@LilGamingYes]

​@@fortressofsoliddudes4597😂 I imagine the guy being forced to create a KZbin channel to use this clip and only this clip. 20mins weekly compilation even! 😂😂😂

[@FlyGuy2000]

Hi, can I get your permission to post a comment about your question? I will make sure to credit you for your question. Thanks!

[@driveman6490]

@@FlyGuy2000 Permission is not granted. I look forward to not reading your comment and receiving no credit for the comment that was not posted.

[@WillieFufu-lo1nb]

@fortressofsoliddudes4597 can I have permission to watch your clip tomorrow? I'll give you full credit.

[@davidklauer3422]

Excellent Glad that not my truck

[@allthingsnu4673]

My first thought was that the vehicle on top would be knocked off and would hit the vehicle riding behind the hauler. No way I'd be following the hauler this close - especially after the first hit.

[@markosmith8037]

the title of this video seems very accurate.

[@stratfordbaby]

No height warning sign on the bridge. Someone Fed up.

[@TheRealScooterGuy]

Bridges on the interstates must meet minimum height requirements, and are often not marked as long as they do meet those minimums. I believe that in the eastern US, it's 13"6 and in the western US, it's 14" -- not sure where they switch though. That said, I've seen videos from drivers of car haulers who will talk about what height their vehicle is "today" and how they have to go out and measure and verify some bridges. _Edit:_ The heights I gave are the maximum heights for trucks in those areas. The bridges are taller than that.

[@ingo_8628]

@@TheRealScooterGuy14 foot equals 4.26m, i would guess this thing has easily 4.5m, 2 fat cars stacked is just too much.

[@juliogonzo2718]

Carhauler told me that unmarked bridges are at least 15' but maybe that's just Canada.

[@uprightfossil6673]

Yup. The truck driver.

[@guyforlogos]

Driver still has eyes🤦. He should use them.

[@joshbutler3755]

Lost in all of this is the awesome ''Serious Cattitude'' sign.

[@fkhan577]

Its thee Eye Of The Tiger

[@Sashazur]

@@fkhan577It’s the thrill of the fight

[@Saltybuher]

Smartest decision was not shouting like a bozo on ghost adventures when they saw it happen.

[@33LB]

judging by the distance between the driver and the hauler, it looks like it wasn't just the hauler who made a mistake.

[@midknight9715]

I can't tell you how much I love your channel name.

[@plisskenationbackfromthede3657]

"My trucks 12 ft tall, were good" "Um isnt there a jacked up truck on top that adds another 8 ft?" Bam! "Oh yea... forgot about that..." 🤣

[@wheressteve]

That's no big deal, it'll buff right out !!!

[@viciousKev]

"Must've been the wind."

[@RocketPropelledGuy]

I will never ever in a million years be behind one of those if I have any alternative at all. Nightmare scenario

[@shelfcloud487]

That was brutal! Did you see the truck pull over after that?

[@lanatrzczka]

Why would they pull over?

[@shelfcloud487]

@@lanatrzczka Why would the truck pulling cars that hit a bridge pull over? I don’t know. Maybe to make sure the care doesn’t fall off and assess the damage!

[@iiRodeoclownii]

@@lanatrzczka are you really that dumb?

[@--_DJ_--]

"It was like that when I loaded it"

[@cicakaki6587]

You can’t feel this in the cabin? It’s hard to believe. I know it’s the back of the truck but still

[@FurryWrecker911]

With how many times I've seen it over the years, I'm gonna say not really. If you have music on all you're gonna feel is a slight drag. You won't see nor hear anything and just shrug it off and go "well that was weird." Even in truck simulators you can kinda feel it when it happens, but the cabin is so sound-deadened and you're sitting so far forward that you don't realize it's happened most the time.

[@LordLucariosLair]

Epic catch. Glad to be like number 400.

[@Cline3911]

Holy crap. I clicked on the link looking at the thumbnail thinking, "Hey that looks like the I24-I40 split in Nashville. I'd recognize those 2 bridges anywhere. I wasn't wrong.

[@DashcamLessons]

Hi, can I feature it? Credited on screen and with a link back!

[@fortressofsoliddudes4597]

Sure!

[@DashcamLessons]

Thank you!@@fortressofsoliddudes4597

[@Wilem35]

No

[@AnimatingStudios2002]

@@Wilem35 please :(

[@biga347]

Been out of that business for about 5 years. This video brings me nightmares of my past drivers.

[@Wilem35]

Did you report it to the municipality?

[@TyrannosaurusThunder]

The first two blows were sustainable but that last one was the knockout.

[@michaelwarren2391]

That will buff right out! 🤣🤣

[@trazyntheinfinite9895]

"Got it on camera" famous last words

[@deebedwell580]

When the driver got to his destination, he was like, “naw, man, dat shit wuz dat way when it wuz loaded.”

[@pvt.2426]

Viewers should be grateful that this guy survived unscathed and shared his footage. Instead, of being negative and putting the guy down for being behind the car carrier. What would you have done if you were in his shoes? Over-react and slam on your brakes? (And get rear-ended by traffic behind.) Over-react and swerve into another lane? (And hit another vehicle or cause a chain reaction.) He did slow down (safely) and did not cause an accident himself.

[@bigjohn2811]

Let me give some insight to the truck driver. He received a message that the dealer needed a convertible version of that vehicle instead of the standard vehicle. The truck driver wisely customized the vehicle to the convertible version to prevent any delays to the delivery.

[@gmangoodtime9505]

Looks like it officially half off sticker price.

[@northamericadrivingacademy]

Hello mate May i feature it with credit back to you? Thanks and where did happen? Stay safe!

[@fortressofsoliddudes4597]

Sure thing. Happened on I-40W

[@northamericadrivingacademy]

Thank you@@fortressofsoliddudes4597

[@3-2-1-.]

The last vehicle on the trailer is a side by side mule. They are considerably taller than most vehicles.

[@JadaCol]

Ur real smart to drive behind it

[@pTryceorl]

The driver was distracted by some serious cattitude 🐅 Roar!

[@Mrwinningfun]

Hey, can i use your, Dashcam viideo, wiith credit. ?-.

[@fortressofsoliddudes4597]

Sure thing

[@Mrwinningfun]

@@fortressofsoliddudes4597 Thank you

[@subyoooyoy]

my dude put no points into survival skills.

[@des_smith7658]

That's gonna leave a mark

[@worlore1651]

Technically a new unused car right?

[@kfelix2934]

If a bridge is unmarked yoru at fault.It's best to research your routes and stay on newier Interstate paths and avoid the cross-town lanes IMHO. This what i like about states like TX, most Interstate goes over so no bridges and in some case we have interstates bridges marked like 17-18ft tall

[@bear532]

The trucker knew he was loaded, he just wanted to turn the cars into convertibles.

[@frankgrimesification]

Truck driver probably said in his best Urkel voice "Did I do that?" when he got to his destination.

[@henrysinclair4964]

That driver just converted that car into a convertible.

[@KuntaKinteToby]

Looks like a rather expensive lifted custom truck up there too, someone got fired

[@someonesomewhere7587]

So that's why my insurance premiums jumped another 5% last month

[@tedchristian2235]

I saw this happen once with a truck pulling a mobile home, half a double wide I think, but anyway the guy slowed way down before he hit and I've never been able to decide if that made him smarter or dumber. The damage wasn't as bad but slowing down still didn't get him under.

[@DarkMatter2525]

Turned that car into the abridged version.

[@otarsulava]

How to make your car cabriolet in 10 seconds

[@youtoobe169]

Love how he just keeps going like nothing happened

[@gterrymed]

"They loaded it on like that, I swear! Don't write me up for an accident report." "Yeah, right."

[@creativetelcoadmin8170]

The way dealerships are today is they’ll still want MSRP, give you a 6% interest rate, add on scratch and dent protection, interior rip coverage, and extended warranty, then tell you they can’t get parts because of covid and the UWA strike. When you call any of the 3…Stellantis, Ford, GM asking for a rental car, they’ll call you back 3 months later to ask you how your new $75,000 screw job is going. This is after the dealer stops answering the phone on day 3 without a vehicle.

[@JSFGuy]

Immediately not stay behind that, especially when it's happening stay out of the way because debris will rain down on you and or your tires or windshield.

[@Dinkerson58-zb2zi]

Everybody jumping over the guy for not overreacting and causing a wreck. His reaction was great! No screaming and losing his mind.

[@patty109109]

Have you ever asked yourself why you were amused by this at the moment? You genuinely sounded happy that this guy had done it.

[@patc8653]

you have some balls staying that close behind that truck knowing it was about to hit that overpass.

[@FreddyMcFredd]

I don't think he knew. How did you get that he knew what was going to happen. He seemed surprised to me.

[@patc8653]

@@FreddyMcFredd after the truck hit the first over pass.. how could anyone not notice? I would have backed up instantly after the first hit.. but he kept following at the same distance. Either he don't give a fuck or he is just oblivious.

[@FreddyMcFredd]

@@patc8653 He's only human.

[@buster5661]

@@patc8653 ignore the Freddy guy. The dude recording the video saw an opportunity to get attention and he took it. He's a moron and he's not going to take your criticism

[@bobbylee2853]

Truckers handle was “Bulldozer”.

[@MarieAntoinetteandherlittlesis]

After that first hit, he was like “Surely that can’t happen twice…. I mean, three times…”

[@travist.7279]

Years ago, I saw the same thing in San Francisco, at the foot of Army St, near Third. A car hauler had a brand-new van on the top level. It didn't clear the RR trestle. The van was left crumpled in the middle of the street.

[@rrrohan2288]

to be fair she is probaly listening to music and didnt even hear the impact

[@javajetson257]

And that is DEI for you.

[@YoungBlaze]

carfax report: convertible conversion

[@uprightfossil6673]

Yeah, I have not been super impressed with the quality of truckers in the area. The good ones are never noticed, but the bad ones love to show how little they know about rules of the road.

[@TimothyPage-up6wr]

Seems like that load, with the huge buggy on top, was over 13'6.

[@desselbane4872]

He didn’t forget about the cars, he forgot that the maximum height is 14 feet and if the bridges are below that they will be marked!!

[@knobsdialsandbuttons]

“You think you hate it now, just wait till you drive it”....

[@rcnelson]

That's how convertibles are made.

[@Mario-ob8es]

Lol driver didnt even give a shit. Each hit got worse and worse and hes saying oh well I aint stopping. "It was like that when they loaded it 🤷"

[@LilGamingYes]

"It's the new Ford, comes pre-beaten up!" (Watched on Phone, can't tell the actual make.)

[@spongebobsquarepants3770]

probably most likely did not even feel that

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

This is why you should avoid following trucks whenever possible.

[@blezzedsoul3549]

Ladies and gentlemen, we now have a convertible that is free of charge

[@JohnShinn1960]

That trailer appeared to be dog trackin a little too.

[@ozkrpalminteri9431]

The driver when he delivers the truck: "how u like ur new convertible truck?"

[@h.a.9880]

Imagine the talk this driver had when unloading the cars.

[@RaiderX948]

When I asked the delivery driver Joe what happened he whispered, I did that.

[@crossroads5771]

That guy will play dumb. You know he felt that.

[@johnshaw4140]

not only are you following , you are tailgating , wow , what a clever fellow you are

[@lanatrzczka]

This happens to car carriers all the time, and isn't remarkable. The driver didn't bother slowing down or checking it out because there's already a process in place for what to do once he/she arrives.

[@K-Dash02]

That last hit 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@PaulPaid]

He must be headed to the scrap yard.

[@leighdavis9522]

He wasn't before, but he is now. 😆

[@PaulPaid]

@@leighdavis9522 😂🤣