18 Wheeler Pulls Electric Lines from a warehouse!!!

[lacuzon39000]

not the driver's fault , just the overhead wire not install with the proper ground clearance , so wherever it is , the electric utilities company is in trouble , but they don't care .

[SPUPRR]

There is a minimum distance from the ground for all Wires no matter if power,phone,or cable.I believe it is 14 foot minimum might be 15 foot.The max height for a semi truck is 13 foot 6 inches before a permit.That is why if you snag a line and pull down a mile of cable they can't do anything to the trucker or trucking company.Not their fault.

[peetee1000]

I side with the driver on this one. If that stop regularly takes big rigs then it should be their responsibility to keep all power lines above 15ft. or have a sign warning of such danger. I know the trucking industry bullshit of being aware of your surroundings but come on, a low cable in a wide open space like that...who would have thought.

[Binky40SW]

"Six days on the road and I'm GONNA MAKE IT HOME TONIGHT, DAMMIT!"

[Bigrick356]

Augy lol.

[jonboogy]

OOOOOOPS!!!!!

[MrSlipperypeet]

Clearly what just happened is a two way subject. granted the pole didnt look to be in the best condition, but the driver should have made better judgement before proceding. Trust me I have a CDL and I am a mechanic. You wouldnt believe how many times i get cut off by other 18 wheelers when I am test driving a customers big rig (ie peterbilt, KW, Freightliner, volvo, mack, and international) Props to the driver for not stopping. He or She could have been killed

[MrSlipperypeet]

Clearly what just happened is a two way subject. granted the pole didnt look to be in the best condition, nut the driver should have made better judgement before proceding. Trust me I have a CDL and I am a mechanic. You wouldnt believe how many times i get cut off by other 18 wheelers when I am test driving a customers big rig (ie peterbilt, KW, Freightliner, volvo, mack, and international)

[dsrtdog41]

@simpleman601 yah probably trying to slow your asses down. Most O.T.R truckers drive like idiots. Why do you all feel the need to put everyones life on the highways in danger? Oh I am in a big truck people will just have to get out of the way.. Take your sob story somewhere else..

[RayAir1]

Truck drivers are always fucking up shit everywhere you look.

I GUESS IT'S ALSO THE OVERPASSES FAULT WHEN A TRUCK SLAMS INTO AN OVERPASS ON THE FREEWAY TOO!

Morons!

[simpleman601]

@RayAir1 You ever drove a truck over the road?? You ever put up with other drivers cutting you off and pulling in front of you and slamming on brakes for 11-14 hours everyday 70-80 hours a week??

[happyquails]

they are supposed to be on the lookout for such things - someone inside could have been killed

[miazizdragon]

@happyquails wires must be 14' yet the truck is 13'6" hmmm electric companies are the ones responsible ....

[jb5672]

Oh yeah its always the power company's fault and those damn trees that grow limbs below 14 feet. Those trees need to put out low tree limb signs. Its on private property. The electric code is 16 feet clearance over roads and hwy's. Blame the wharehouse owner. He is the one who has his secondary weatherhead for the conduit at that height. That service has to have sag or it would pull the weatherhead over. He wasnt watching where he was going. Probably texting. Thats the new thing to blame on.

[matt9c1]

National Electric Code has a requirement for overhead power lines maintaining a minimum distance from the ground....just because of this. The power company is at fault, not the driver.

[wompasdub]

I saw this same thing happen in Morgantown WV while I was walking up High St. to get a pack of smokes except it happened in the middle of the street and there was so much tension it ripped the pole out of the concrete and flung it across the street and it hit the side of a resturaunt called nicks canteen. I didn't even believe my eyes when I saw it happening; it injured some kid I think too.

[Binky40SW]

@wompasdub That would be so AWESOME! Like God himself was pissed at the kid!

[rene6985]

Good thing is not a combustible load like gasoline, or with gonna see more explosion on it and the driver go up in smoke.

[biglak]

woops i just fuck off down this road and hope nobody notices do doo do dooooo dooooo

[RayAir1]

Boy I bet they really loved him.

[miazizdragon]

@RayAir1 made the electric company do their job and didn't have to pay for it .....bet they did

[FormerWMDriver]

Sure would be nice if the various utility company's would actually MOVE the lines when they are told, OVER and OVER that a line is TOO LOW. I can't tell you how many lines I had to drive around when I was collecting garbage, and no matter how many times we called and begged to have them moved, we were told the same thing over and over... the lines were at "legal" height, guess they only measure the height on the pole and not the sag.......

[Binky40SW]

@FormerWMDriver Trucks ought to have the cable strike hardware that Helicopters have. That would prevent a lot of damage to the trucks!

[forestgumpaed]

there should be signs stating,low overhead lines.

[miazizdragon]

@forestgumpaed they should be put to code not signed that they are not.

[bnsftim]

i hope he dose not get fired

[FelchBelcher]

I can't blame the driver. It's the power co. who let the wires get low (bad pole) OR installed them too low and THEN didn't put proper "low power lines" marking(s)

[bossou5555]

max Power

[Bridport6705]

Wish I was that truck driver - love lots of powerrrrrr - big zaps are cool..............

[bossou5555]

That There truck driving beauty. LOL

[bossou5555]

drivers u got to love them.

[keystrucker]

Wow that's scary! thanks for sharing it!

[form109]

i would Reccomend Raising the Feed to prevent this From Hapening Again.

[kodiak410a]

True, someone idiot probably got sue-happy, but that's what insurance is for.

[NoisyPlaces]

The trucker did the right thing by driving off, you can see the arcing between the trailer and the cab. If he stopped, he would have possibly had to choose between electrocution or burning to death in the rig. I'm guessing the arcs were his trailer disconnects burning up, so he may have had smoke or fire coming out of the dash as well.

[smokinbrakes]

typical...you see it at truckstops all the time.trucker hits something,trucker drives away pretending it did'nt happen

[easymac79]

that was what he should have done. If he tried to get out, he would have had to jump, and if any part of him touched the truck and the ground at the same time, he would have died. Had he managed to suvive this, the truck would have caught on fire, and the warehouse as well, and if he had just stayed where he was in the truck, then the lines could have snapped, then flew and killed him, or caught the truck on fire, and he and the warehouse would have been burnt down. plus the lines were too low

[hugestomper]

dont´t blame the truckers, the problem is rotten poles and low-hanging wires.

[WeedPatch71]

@hugestomper Good thing you don't drive trucks. You'd be dangerous. Not the trucker's fault huh? It's 100% his fault. If they're not able to pay attention to where they're going, and make sure the truck has enough clearance, then they shouldn't be driving in the first place. Funny how everybody likes to blame somebody else for their mistakes.

[form109]

now this is dangerous those are live wires on the ground!

[shrunkensimon]

LOL

[denelson83]

Looks like "leaving the scene of an accident" to me.

[Binky40SW]

@denelson83 Nope. Minimizing the damage and the danger. Same rule should apply on the freeway. Some dickless wonder decides to merge into your passenger side door and the cars are driveable, both cars should drive up to the next off ramp to investigate/report it.

[Chamtechie]

whatever the case, SOMEONE definitely got sued for this.

[tels2006]

What a JERK!

[Sahalaita]

Lol. :D If i was the driver, i´d pissed in my pants, naturally.

[GreenCupChamp]

Know why that's never happened to me? Because I pay attention to what I'm driving under!!!

The National Electric Code requirements for lateral heights are much lower than 13'6", by the way.

Regardless of the Code, if I'm the one driving the truck, I'm the one responsible for what it takes out.

[bigchevy80]

Well I guess you must be such a super trucker, huh?

The power lines I took down were hanging low because of a broken wire mount. The reason I didn't see them is because they were over a portion of the building that you had to blindside around to get into the dock.

[envisionelec]

Actually, the drop height for an industrial installation must be at least 16ft at the curb line and at minimum, 18ft in a roadway, for which the drive area / parking lot would qualify. I reiterate: The service drop is too low.

[bigchevy80]

I deliver LTL freight in Chicago and have had this happen to me. Everyone sees this happen and blames the trucker when in reality it's not his fault. Power lines are to be no less than 13'6" above the ground.

[scarecrow7771w]

You guys are so right, if you stop, the tires will probably catch fire, then the driver would have to jump, if he tried to climb down, he would be electrocuted as soon as the first of his feet touched the ground with the other foot or hand still touching the rig. Then his rig would burn down because of the tire fires. The rubberused in car and truck tires breaks down electrically at 2,500 volts or less.

[rgsgww]

those lines wernt 2,500volts though, they are usually 240-480v at 400+amps

[keffer67]

lines to low not the truckers problems

[MMMMMDIESEL]

i wonder if his truck had some issues with all that current going threw it. esp if it had a reefer on it.!

[redm7441]

He did the right thing i will give him that. At least thats what I would do. Hammer down driver!!!!!!

[crapper1]

lol poor dude hate to be the ones left in the dark

[mysterymeatgrinder]

Wow, no kidding, those wires were way too low.

[envisionelec]

LOL! Keep driving, man!

Not his fault, either - service drop was way too low.