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Uploaded by on Mar 1, 2007

there we were, done for the day. the curtans were closed when I was sitting in the drivers seat. I saw something flashing and opened up the curtan. thats when I saw the trailer sitting on the road.
In hind sight, I shouldn't have laughed. the next time I would hook up to a trailer,...it happened to me.

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  • On my very first night after training, My very first solo load! I went to pick up a meat load. I backed under neath the trailer, pulled and tugged, I heard it click. Good to go? Well I thought so. I go to pull out and the trailer landed on my wheels. It took me 2 hours to dolly down, and get the trailer high enough so I could leave. That was a lesson I never forgot after that night. Always check!

  • @SilverFox466 At least you learned early LOL

  • So should you do a TUG TEST every time you start out ? i.e. even after a short break.The video appears to have occurred after the driver took off from a rest break. i,e, Note the McQuakers in the background.

  • It IS a good idea to check the handle and visually make sure it's still tight. There have been cases of pranks gone wrong. This guy picked up the trailer, and didn't perform the test/inspection. It was a dropped trailer when I pulled in, and saw him connect

  • hey swift has some good drivers like my gandfather and my grandmother and my uncle! Knight has some good drivers to like my cusion and aunt! yea my whole family truck drives

  • No doubt. Bad drivers aren't limited to one company. Too bad tho, it would make it so much easier if they were!

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  • SWIFT!! SAYS IT ALL!!

  • SWIFT- See-What-I-FuckedUp-Today. hehe not the best of truck drivers that's for sure

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  • OOPS

  • @seansuth also its best to get a flashlight and check the kingpin and bar or claw grabs around the kingpin by looking in back of 5th wheel to in sure its lock in place. When I back in after I lock it in I will tug twice then pre check then check 5th and last before leaving tug twice again.

  • swift classic lol

  • @SilverFox466 First push, pull and tugg to the left and right, also a flash light would come on handy...

  • @seansuth I did and I was thankful that no one was hurt. It was a bad first day on the job. I am a Computer Scientist and this was only a temporary job while I finished school. I was not use to blue collar jobs. I am blessed becuase I have a new founded respect for those who work hard in these kinds of jobs.

  • S.W.I.F.T

    Still

    Wish

    I

    Finished

    Training

    No offense to all the truckers that drive for swift, I used to ride shotgun with my dad when he drove truck and he made a bunch of these

  • he didnt check to make sure the fifth wheel jaws were locked around the kingpin.....were's the swift training HAHAHAHAHA...at least he didnt kill someone

  • Oh Okay. Thanks, That must have cost him abit. OUCH !!!

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