Highway 80 Cheyenne WY crash as it happens

[@markfomenko8873]

I'm a commercial driver. The road conditions were too dangerous for safe travel. The drivers should have found a safe place to park and waited it out. This is something major companies encourage. Rescheduling deliveries is standard procedure due to weather delays.

[@hubertwalters4300]

I am retired now,but I drove for 38yrs and never got into a accident, I always knew when it was time to say when,and park it,and wait until it was safe to drive again.

[@auntzoo-z7251]

As an old, car-driving simpleton, don't truckers use CBs or something similar anymore to at least give each other a little warning as to what's going on down the road a mile?

[@davidnorthover2812]

Amen brother I parked my rig

[@johnhoover4966]

Absolutely. Ain't nobody going to tell me a load is more important than someone's life.

[@josephward6422]

“We got us a convoy,” Breaker, Breaker 19!!!! Oh, it is not a convoy, but a bunch of idiots that don’t know how to use a CB!!!! Yes, weather played a role, but having a CB, and using it would have saved a lot of money and time.

[@MrMarkovka11]

There's a certain saying in russian: if you drive fast, you'll be carried slowly.

[@MikePattison]

I like that saying. Absolutely true.

[@amyshaw444]

Woah so true

[@donaldindividual-1]

All because they are too busy to put chains on. 3$ an hr truckers.

[@mikeloghry9521]

I like that. A strong Truth there.

[@TowMater603]

yeah....there is another saying too. CYKA BLAYT !

[@snydedon9636]

I started driving tractor trailer in the late 70s. I use to drive i80 all the time year round, occasionally a multi vehicle wreck but we really never saw this kind of stuff. Nowadays I think it’s everyone is in a rush, distracted driving and people just not caring. I could be wrong but I’m glad after 43+ years I just drive a dump truck part time to make a couple bucks. I loved my time driving cross country years ago, great memories. Everyone stay safe out there.

[@danielhutchinson6604]

I first crossed I-80 in 1970, used US 30 as much as possible as soon as I understood that it was vastly more peaceful. Some claimed freeways were supposed to offer better mileage. I was avoiding Freeways whenever possible, and was among the top fuel economy drivers on 4 fleets. The freeways are built to keep the Twits out of the way of those who understand how to drive......

[@stevelibby6852]

I 80 is a god damn nightmare when it is not snowing. Truck after truck after truck. I made better time on side roads on bike.

[@Weezy10580]

You can thank penndot for countless accidents and fatalities as well, they are known for not treating the roads

[@adamUDavies]

If truckers still had and listened to CB radios most of this would have been avoided.

[@bccoregon]

I've had a CB since 1976 when radio rules/laws were truly followed with rare exceptions, and I've been trucking since 1996. It's routinely off since the early 2000s due to all the trash talking profanity. Then if I turn it on to give a road report warning, the only response will be a troll arguing there is no ice, snow, etc. I just turn it on when approaching weigh stations and off when I pass. I do recommend a police scanner set to receive the DOT channel; this can be enormously helpful, including hearing when the incident closed road will open. Happy trails:)

[@countryfan0133]

We do

[@COTH23]

@@bccoregon I grew up as a kid in the seventies and knew that the CB radio was something that truckers used to make good conversation and help one another and other commuters. I was never aware of anyone rejecting a road warning from another driver via the CB radio. This present generation just don't get it.

[@brianschaffer9220]

Better yet, if they go slow, like 20, there might have been a few spinouts. But certainly not crashed into each other to this extent.

[@brianschaffer9220]

@@bccoregon No CB radio is needed to tell you to either stop or go very slow, like 20 MPH.

[@adampecore6917]

Many truck drivers, all though skilled in normal weather, often drive much faster than conditions should dictate.

[@sc00b3rt]

Exactly. We got caught in a situation like this. Truckers driving super fast. Causing accidents. Professional my ass.

[@jedidiah5131]

Obviously! and so do most drivers in general.

[@marcushennings9513]

With that much loss of visibility and the road conditions they shouldn't have been driving at all.

[@FluffyFerretFarm]

You're blaming someone able to handle their rig at speed in any condition on someone that has already crashed? Wierd..

[@LuisLopez-rc8ev]

Me reading the comments. And motorists never get into wrecks in weather like this. The majority of the wrecks are caused by motorists. Imagine that

[@gskessingerable]

Speeding and no longer using the CB equals pile ups.

[@rexoates3353]

And following too close.

[@ryanparshall9582]

Exactly

[@N4TCM]

a newbie tried to convince me that Google traffic is better than cb. Dude, in Tennessee, Using your phone is illegal on the hiways. You get a ticket.

[@QueBall5235]

@@N4TCM you can use Google maps without ever touching your phone I do it daily

[@donworden5928]

Yeah and letting a bunch of forieners who cant even speak english drive them

[@tfp0052]

I believe it's called, "traveling too fast for conditions!"

[@dufus2273]

my thoughts exactly. expect fewer road maintenance crews too. that's everywhere. wyoming always has wicked black ice. slow down. and those big chunks of ice falling off of the 18 wheelers will rip your oil pan off. you won't see it till it's too late.

[@mellymom1121]

I-80 is a miserable bitch to drive even in good conditions. The problem is 4 wheelers underestimate the ability of a fully loaded semi to go faster or safely change lanes.

[@jamesdavis5096]

yah idiots

[@wonsantiago3088]

They all need to stay at home or slow doiwn way down on the highways.

[@colleb95]

It's actually called: if you can't see, you don't drive. You park it. It's actually a law.

[@captainsteve5475]

Insurance nightmare and lawyers dream.

[@akimateru7980]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Drivapete]

Never drive faster than your guardian angel can fly !! Good advice from an old trucker when I got my license at 18yrs old. After 39 going on 40yrs, that old man was right then, and now. The mans Name was Carlos Contreras. Rest in peace "my Carlos". 😔

[@johnhoover4966]

When it gets to the point where you can't see, you should not be out there.

[@jesusiskingofkingslordoflo6727]

That's what my mother used to say! God is so good! always gives us what we need when we need it, I so needed to hear that, i'm so missing her today 😭❤️🙏🏽 I am so thankful that father God is right there with everybody said he would never leave us nor for sake us ❤️🙏🏽🛐

[@fredbiden868]

I got air brakes n stop on a dime..

[@mikefarr2679]

Oh look" It's snowing & foggy, let's speed up & tailgate people... It'll be just FINE...

[@peggymalaski4061]

It’s not foggy, it’s whiteout conditions. So much snow blowing around. They are driving and everything turns white in an instant

[@grabitall]

Yep thats how they think

[@SagebrushRambles]

@@peggymalaski4061 who cares? The result is the same is it not?

[@amerigovespucci4076]

@@peggymalaski4061 It wasn't 75f and sunny a mile back.

[@plsniper]

Tailgate? A fully loaded semi, 80,000 lbs, takes over a football field to stop from 65 mph ON DRY PAVEMENT. Sherlock...

[@ToddBradley404]

I grew up in Wyoming and Colorado, and everyone knows this stretch of I-80 is nasty in the winter. What I don't understand is why these drivers didn't slow down earlier. I'm not a commercial driver, and all the driving training I have is high school driver's ed class. But one thing they drilled into us was to never go so fast that you can't stop before the range of your vision. So if visibility is only 200 yards, you drive at a speed where you can come to a full stop in less than 200 yards. If it's icy, then the 200 yard stopping speed is lower than if it's not icy. Are other drivers not taught this same "rule of thumb" or did all these people severely underestimate how slick the roads were?

[@Collector2006]

Todd Bradley April 17 does not constitute as winter.

[@ToddBradley404]

Collector2006 I don't think I follow your point. Are you saying that after the equinox drivers expect there to be never be snow on the road, and start ignoring the weather reports and forecasts? Mother Nature doesn't work that way, at least not in Wyoming. Snowstorms happen in April and sometimes May. Or are you just nitpicking that I wrote "winter" when it's formally "spring" right now? Regardless of the official season, these were winter driving conditions.

[@danofiremano]

Todd Bradley Collector is trying to show the world how smart he/she is by knowing the date. I agree that any snow storm that creates blizzard conditions constitutes winter no matter what the date is. I too grew up in CO & now live in "WyoBraska" and the weather is the same in between here & there!

[@darthlaurel]

This is a potentially dangerous road year round, and March and April in Wyoming at 7000+ ft means winter. It has snowed in June and July at the Summit. Everyone in the area knows that. We have had blizzards in late May in Cheyenne.

[@RussellCambell]

@Ari Douglas yes very true they need to slow dow alot more. I watch trucks pass me in the storm i say to myself see ya in the median. They should be paid by hour once they go under a certain mph for safety if everyone did it alot of death and damage could be avioded

[@calcrappie8507]

Chain reaction wrecks in fog or snow. You can be the best driver on the planet and still get crushed like tin can. Get away from your car as soon as you get the chance. Get well off to the side because more wrecks are coming.

[@marvtomson574]

I remember the day this happened. An old retiree from our shop had to drive in this. He said he came close to getting pinched on more than one occasion. He got forced off the road in order to avoid the worst of it.

[@DC-ih8bv]

Why were these idiots on the road. We are such a dumb society where we have to be someplace regardless of the danger.

[@tombeyer375]

If they'd had their CB on, they'd have known about the nasty weather and the wreck well ahead of time. C'mon drivers, let's all git er dun safely!

[@sharonwhite8821]

Tom most drivers today cannot read or speak English. CB are not gonna help:(

[@dmmness]

Soooo many commercial drivers driving recklessly in unsafe conditions. They drive too dang fast and don't allow enough stopping distance in weather like this. The regular public drivers are just as bad as well. Slow down, turn your dang lights on, and increase the distance between you and the vehicle in front of you.

[@greggyd321]

I would expect more safety and common f’n sense from these professional truck drivers.

[@tristanwwsd]

Have you seen these "Professional Truck Drivers" these days? I would expect nothing less.

[@davesmith2150]

Been driving 10 years the turn rate on drivers is high nobody wants to be a driver so alot are new and many are new immigrants that have never seen snow so they go bang I see it everyday.

[@doodar21]

Professional Truck Drivers...... lmao...

[@danc1197]

It only takes one idiot to make this happen Most trucks stop in time only to be rear ended by the one that made the mistake. If you're rear ended by a truck on ice than you're going to be pushed pretty far into the stopped traffic ahead of you.

[@tommartin3016]

Spoken like a man with no common f'n sense

[@rosslangille3956]

Something a mechanic friend told me when light emitting diode lights became the rage., you will see many more truck accidents on the highway because LED lights can’t melt snow build up during storms and therefore cannot be seen. This was 20 yrs back.

[@633014]

I had to stop & clear the snow off my LED trailer lights countless times.

[@patrickwalsh741]

ALSO DONT BUNCH UP KEEP A SAFE DISTANCE AND ABOVE ELSE SLOOOOOOW DOWN

[@jackelias405]

If the roads are bad and you feel you must drive and there is an increased risk of an accident, be prepared for the worst. Drive with your jacket on and gloves in your pocket. That's what I did (1974 to 2019). Fortunately I never had to crawl through the busted out windshield of an overturned truck. Imagine what it would be like in a T-shirt and shorts.

[@peterwilliamson8721]

If you drive faster than you can see in front of you (in the event of emergency stop) this is what happens .

[@jsmariani4180]

As tailgating is an American obsession, this kind of thing is inevitable.

[@willwagner2252]

Any trucking companies with trucks involved should be permanently closed and the responsible people prosecuted.

[@bettycurry6752]

My son is a trucker and when he’s on the road it’s very worrying....he has travelled many miles in the worst conditions north and south of the U.S. and Canadian border...keep safe all of you road warriors.

[@Art-jl6pt]

First crash video I’ve seen without a swift truck

[@j50wells]

lol, you forgot Schneider and Prime.

[@kurtkaster1403]

Imagine driving a 60,000lb truck down a snowy highway at 60mph assuming there's nothing in the road in front of you.

[@darrelpatenaude2509]

You see this all the time, yes I drive truck and there's so many idiots behind the wheel of semis it's crazy. Blowing snow practically a whiteout and you get passed by another big truck prob going 100 or over

[@rvnmedic1968]

Don't these truckers have CB radios and warn other truckers about the collisions and stuck vehicles they are approaching? Hard to believe a driver would be speeding in blizzard conditions but they do. And even funnier is how they blame the 4-wheelers for everything under the sun. Professional drivers must be a very small minority in the ranks.

[@larrysmith8635]

Try 80,000 thousand pounds

[@holgermessner851]

Seeing this, I really have no respect for this drivers. How in hell could they not see the rear of the crash? I drove professionally up North into Whitehorse YT twice a week for years. If you don't know when to slow down, you are a danger to others and yourself. With that being said, this is an example for not being a professional driver!

[@EmersynJoy]

All the goddam truckers need to do is slow the hell down! I cant count the number of times ive traveled in this kind of weather going SLOW and Semi's fly by.

[@aaronhawkins4684]

Yea I agree dumb asses an I drive trucks

[@martincurrie4209]

That's right. Stay outa my way. I'm safer with you behind me

[@nitefire766]

SUPER TRUCKERS !! Vooooooooommmmmmmmmmmmmm

[@matildabishops9196]

Why are you using God’s Name in Vain?

[@jedidiah5131]

This is why autonomous trucking will be so much safer....

[@sheltonheath9165]

State should have closed interstate 80 down under those conditions. It’s not rocke science.

[@davidnorthover2812]

I was 70 miles west on that day on rt80 in my rig I was quite fortunate to miss this catastrophe

[@verneklund8109]

I look for the nearest TStop or rest area. Get off the road nobody can drive when you can’t see.

[@jamesschaffhausen4466]

I drive highway 80 everyday. Just keep your distance. And slow down in Fog or snow weather. 🚛🚚🚫🌫🌫⛄❄❄⛄🌝🌡🙏👌

[@Spitfirethedragon]

I see 80 is bad not just Wyoming.

[@PneumaticsAreCool]

This is why we had CB radios to begin with.

[@DMBall]

Okay everybody, back to truck driving school!

[@christina.harrison1494]

No this is the real world. Out here. No truck driving school can prepare u for this. Shit.

[@colleb95]

All of them. You can't see, you don't drive.

[@harrygoodbar8412]

No I

[@dennisgarrett5682]

Have u ever driven a truck?or even seen one?

[@davidtomlinson2239]

There safety department will handle them.

[@pabloescobar7802]

Park the damn truck if they need it today they will really need it tomorrow.. all this is 100% avoidable

[@outwestexplorer1966]

About 10 years ago there was a big pile up on i80 in Illinois. Ended up doing a 10 hour restart right in the middle of i80.

[@petercarr3686]

WTF 40 yrs. OTR ,hardly saw this, you knew 3-4 miles ahead because you had a CB radio. I'm guessing no one uses them anymore.

[@lindamarsh6711]

Ouch, so much damage, all those semis and so much ice. No brains amongst them anywhere! Better to be late than not get there at all! 🇨🇦♥️🇺🇸🙏🏻🙏🏾🙏🏻👏🏻👏🏽👏🏻🥴

[@yosefshawarma3739]

This happened because these idiots don't listen to their CB radio. They were surely warned about this pileup, but they didn't hear the warning, because they were too busy listening to Sirius radio or talking on the phone. These conditions call for extra attention. As matter of fact, they should've been parked and not driving. The only reason why you can be driving in these conditions, is if you're seeking a safe place to park, like a truck stop (with food and showers) or a hotel.

[@rickerhart907]

When the weather got bad I just pulled off the road told my manager that delivery is not going to be on time. I'm not going to die for some company that'll have me replaced in 10 minutes

[@Imwright720]

The speed limit is the maximum speed in ideal conditions. You are supposed to slow down as visibility and conditions worsen.

[@markw.2106]

Those "professional" drivers need to lose their licenses. I'm a truck driver, I was passed the other day by a guy in another big rig that had to be going over 90 mph. I see young guys with their feet up on the dash, while they're driving. Most of this was avoidable. And once it happens you're on your own. Those first responders are going to wait until it's safe to run into that mess. They have families waiting on them at home.

[@bigbluenationsmith2489]

From 1995 to 1997 Interstate 80 in Wyoming was my second home. During this time I drove hundreds of miles across there. I hauled steel case office furniture from Michigan to California and produce back. I drove for ETV coopersville Mi. And snow and wind was never really a problem. Sure the snow was bad sometimes. Never had any problems with the wind. But drivers would communicate about the weather. But never in two years and thousands of miles covered across Wyoming 80 was there traffic accidents, pile ups like this. And these accidents are becoming more popular in the United States.

[@boblister665]

Week before Christmas with shipping all bragging about delivery times. This is what happens.

[@dmichael100]

I think 'frequent" would more correct than "popular"- I don't think these wrecks are popular with anyone.

[@bigbluenationsmith2489]

Oh yeah I just noticed that. I think spell check changed the word. I didn’t notice. I’m in HVACR. And sometimes I get texts in the middle of the night when I’m on call. After 1800. And I replied to this text about no heat. I texted back and told her to switch her thermostat to emergency heat. This will give me time to get to her house. But the text message went through as. “ switch to thermo undress and I will be there in 30 minutes” She replied. “ okay so this service call will not cost me anything”. I replied. “Oh crap spell check sorry”

[@dmichael100]

@@bigbluenationsmith2489 That's hilarious!!

[@deanmuse2590]

So , in the communication age, there is absolutely no way to warn truckers of the impending doom ahead? Strange times.

[@j50wells]

The problem is that these conditions between Cheyenne and Laramie happen 150 days out of the year. It's not like where you live. There's no way around it. It's like trying to get people to climb Mt. Everest when the weather is good. There is no good weather up there. People die, as they do in Wyoming. Colorado, Michigan, up-state New York. These kinds of things are normal. It won't change. Death is a part of life. Fact.

[@633014]

Back in the 70;s we were always warning each other on the CB radio.I happen to know that saved many lives !

[@bergydermeister5616]

That's an odd place for a truck stop

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

The truckers see the emergency lights and what they perceive to be the distance so they slow down but proceed with caution but not enough caution because they can't see that far in that storm suddenly they're right on to the scene of the accident because they didn't see anybody's flares or groupings of hazard lights. What makes it worse is in order to stop it you got to get behind the accident scene and put out flares but if you do that you're taking your life into your hands. Even the guy who did the video is taking his life into his hands

[@jamesward4893]

The results of driving to fast in bad conditions. I’ve been all over this country as a truck drive and I’ve driven in every weather condition you can imagine and I never once had an accident, but that’s because I slowed down in conditions like this. As a driver if I knew I was going to encounter conditions like this I’d run like hell until I got into conditions like this then I could slow way down, take my time and still get my load delivered on time and undamaged.

[@kaoskev]

Shouldn’t they get that Red fire truck turned around and further up the road with sirens on, to warn drivers?

[@stevescott6503]

In weather like that, I find a nice place to park and wait it out. The customer , and dispatch can be as angry as they want I don't care. I will stay safe and alive and the load might be late, but late is better than not at all like with some of these.

[@polycarphunter2257]

pull into Little America and watch some tv.

[@rickerhart907]

Yep that's the right thing to do. Let everybody scream all they want, that's tough shit I'm not going to die for those assholes

[@TheSiriusEnigma]

Unfortunately, most drivers are independents and pay penalties for being late.

[@stevescott6503]

@@TheSiriusEnigma Look at this mess, those loads are late either way. So exactly what difference does it make ? None

[@TheSiriusEnigma]

@@stevescott6503 yes. After the fact. How many times did they get away with it before this happened?

[@johnoileroutdoorsman1534]

Yep cb radio would have avoided this pile up every one in hurry anymore slow down keep safe distance and get a radio not one of them backup radios you turn on when you stop 🛑

[@michaelshuey9670]

Truckers probably using cell phones now instead of CB's.

[@R-BURQUENO]

As a truck driver I can verify this. Many cars are to low to see inside a semi when passing one but I see WAY TOO MANY TRUCK DRIVERS handling thier phones. I keep my phone on a window stick hands free device and ONLY use it for Truck GPS! As CDL holders we have a major responsibility to the public.

[@saturdayplayer2492]

Cannot believe anyone would drive in this.

[@thebandit7623]

The 2 guys in yellow vests just stood there watching and probably think well I can't do nothing until everybody crashes.

[@XXxxcrisisxxXX]

You really can't unfortunately, it's too dangerous to try to do anything with 80k lb vehicles slamming into each other

[@thebandit7623]

@@XXxxcrisisxxXX or maybe because they have seen it happen before and know the drill.

[@mikeloghry9521]

So expert! What do you expect them to do?

[@thebandit7623]

@@mikeloghry9521 thanks for calling me an expert. I appreciate it. Your too kind.

[@bermandon]

Why you would be traveling in that kind of weather anyway, is WAY beyond me.

[@j50wells]

That kind of weather in Wyoming is a 7 day a week event. Trucks have to drive through all winter. There's no other way.

[@sobek6113]

I can't see nothing so I am gonna go faster!

[@barbaravyse660]

We get white out conditions from torrential rain storms in south Florida. And drivers here don’t slow down either.

[@Erik_Danley]

Boy what a helpless feeling seeing more vehicles smash into the pileup. Unfortunately it seems flares weren’t quickly deployed on the road. Not criticizing, just making an observation

[@johnrogan9420]

The WY Highway Patrol should have cleared the highway 80 in Cheyenne and Laramie...manslaughter!

[@Christin5554]

looks too me that there are too many truckers out there that should not be allowed in winter, because they obviously don't know how to drive in those conditions.

[@bigdaddeo76]

Every one of those drivers are boneheads! You can't see more than a few yards in front of yourself. They had no business being on the road.

[@colleb95]

Everyone. You can't see, you don't drive.

[@eolden7749]

Be sure to haul ass regardless of the weather conditions. Be sure to be on the road in insane weather also.

[@johnpearson4533]

When it absolutely positively has to get there overnight

[@bigjim383]

Certainly part of the problem is "on time delivery" making drivers drive in bad weather.

[@thomaswilson8634]

No offense but over the last few years there are so many foreigners driving trucks an they don't even slow down for road construction so these wrecks will continue and get worse until someone in Washington says enough is enough.

[@alhajbouchialgeria9826]

Once upon a time, a jacknife was an unusual incident but ...pileup was a big shame amongst truckers.

[@josephward6422]

Yes, the time is long past to actually have some pride in what you do!!!

[@Blue-Hawk-Legend]

Why didnt anyone try to run ahead and wave down trucks and cars ?????

[@RickDominick69]

Holy macalow. Fed ex always be there for the crash

[@thepianist7084]

don't truckers communicate via cb radio to let each other know of the accident so they can all stop before crashing into each other?

[@j50wells]

Not really. In the Rockies, every day is a blizzard day. Once you get used to this fact, you really don't want to talk to other rude drivers. Can't we just say that winter time driving in the Rockies or Great Lakes region is just plain dangerous? There's no cure. It's just like snow-mobiling in the back country. You can't legislate that people stay out of the back country in a free country. If people want to go into the back country, they can. My recommendation, as a trucker out of Denver... stay home. Don't go driving out into snowstorms unless its for work or an emergency. Of course, that will never happen as Colorado is one of the biggest ski destinations in the world. At the very least, stay out of the mountains at night. Go to your ski spot in the early morning when its light outside. Don't drive over the passes in the dark! But that will never stop them. What will change their mind is when they have someone in their arms waiting for the ambulance to arrive. I run over the Colorado mountain passes five night a week. Its defies logic that people from Texas, Florida, and California will be going over 11,000 foot mountain passes at midnight in mid-January. This is absolutely dangerous for them. They have no clue what they are getting themselves into. Stay in Denver until the morning!

[@thepianist7084]

@@j50wells Good advice.

[@Spitfirethedragon]

@@j50wells Some of the major companies don't allow CBs anymore these days.

[@CPloveshisQueen]

Soooooo this is what king of the road looks like...I'm impressed.

[@polycarphunter2257]

my first winter driving OTR, i was heading WB in weather like this. i hit a stretch of road called "the three sisters". you wouldn't think it was possible to leave a hickey on the seat. but i think i did that nite.

[@americanpatriot3638]

I been over the sisters a million times. Gets hairy in bad weather...

[@cappiece3786]

Those truck drivers cause more problems than anything on the road they drive them right there in a sports car in the middle of a snowstorm with Florida license plates LOL

[@patrickwalsh741]

WITH ALL OF THE TECH WE HAVE ALL THE DIFFERENT WAYS TO OCCUPY THE TIME WHILE DRIVING IN THIS KIND OF WEATHER USE THE CB IF YOU DONY HOW ASK SOMEONE I ASSURE YOU WEBDID IT ON A REGULAR BACK IN THE DAY

[@SagebrushRambles]

CBs are pretty much obsolete and the airwaves get hijacked by idiots all the time. They can't be relied on.

[@stevelibby6852]

Do these guys not use CB's anymore?

[@douglasrose971]

If I hurry hurry I can still make Cheyenne, then cause one of hell of a wreck!!

[@rossmartenak5517]

Where's the DOT Road Crews?!

[@margaretw3409]

Those truck drivers should have slowed down!! Ridculous

[@nicetna2010]

Unfortunately this is what happens when people make the decision to drive through a blizzard rather than just shut it down for a night, or two, if required.

[@MarkFromEastleigh]

Very nasty, but avoidable. Imagine if you were driving at a sensible speed, managed to stop safely, and feel like a sitting duck with these careless drivers bearing down on you knowing they couldn't stop in time.

[@caseygriffin8878]

Exactly what I was thinking. Almost like a GPS system should tell drivers "major crash ahead take this off ramp for safety". But then again, as a truck driver myself most of these people that drive a semi now are NOT from this country. People feel safe in their own car when they pay 50k plus for them, but dont realize that they cant stop at 55 on an icy road. Even truck drivers that are well seasoned of say "20+ years" that never wrecked gloat and pat themselves on the back since they never do no wrong and know ALL the rules of the road, just go barreling past me in a snow storm cannot stop the beast they created going that speed when they MUST STOP from what they cant see ahead of them. Total carnage unfolds, and it somehow is NEVER their fault on why they collided into a stream of piled up vehicles in the roadway and ditch. I am 39 and have been driving since I was 24, and I am almost done with this. The lack of carelessness on everyones part just makes it so unworthy of what could possibly happen. I went from loving my career to hating it because of politics and just dumb people that dont understand that its terrible weather and you HAVE TO SLOW DOWN! A pileup costs lives and hours of your time, also possible harm to you and your vehicle, and to save what? 15 minutes if it didnt happen?

[@sharonswift8668]

Most of them can’t speak English nor read.

[@melodeev5487]

If you drive fast, you'll be carried slowly.

[@tomduff8399]

If they stayed off their damn cell phones and put their radios on a lot of them would have known what was going on further down the road

[@gerilynntarvin9402]

why the hell are we seeing 5 year old snow storms??

[@foghornleghorn2206]

Hammer down super truckers play videos talk on phone wear headphones hammer down

[@buddymack9606]

Folks sure do drive fast even when they can't fully see the safe stopping distance immediately ahead of them

[@happygolucky9986]

THEY HAD TIME TO GET SOME KIND OF EMERGENCY TRUCK THERE THEN THEY HAD TIME TO CLOSE THE ROADS! SUE THE GVT

[@SLCtica]

Happy GoLuky and they should SALT the roads instead of throwing down DIRT

[@waldriver1]

They were in the process of closing it, in the other videos you can see the road closed barricades on the pavement and come all over. The first truck hit the state crew truck and then it started. It really does not matter what you try and do when people run this fast on slick roads with marginal visibility, in packs. This will happen every time and it does. Gk

[@punchion]

Any of these guys ever hear of driving to the conditions???

[@gop4usa12]

Wyoming does have a lot of room for improvement when it comes to treating the roads. I saw a clear difference yesterday crossing into Utah from Evanston. Compact snow, chains required on the WY side, then wet with a little slush on the UT side, like night and day between the two states.

[@SLCtica]

Eurotraveller Jones we salt our roads in Utah. Wyoming literally lays down DIRT. Yeah, dirt.

[@scottmiller8493]

Yeah WYDOT don't like plowing when it's still coming down. If police call them they will but, that's usually to pull the cop out the ditch. lol

[@scooterdover2771]

That's part of how they keep their taxes so low. Cut spending.

[@gop4usa12]

@@scooterdover2771 How much are they cutting spending when they have to dispatch the emergencies crews to clean up the pile-ups every year?

[@dufus2273]

all bad any more

[@MikaelLewisify]

When will people learn to slow the hell down?!

[@rickbrown1734]

The tow companies made a fortune on this.

[@sbcap3809]

What happened to CB’s?

[@justinpoland1137]

In weather like that you shouldn’t even be on the road, Ive been driving for 6 years and any dispatcher who tells you to keep driving in that needs to be fired

[@rickerhart907]

Yes that's a good lesson to learn early on in the career. It took me a lot of years before I was willing to swallow my pride and say I'm not going out there, loads going to be late

[@glennmacpherson1923]

More supply chain problems lol ,hope everyone is doing well and staying warm.

[@mervynsands3501]

Almost a white out in snowy icy conditions and they still drive at near full speed! .... What is that all about? Destruction and carnage because of what, wanna get there regardless of the weather huh?

[@beestoe993]

I know driving trucks on those roads. It is as treacherous as it gets. I used to pull doubles up there. Seen a lot of wrecks on that highway over the years but this one looks pretty bad.

[@seanokeefe703]

Need some kind of light system dispersed along the freeway to let the traffic know danger is ahead.

[@jedidiah5131]

Its used in Europe on the trains and subways.....And posted signs along the highways will inform of accidents immediately... but we have cameras that monitor and Americans don't want to be watched lol...

[@seanokeefe703]

@@jedidiah5131 seems like some kind of system to monitor a stoppage and for drivers to understand the system of either attempting to stop immediately or the need to be stopped in a given distance might help mitigate some damage in these accidents

[@seanokeefe703]

Kind of like at a formula one or sports car race , waving yellow caution ahead , red flag stop the event. For transportation purposes if a stoppage is detected in a lane that lane needs to stop , if the freeway is blocked by a multiple car incident and detected everyone needs to come to a stop but not get hit from behind. The only way that would work is if traffic a mile or two behind got the signal and that line would grow as traffic stopped in a controlled manner versus a failure to control speed and a collision. Safety engineer could come up with something that could work

[@keithblaney9064]

There are overhead displays, variable speed limits, and road closure barricades all along I-80 and I-25 in Wyo. Mother Nature is quicker.

[@seanokeefe703]

@@keithblaney9064 I guess it's the folks who get caught in between the lights that don't realize they have to come to a complete stop ahead.

[@Droppa_Nukonya]

The funny thing is that everybody involved was asking for it.

[@skyylow]

ok so why could the rescue units on site NOT go up stream to alert on coming traffic????

[@408Magenta]

skyylow TAKES brains to do that.

[@kille78]

+skyylow there are pileups on both sides. They either couldnt get their vehicles through or they had just got on scene. I dont know about you, but I'm not putting my body in front of out of control vehicles for $10/hr

[@burtfiasco]

+Kille78 definitely. Not when big rigs are flying 55 and higher at zero visibility. No fucking way would I run up and try to motion them to stop with my body in those conditions. They wouldn't see it, for one. And I could die. After careful cost/benefit analysis, I will watch this unstoppable calamity unfold, reticent in the knowledge that these guys should slow down in such weather, or rather, their employers should make it feasible for them to do so.

[@farnorth7314]

I have driven Northern Ontario roads for 45 years...and the most important thing you can have is the common sense to say "I'm waiting until this clears up"

[@Mushthrullu]

so. why isn't anyone on the radio notifying truckers?

[@grindsmygears5342]

+Kyle Barton Because most of the truckers these days are just steering wheel holders and they either don't have a cb or they dont have it turned on. It is very frustrating.

[@rev9fan1]

exactly why I have a radio, so just incase something like this, but then I have to hope someone who sees something like this has a CB and says something...

[@Mushthrullu]

+rev9fan1 wtf, why is it not mandatory?

[@Mushthrullu]

+Grinds my gears wtf. should be mandatory!

[@CookiesCritterCare]

Why are the cops down the road blocking the road off?

[@Tom-kz9fm]

TRUCKERS,and all driver's should be TICKET 🎫 FOR DRIVING IN CONDITION, PUTTING FIRST RESPONDERS AT RISK... WARNING ⚠️ WE'RE GIVEN.....PASS LAWS TO KEEP ALL THESE IDIOTS OFF THE ROADS... PERIOD..NO OPTIONS.DASS

[@MrTrker1]

Use a CB radio and learn to speak English!!!!

[@LilCrazy]

They dont have cbs anymore.... ive been in 3 different semis no cb radio in any of them

[@MrTrker1]

Lil Crazy ... go buy you one !!!

[@LilCrazy]

@@MrTrker1 whats the point if I cant contact no body lol

[@paladinsmith7050]

@@LilCrazy Buy one that plugs into either a USB or cigarette lighter then stick it on the dash. Loads of people still use them and you should encourage others to use them also.

[@dufus2273]

Si

[@stevejaye9329]

Anybody notice the weather conditions?

[@SD70AH-9O34]

That’s A Lotta Damage

[@jimmiller6713]

dont you guys close the roads ice and wind warnings who cares if you its never happened before it happens all over the world your letting this become worse than it has to be

[@hempster333]

I drove by that disaster weeks after it happened and there were still truck bodies and freight all over the center divider

[@djlady1957]

My sister is a commercial driver in the Midwest. If weather like this hits she parks the vehicle. I’m glad she does it’s too dangerous! And I would like my sister to live!