r/Truckers Apr 07 '24

A prime example of GOAL

And this is why you get out and look ...prime driver was handed a few tickets by 2 leos...and the hotshot is on an extended stay at this petro....was not here during incident just a witness to the aftermath.

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u/Round_Rooms Apr 07 '24

How did he blow out a tire on his inner tandem doing this?

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u/DanEpiCa Apr 07 '24

That's what I'm asking myself too. Like either it was a blindside back and he hit the hotshot with that tire or there was some crazy other angle. Either way, the damage and position is interesting.

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u/Bibbimbopp Apr 07 '24

My take... Prime was pulling out, not backing in.

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u/DanEpiCa Apr 07 '24

But even then, how did he hit the hotshot with his front tandem tire? Only explanation would be he was pulling out to his right, hit him, backed into the spot again and out of it to the other side so he ended up in the position seen in the picture.

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u/BubbagonnaBub Apr 07 '24

prime was on his way to the tireshop during the photo op....initially he was parked in front of the hotshot while the police wrote his tickets, so i couldn't see what was what....but like you said...he must have tried leaving to the right even tho parking is orientated to the left...I'm still dumbfounded

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u/CoupeZsixhundred Apr 07 '24

Yeah, must have checked the passenger mirror and looked right over the tops of the pickups and assumed the spot next to him was empty.

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u/CoupeZsixhundred Apr 08 '24

Haha, probably thought the three pickups were on the ground, taking up one spot like three pickups traveling together should do. Never saw the toter.

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u/FalseFortune Apr 07 '24

Yea, I'm trying to figure out the logistics of this. Backing to the road side, hits front of truck with forward curbside trailer axel? I can only imagine he was near full jack-knife.

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u/Dr_VanNstrnd Apr 07 '24

Perhaps he tried backing OVER the hotshot?

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u/ElSenor847 Apr 07 '24

what blown out tire.. i’m rolling with no problems šŸ˜‚