Not sure about truck drivers being professional. I worked in the transport service industry for quite some years and could tell you some horror stories. We received many units for crash repairs not involving other vehicles and this included roll overs, running off the road and colliding with bridge approaches. Professional drivers??? I don't think so.
HI Geoff, can you give any details in terms of timeline of when this happened. I used to work right next to this site on Great South Rd running parallel to the Southern Motorway.
I wonder how Dave and Craig took that one. The way Craig fucking ripped through Linfox after they bought Provincial out and gave him a top managers position. He was firing drivers left, right and centre for as little as small paperwork oversights. I wonder if that driver kept his job...
wonder if NZ will ever adopt the trailer safety rails regulations as overseas? Might have prevented this, or rather stopped the car (Commodore?) from going under.
Yep totally right yr average truckie is an experienced professional driver who drives hundreds of thousands of kms a year without incident, , yr average idiot in a car is just that ... an idiot
All I have to say is, It TAKES A LIFETIME TO BE CONSIDERED A PROFESSIONAL DRIVER...Ive been driving for the last 12 years and I have seen my fair share of idiots,including fellow truckers and lil cars...Keep up the good work and keep these videos coming in...
@mizlopi Oh no another You Tube armchair expert, were you there ? I was ..along with tens of thousands of others over 20yrs as a TV cameraman, so I do know a fair bit about the subject.. most of the carnage i see is caused by stupidity, morons in cars who think they can outrun a train, or that a large truck can stop like a car when they do something dumb..
they are indeed, they ride hard up your ass in some lame attempt at making you drive faster over 100, instead just go slower, only on the odd occasion i've pulled over to let a truck pass when theres no one else on the road, other than that they dickheads just like bikers.
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what a complete arse you are "only on the odd occasion ive pulled over when no one else is on the road" so you sit in the outside lane even when the nearside is empty? let me meet you at a set off traffic lights or filling station.
@racygal427 your a dickhead mate 1 thing you never do is slow down in front of a truck because you think he tailgating you if you are not doing 100k pull over a let him go because it the truck drive who's going to get the speeding ticket not you and also your just another dick who thinks they are the only one who can drive a car is going to get the speeding ticket not you
@racygal427 True dat, they tailgate heaps but a lot of others do as well. But most truckies are alright sitting behind you cos most of them are milk tankers and are bound to turn off anyways.
@kiwiV8 You try Hauling 45 ton with your little mazda 323 & then u can say youre fair share. a truck isnt a easy to drive as cars & we do pull over where we can. truckies arnt out to piss people off, we just try to do our job & get to places on time.
think its time to stay away from commodores after seeing this. nothing but tin cans
TheReddevil1979 2 months ago
Not sure about truck drivers being professional. I worked in the transport service industry for quite some years and could tell you some horror stories. We received many units for crash repairs not involving other vehicles and this included roll overs, running off the road and colliding with bridge approaches. Professional drivers??? I don't think so.
cinemanz 5 months ago
HI Geoff, can you give any details in terms of timeline of when this happened. I used to work right next to this site on Great South Rd running parallel to the Southern Motorway.
knightexports 6 months ago
I wonder how Dave and Craig took that one. The way Craig fucking ripped through Linfox after they bought Provincial out and gave him a top managers position. He was firing drivers left, right and centre for as little as small paperwork oversights. I wonder if that driver kept his job...
Alex462047 9 months ago
VK Commodore not much left of the auto either.
How the hell did this happen when the car is facing the same way..?
RIP
matt696900 1 year ago
shame for the people in the car , what a terrible way to die.
mark123469 2 years ago 2
wonder if NZ will ever adopt the trailer safety rails regulations as overseas? Might have prevented this, or rather stopped the car (Commodore?) from going under.
mikeMBW 2 years ago
talk bout getting double dutch bussed......
handonrip 2 years ago
Wow, I've never seen a car under the tires so flattened like that. Of course, here in the U.S. most cars are a bit bigger and sturdier.
SLOBoe 2 years ago
I'm a truckie and all I can say is let this be a friendly reminder that we ALL have responsibilities to drive safely...car or truck.
IIMAOSSIEII 2 years ago
Yep totally right yr average truckie is an experienced professional driver who drives hundreds of thousands of kms a year without incident, , yr average idiot in a car is just that ... an idiot
geoffmackley 2 years ago
"yr average idiot" probably can't spell...
racygal427 2 years ago 13
All I have to say is, It TAKES A LIFETIME TO BE CONSIDERED A PROFESSIONAL DRIVER...Ive been driving for the last 12 years and I have seen my fair share of idiots,including fellow truckers and lil cars...Keep up the good work and keep these videos coming in...
Policedispatcher29 2 years ago
@geoffmackley u cant say that wen u no absolutly nothing about this crash
mizlopi 1 year ago
@mizlopi Oh no another You Tube armchair expert, were you there ? I was ..along with tens of thousands of others over 20yrs as a TV cameraman, so I do know a fair bit about the subject.. most of the carnage i see is caused by stupidity, morons in cars who think they can outrun a train, or that a large truck can stop like a car when they do something dumb..
geoffmackley 1 year ago
@geoffmackley well if thats true then fair enough pal
mizlopi 1 year ago
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you would be a fuckwit wouldnt you kiwi v8 did you ever stop to think it might of been the cars fault cunt!
3784255 2 years ago
NZ truck drivers are total idiots. Let everyone else pass!
kiwiV8 2 years ago 5
they are indeed, they ride hard up your ass in some lame attempt at making you drive faster over 100, instead just go slower, only on the odd occasion i've pulled over to let a truck pass when theres no one else on the road, other than that they dickheads just like bikers.
racygal427 2 years ago 14
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what a complete arse you are "only on the odd occasion ive pulled over when no one else is on the road" so you sit in the outside lane even when the nearside is empty? let me meet you at a set off traffic lights or filling station.
brenics77 2 years ago
go on then faggot.
racygal427 2 years ago 10
tough gay pommie fuck aye? big dick internet man lol maybe you'll come across a train sometime and remember this Might is Right.
scheisskopf123 2 years ago 7
bikers are dick heads? how come?
idiot
ImGodUFUCK 1 year ago
@racygal427 your a dickhead mate 1 thing you never do is slow down in front of a truck because you think he tailgating you if you are not doing 100k pull over a let him go because it the truck drive who's going to get the speeding ticket not you and also your just another dick who thinks they are the only one who can drive a car is going to get the speeding ticket not you
hazard697 1 year ago
@racygal427 "JUST GO SLOWER"?, WELL YOUR A BLOODY IDIOT ARE'NT YA. YOUR NAME SAYS ALOT TO
6AXELBTRAIN 9 months ago
@6AXELBTRAIN U mad bro?
vzclubbie 9 months ago
@vzclubbie U mad bro? tss
6AXELBTRAIN 9 months ago
@6AXELBTRAIN HAHA, I GOT UR ATTENTION! HEY @racygal427. UR RIGHT, I'M A BIG IDIOT SOMETIMES, HEHE. WHO IS'NT. PEACE!!!
6AXELBTRAIN 9 months ago
@racygal427 True dat, they tailgate heaps but a lot of others do as well. But most truckies are alright sitting behind you cos most of them are milk tankers and are bound to turn off anyways.
vzclubbie 9 months ago
@kiwiV8 You try Hauling 45 ton with your little mazda 323 & then u can say youre fair share. a truck isnt a easy to drive as cars & we do pull over where we can. truckies arnt out to piss people off, we just try to do our job & get to places on time.
WaikatoTruckPhoto 1 year ago 3