What do you fear most?

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Designer_Count1039@reddit

i do flatbed, usually steel, and the fear of having a steel beam pointing straight to my spine while im going downhill got me on my nerves

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Dare_Ask_67@reddit

Having a car hit me and wipe out a family.

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deathbytruck@reddit

Don't forget moose, deer, caribou, any large size animal.

Hit a deer once at 105kph at 3am. Took out my front passenger. Off the road, down 20' embankment, flipped my truck, landed upside down in a farmers field. Overall would not recommend.

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GnashinTires@reddit

I have nightmares of suddenly running into stopped traffic/a wreck around a curve at highway speeds and not having time to stop.

Thems the kind of dream your foot jumps for the brakes and jerks you awake.

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Almost went into the back of an arrow truck last night on 87/287 since they closed the highway due to a wreck. No warning signs, no police ahead of time, and Waze hadn’t even picked up on it due to how recent it was. Just coming around the corner and poof, 3 arrow trucks aligned to hide the other twos position until I was in oh fuck territory. Thank god I only had dunnage from the store. No idea how I didn’t get a critical since I went into the exit at 40mph on what should have been a 25

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saykylenotcow@reddit

Had a dude standing on the side of the interstate in Nashville try to jump in front of me but lost his nerves at the last second and retreated back on the shoulder. That became my biggest fear in the truck after that.

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Mixing_NH3_HCl@reddit (OP)

See if it was night time you could just imagine it was a deer and keep driving.

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saykylenotcow@reddit

Was like 7:30-8am on a Saturday or Sunday morning. Bright enough for cognitive dissonance to not work, but on a weekend so traffic was moving at speed.

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Crushed_95@reddit

Getting caught in a tornado. Driving and stopped!

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Nobod34ever@reddit

I've had a few times where the rain was outrunning me at highway speed. Tail wind. Windshield wasn't even getting wet. Another time in Indiana the wind was shaking the truck to the point I was afraid id get spilled. I don't know what the correct move is in tornadic weather. Anytime I've stopped I feel like a sitting duck.

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Crushed_95@reddit

Yeah. That's why it's my fear because I would have absolutely no control over whatever the wind make the truck do!

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Azzacura@reddit

I've read comments saying you should park under an overpass, but have zero personal experience with tornadoes so don't blindly follow that advice

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breesearedelicious@reddit

Don't do that. That creates a vacuum and the tornado will suck you out from underneath the bridge.

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Azzacura@reddit

That sounds like a goddamn horror movie

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december151791@reddit

Those comments were made by people who don't know what they're talking about. Nobody should follow that advice at all.

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MostlyUseful@reddit

Mine is blowing a steer at freeway speeds especially if I’m grossed out or oversized…but really, any load on the deck or even empty. I’ve only had one steer blowout in 28 years and by the grace of God, it happened at 25 mph.

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spyder7723@reddit

I've lost them at highest speeds. It's really no big deal, just don't panic. Ease off the throttle and let it coast to a stop on the shoulder.

Maybe back in the days before power steering it was a major risk, but with power steering it isn't anything to stress about.

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Ichibanprofen@reddit

letting it coast to a stop rather than using brakes makes sense, but I was taught to actually accelerate in order to ensure you regain control of the tractor

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red_dirt_ranger@reddit

Please DO NOT accelerate on a blown steer. As much stuff under the fender they can and will take out and the fact at speed you'll be bare wheel on the asphalt pretty quick that's a really bad idea.

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natkingcoil@reddit

What about the Jakes?

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red_dirt_ranger@reddit

Jakes are fine. You'll likely be more concerned with getting to the shoulder than worrying about turning the Jakes on.

I've blown 2 steers in 20 yrs and both times it was passenger side so I was headed for the shoulder whether I liked it or not. The initial blow isn't too bad, it's when the rubber shreds and the wheel hits the pavement that gets squirrelly.

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natkingcoil@reddit

I never turn them off so likely that's the first thing gonna happen when I say "oh fuck!" And back off the throttle.

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Irishgoodbye777@reddit

I never turned them off as well. Maybe in the snow aside from that they are always on

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red_dirt_ranger@reddit

Both times I've done it, it was preceded by an instantaneous front end hop from the tire coming apart about 5 seconds before it blew.

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natkingcoil@reddit

Oof. Well thanks for sharing the experience, that was definitely my biggest fear.

I guess now it'll revert to truck taking the inside lane of a 55mph bend on i76 at 80mph and pushing me off into the cliff side.

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spyder7723@reddit

but I was taught to actually accelerate in order to ensure you regain control of the tractor

Old outdated advice from manual steering. The their was avengers would take enough weight of the axle out wouldn't pull you off the road. Power steering does that all by itself. Sure it pulls, but nothing that a firm hold on the wheel won't over come. Its no worse of a pull than a sudden gust of wind hitting you in the side.

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P-K_PnX@reddit

Mine was in WY on a back road with an immediate drop off 100s of feet at 75mph. (Road speed limit) crazy thing is it was cold outside so took me by surprise. Bad thing one dropping bar of service, 8 hours one way from a repair shop, and it was 2100. Very expensive tire replacement for me.

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MostlyUseful@reddit

Thanks for the positive reinforcement. Still nervous about it, but that helps as I can practice that in my head.

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viertes@reddit

After having it happen on black ice, Tennessee on a bridge with a definitive "you're going to die if you fall off this 200ft drop" kinda thing going on.

I had plenty of experience in the drift and car community and 150+ mph kinda runs so my dumb ass thought I was invincible in the battle tank of a truck. Don't be like me.

I can tell you blowing a steer tire ain't shit, as stated above, let off the gas, drift safely to the shoulder with a firm grip and braced against either your knee or the door and ffs don't hit the brakes until you're 100% certain you can afford to by virtue of being slow enough it shouldn't matter anymore, gotta feel for it a bit, mostly your floorboard stops shaking so much, your steering wheel will regardless so don't use that as any indication

Good luck and safe travels my friend.

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MostlyUseful@reddit

Bro, that is some solid advice and I thank you sincerely

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No_Edge_7964@reddit

This is why I prefer the twin steer setups we have in Australia. It makes it slightly safer to blow a steer

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MostlyUseful@reddit

You guys have some wicked cool setups over there for sure.

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gearslammer386@reddit

I’ve lost one going 70 and permitted for 107,000, let me just say I tasted my seat for a while after that my butthole puckered so hard.

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gearslammer386@reddit

I’ve lost one going 70 and permitted for 107,000, let me just say I tasted my seat for a while after that because my butthole puckered so hard.

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MostlyUseful@reddit

I guess you needed a crowbar to separate the seat from your bum after that ride.

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ActFree2872@reddit

Minew blowing a steer on a bridge going over a bridge specifically the rainbow bridge in bridge city,TX by Port aruther

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ScooperDupper81@reddit

Blowing the right steering while going down a hill into a leftward angle

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quackl11@reddit

I feel the reverse would be worse, blowing the driver side going down a hill rightwards because you have the ability to kill someone as well

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ScooperDupper81@reddit

Trolly problem, but im on one side of the train track, and everyone else is on the other. I'd choose to save myself over everyone else

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Irishgoodbye777@reddit

I currently get paid by the hour. Been with the company almost 20 years. My biggest fear is they start to pay mileage That would force me to leave

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nosjitbro@reddit

My biggest fear is looking down and realizing "I aint got any panties on"

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huuke@reddit

Pull straight forward at 1 to 2 mph and pull the hand valve down hard. If you stop , your hooked

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Usual_Safety@reddit

I duck under and check my fifth wheel every time.

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azurasstarship@reddit

At my company that's the standard. The tug test and checking that the pin and handle are in are just indications of a good connection. Getting your eyes on the jaws is proof.

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_Aech_@reddit

Best way to do it. Doesn't take more than about 5 seconds, especially if you use a bright flashlight. I also spray painted my locking jaws bright yellow (when closed), so it's easier to visualize if they are open or closed.

I watched an acquaintance ruin his career with another company running the same route as me. He dropped a trailer on I-294 in the Chicagoland area. 😬 Fortunately, it was about 2 AM so traffic was light, and there weren't any cars following too closely behind him. But I had left the shipper a little later than him, and came across the backup and saw the trailer nose down (flattened the landing gear too) about 100 feet behind the truck. Driving on that part of the roadway later, you could see the gouge in the pavement by the landing gear slamming down (fixed now). No injuries AFAIK, but not a really great thing to have happen.

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Usual_Safety@reddit

I don’t know why I haven’t painted mine yet.. I’m adding they to my to do list.

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Jak_Nobody@reddit

Yellow is good, but honestly pink is way better visually.

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WeWereGoonersFirst@reddit

I had a new hire give me shit because I do a tug test, do a visual inspection, and do a second tug test every time. Evidently, I didn’t need to “do all that bullshit” because he’d heard the click and got mad at me for wasting time.

Two months later, the company updated the safety training video to include a video of a recently-canned new hire dropping a trailer because he hadn’t checked his locking jaws.

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GoldWoodpecker_97@reddit

Tipping over is one for me. Going on the slightest turn freaks me out.

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Mixing_NH3_HCl@reddit (OP)

I’m from PA so I got used to that pretty quick. Probably the closest I ever got to rolling was 4 hours ago on I87/287W. All 3 lanes blocked right before an exit, no warning signs, no police. Just 3 arrow trucks parked up in such a way that I couldn’t tell all 3 lanes were blocked until I was under a thousand feet away. Somehow no critical event. Major code brown

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DoTheHamsterDance@reddit

The combo of high winds and black ice. Alternatively, having to poop real bad and not being anywhere close to a bathroom.

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Mixing_NH3_HCl@reddit (OP)

Me for the last 11 hours.

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MagicTreeSpirit@reddit

Falling asleep at the wheel. After I got my license, I would sometimes have dreams about driving. I'd wake up in a panic because my body knew it was asleep "at the wheel." Fortunately the wheel was just in my dream.

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Mixing_NH3_HCl@reddit (OP)

Thank god I haven’t had one of those dreams. My dreams are cracked enough as it is since I haven’t been able to untrain myself from lucid dreaming. Thought it would be cool when I was twelve, not so much all these years later.

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MagicTreeSpirit@reddit

Fortunately nothing scary actually happened in the dreams, only the realization that I was asleep behind the wheel.

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Mixing_NH3_HCl@reddit (OP)

That’s like inception lol

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325trucking@reddit

It's not that bad, I dropped one right in front of a police station, they all came swarming out like a bomb just went off (it was pretty loud)

Luckily I had a lot of people to direct traffic while we fixed my fuckup

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Lavasioux@reddit

Fear is healthy, it's fkn dangerous out there. I invite supernatural protection from the Universe or anything.

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Existing_Inside5200@reddit

I'm 4 months in and a good driver in general but I'vealmost dropped 2 trailers. First one I did a tug test like I always do but I didn't check kingpin was in locking jaws. Stopped at the tires

Second one I tried hooking up to 3 trailers and the locking jaws were stuck and wouldn't lock in. The third trailer I got hooked up after some difficulty and another driver verified it was locked and ready to go. Drove 100 ft and it started sliding sideways. Stopped at the tires.

Tipping a trailer is my biggest fear aside from a collision with people or property. I completely empathize with you!! You're definitely not alone!

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Mixing_NH3_HCl@reddit (OP)

If it makes you feel better I’ve pulled away with hoses attached twice and somehow didn’t snap them either time, just scared the shit out of me as they slammed into the back of the cab. Now I push the release the trailer break to hear the hiss of air before I pull away

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Existing_Inside5200@reddit

Yeah both my trailers were barely hanging on by the hoses. Like u, it scared the shit outta me. I didn't tell my boss either time lol

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Mixing_NH3_HCl@reddit (OP)

Gear was down both times for me, but 100% thought I dropped it by the bang of the gladhand flying into the back.

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Acrobatic_Ocelot_461@reddit

I've had dreams of looking in my mirror and seeing my trailer gone, don't know where I lost it, it's just gone.

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Mixing_NH3_HCl@reddit (OP)

I usually have an empty on my return trip so it feels wrong how fast I accelerate so this is always what I imagine.

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Total_Replacement822@reddit

Lot lizards undercover

Empty roller nest

No nacho cheese dispenser

Caffeine free soda

No fireball shooters only SoCo

My ex wife

Buc-ee’s

10 speed automatic

People of diversified geographical living conditions frequenting my local area.

China

The “do you want to donate” message at checkout

Incoming message from dispatch

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Mixing_NH3_HCl@reddit (OP)

“Ex-wife” 😂

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oasuke@reddit

Falling asleep at the wheel. Even a 4-5 second micro nap is enough to cause serious danger. As a night driver this is real concern daily.

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Mixing_NH3_HCl@reddit (OP)

Felt that. Can’t imagine going back to day driving, but that is why I keep instant coffee with me at all times. Have been a few times where I call in and just refuse to drive because I didn’t get a good night sleep.

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Disastrous_Ebb9320@reddit

I’ve had vivid nightmares about climbing steep hills, stalling out and losing my breaks as I roll backwards downhill 🤣 but that’s about it

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Mixing_NH3_HCl@reddit (OP)

The trucking dreams are always on some cracked shit aren’t they? My last one was obscene

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onisyndicate@reddit

Suicide by semi truck.

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Mixing_NH3_HCl@reddit (OP)

Mf out here tryna die on the daily

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InvestigatorBroad114@reddit

Blowing a steer or rolling the truck

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GusBus091@reddit

Mine is being the reason someone else doesn’t make it home

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WanderingDrifter90@reddit

Someone jumping out in front of my truck to end their life, or someone pulling up parallel to me and blowing my head off. I really don't like someone, who should be passing me, driving parallel to me.

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ICanSowYouTheWay@reddit

Im not OTR or anything. Im a mechanic and drive an International service truck. Most of our pits in town are in the bad part of town. I stress a lot when going better yards. Between the crack heads on the sidewalk nodding off and falling in the street(my first week a dude did this and I missed him by about a foot) or some scum bag break checking me to get an insurance payout. We have cameras in the truck, but that only helps so much. Our company had a bad problem with this in recent years in another state we're big in. Small town dumbfucks know its a big company and will pay...

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Azzacura@reddit

I once had a 4 wheeler drive paralel to me for a while and I was trying super hard to keep looking straight ahead and not give them attention, because usually it's someone filming a stupid video or flipping me off for driving too slow earlier ( I drive on rural roads a lot and haul pastries, among other things).

Suddenly I hear my first name being yelled so I look to the side AND IT'S A GODDAMN COWORKER ON HOLIDAY. We fistbumped and he moved on, I was giddy all day

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Mixing_NH3_HCl@reddit (OP)

Buddy from orientation at my first job had someone drive their car into the front of his truck 3 months into driving.

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WanderingDrifter90@reddit

Goddamn. Hope he's doing alright, wish him all the best. 🙌

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Mixing_NH3_HCl@reddit (OP)

Has yet to get back in a truck. He got into day trading to pass the time when it happened because of insurance, so he’s better off imo.

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SayNoToFatties@reddit

Rolling over. The cabs of trucks are about as sturdy as wet cardboard. My good friend died this way 5 years ago. I was following him when it happened. Narrow road with a slight drop on the side. Passenger tire went into that dip and he overcorrected trying to get back on the road. The weight of his loaded side dump tipping over literally picked the whole truck up off the ground and slammed it back down cab first pushing it for several feet into the ditch. Cab flattened to the dashboard and pushed back several inches. It was not a pretty sight and I still have nightmares about it.

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robs104@reddit

Volvo trucks have some cab reinforcement for rollovers. Part of why they’re a little heavier than a comparably specced Freightliner for example.

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legollama88@reddit

this is one of my biggest fears too… sorry for your loss.

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Jak_Nobody@reddit

Definitely a steer blowout. I'm exceedingly cautious about double, and sometimes triple, checking that I'm connected completely, or the legs are down and lines and hoses are disconnected when dropping.

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No_Edge_7964@reddit

I fear mixing up my fireball and piss jug

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joey7119@reddit

I fear another trucker cutting me off then when i go to confront them they throw a flip flop at me, untamed lot lizards, Memphis, GSP...damn i need to get outta trucking and back to working in the office with Chit😂😂

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Frankie42083@reddit

Chit is great lol

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Dependent_Contact412@reddit

I dropped a trailer once, thankfully it landed on the bumper of the truck, just took 30 minutes and a hernia to crank her back up

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Minimum-Jacket-705@reddit

Having dropped a trailer on its nose about 15 years ago in a shipper’s lot, I can empathize with you. I always visually inspect the fifth wheel and locking jaw. If you do that every time you are gold. Since that one incident that I had I have saved myself a massive headache on two occasions, both times I hooked up an did the tug test but the jaw had not actually wrapped around the king pin. Always always look. And use a flashlight when you look.

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pattop@reddit

Someone jumping in front of the truck.

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Evil_Space_Penguins@reddit

Spiders and cancer.

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tvieno@reddit

Killing someone in an accident.

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Mindless_Pandemic@reddit

Driving through a town and having a kid run out under my trailer.

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nikifullerton@reddit

Literally dropped a trailer once on an onramp. Luckily nothing got damaged except my pride. It was late at night and the few people who needed to get on were able to go around me. I had to crank that landing gear up on a loaded trailer as fast as I could, get reattached, and from then on I ended up taking photos every time I connected to a new trailer while driving for that company.

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captain-ron-1976@reddit

Spiders

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Killexia82@reddit

Mine was hitting a suicide by truck, but that happened the week before memorial day weekend.

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hoarder59@reddit

Have you started to receive any help?

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Killexia82@reddit

I don't need any. She survived. Didn't even break an arm.

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Vic_Gatsby@reddit

Going off a bridge, rolling, someone using me for their suicide by trucking

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Antinator_succ@reddit

Crashing into a school bus and killing 30 children

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kleenvwaudiguy@reddit

My biggest fear is getting blown over by high winds when empty or lightly loaded

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MW_IV@reddit

Not really fear but it would be not passing the physical test. I'd hate to get a regular job where you clock in and people bitching at you for little things like coming in late, getting written up, following stupid rules and worst of all small talk.

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CapitanPino@reddit

Right turns. God i hate tight right turns with a passion. Ive had people try to squeeze between trailer and curb on right turns so many times.

I just stop in the middle my turn and wait for them to figure it out. I drive in Texas a lot. That seems to be the main issue. People cant spare 5-10 seconds for us. Theyd rather die than be incovenienced.

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pingus3233@reddit

Yet another reason to absolutely hate Chicago. Right turns are almost impossible with traffic around because the entire city has the crab-in-a-bucket mentality about getting ahead.

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Nobod34ever@reddit

Seems like I've had more people try and squeeze through after it should've been obvious that I'm turning right. Are they just ignorant? Or do they not GAF?

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25_Unknown_Devices@reddit

One of my buddies was driving a rollback during Covid in Memphis, that summer atvs became really popular with the idiots. One ran a stop sign and got t-boned by my buddy. Watched the dude go. Didn’t get back in a truck until last year.

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PineappleLong510@reddit

Blowing a steer on a downhill or bridge

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Robjla@reddit

Yes I hate my steer tires I actually check the pressure on them Every morning

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Azzacura@reddit

Irrational fear: driving on a bridge during a storm and flipping over the barrier into the water

Rational fear: microsleep and killing someone

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Robjla@reddit

Similar fear but going over a bridge crossing a gorge dropping hundreds of feet and surviving being stuck and nobody knows you fell over

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mike-2129@reddit

Wasps. Fuckers don't stop stinging till you kill them.

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ratzm@reddit

Going off a high bridge!

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Worldly-Ad-7156@reddit

What I do.

Back in, listen for the click. Pull forward, then back up, then pull forward, and back up. And when I start to drive away I use the trailer brake. Overkill but trust issues

I don't trust the fifth wheel to connection, so I try to rock the coupling jaws to make sure it works.

I have not dropped a trailer, but I had to help other people to fix it when it happens.

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Niko120@reddit

Someone causing an accident involving me then getting a “truck wreck lawyer” to pin it on me. Especially one with serious injury or death involved. Losing my livelihood or worse over someone else’s negligence

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pmmemilftiddiez@reddit

Putting diesel into gasoline tanks or gasoline into diesel tanks. It really only takes one wrong move and you've possibly lost your job. I was told it's around $55,000 for the owner to call a pump truck and have them vacuum it all up.

I don't even care that I'm driving a fully loaded bomb when I have that kind of pressure on me.

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Frogspoison@reddit

Hah, funny, I almost dropped a trailer - was at an interview/onboarding for a small company, and a previous driver didnt dock a trailer correctly. I was the only one on site with a CDL class A, everyone else was warehouse or management and lacked the knowledge/experience to do so, so they had me move the trailer off the books. Turned out that their equioment was also shittly maintained - First time when I thought I heard the click, it didn't actually click, and I quickly noted that the trailer wasnt moving with me. Got out, reset the labding gear. Took 3 attempts before it finally locked in place, then redocked the trailer.

Then I get back home and found out I had to move outta state. Since it was a local job, let them know I wouldnt be in. Honestly feel like I dodged a bullet there.

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Justaguy222444888@reddit

Getting into an accident (my fault or not) that results in somebody losing their life. I could never step foot in a semi truck again after that.

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bmf1989@reddit

Blowing a steer at a really bad time and being careened to almost certain death

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AHorseCalledMan@reddit

Cross dropping fuel and having to make that call to dispatch…

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Chaos__Insurgency@reddit

Ending up on a bonehead truckers video

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OsBaculum@reddit

I really don't like that guy.

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legollama88@reddit

why? all he does is show off the illegal drivers being boneheads you know? who like idk, kill ppl?

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OsBaculum@reddit

No a lot of times it's new drivers having a really bad day. It's like Dr Phil or Jerry Springer; the whole schtick is showing people at their lowest, for our amusement and his profit. Plus the focus on flip-flops is a racist dogwhistle, I don't care who pretends otherwise.

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legollama88@reddit

yeah i guess. in the beginning sure yea alot of it was new people and/or like you said ppl having a bad day. ive had plenty myself. but lately he is going over the illegals and that is fine. it needs to be voiced. people are dying over cheap freight and non english speaking non domicile cdl holders

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OsBaculum@reddit

Just put of curiosity, how old are you?

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legollama88@reddit

that doesn’t matter? are you an illegal driver or something? you seem pretty concerned about this

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OsBaculum@reddit

Yeah that's what I thought.

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legollama88@reddit

im laughing out loud right now go to work lol worry ab getting deported

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Horror_Solution1945@reddit

Crashing off an overpass.

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Perrin_Aybara_PL@reddit

I saw a guy drop his trailer a couple of years ago. Several of the high-level managers had come to town to speak to the drivers and were all standing around outside when it happened. Turned out the shipper had used his tractor earlier to move some trailers around the yard. He hopped in and moved it without checking. Surprisingly he was not fired. But anyway, blowing a steer is mine.

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legollama88@reddit

rolling over. i don’t know who you guys go down these serious grades fully loaded dry van in your cascadias going 80+ thru a down hill hard curve

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docweston@reddit

Getting crashed into... AGAIN! And this time, I might get really badly injured! It's already happened a few times. I had 5 different accidents in 2.5 years. No one of them was my fault. The 5th accident actually injured me permanently. I will forever have problems with my back now. Thanks to some 20-something kid who couldn't put the phone down.

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Lucky_Difficulty3522@reddit

According to my dreams it's parking in a parking lot that I discover is on a hillside, and I discover this while I'm sleeping, and the hill gives way.

But that's not the part that scares me, it's having to explain it to my idiot of a boss who often has trouble understanding basic concepts.

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Ok_Swim3109@reddit

Mine is always being in a accident that hurts or kills someone

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Ahwtfohok@reddit

Read on my local sub this morning that last night there was an accident involving a motorcycle. Someone hit him and killed him. Someone else came along and hit the bike and rolled. Then a bunch of people came by and couldn't see the rider's body and just kept hitting him. Apparently there were pieces of him everywhere.

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DimensionalAxolotl@reddit

While blowing a steer is up there, it's not the biggest fear. Mine is the people on the road. 3/4 or more of them too engrossed in a phone screen to pay attention to what's around them. Hell, not 30 minutes ago a dumbass in an escalade nearly rearended someone and was about to swerve into me until the horn was blown.

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chaoss402@reddit

Being seen driving a Volvo.

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Icy-Carry-3371@reddit

Not being able to spend enough quality time with my Wife and Kids because I’m always on the road. Money is nice, the job is easy, but what does it all really mean if I’m a stranger in my own home? The home I pay all the bills in? Am I just getting paid to be a walking atm machine? At that point, the money isn’t worth it.

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HedonisticIntentions@reddit

Median cross over from any vehicle and vehicle crossing center line coming at me. AND a truthful dispatcher.

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_Aech_@reddit

Those random crashes you can't really avoid. Sometimes even if your situational awareness is 100%, and you're leaving plenty of following distance, and you always do your pretrip inspection so you know your brakes & tires are all good, BUT when something happens in the oncoming lane that spills into yours and you have no escape from a head-on impact.

I can only do my best to keep myself safe, and I have to rely on other drivers to not turn their worst day into my worst day.

Safe travels, everyone.

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OsBaculum@reddit

Suicide coil

Losing my gear downhill (I'm still pretty new at manual)

Driving off with the diesel nozzle still in the tank

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rememberleapinglanny@reddit

Rolling a tank wagon.

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Bredda_Gravalicious@reddit

hitting a pedestrian/child.

i drive local delivering construction equipment. downtowns, commercial areas, strip malls, residential neighborhoods, schools. people everywhere.

head is on a swivel like a bird peeping predators.

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Pigasus7@reddit

Losing traction in ice or snow

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Someone_said_it@reddit

In order it's:

Accidentally ending someone's life by being stupid or in a rush.

Black ice

Blown steer tire at highway speed

high wind on an empty dryvan

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West_Masterpiece9423@reddit

Mine is losing brakes.

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BobcatBob26@reddit

Talking to women.

Trucking related, probably screwing up and not being able to stop im time for something. Also dropping a trailer and brake fires.

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Flaky_Complaint4177@reddit

Losing my shit on another driver or any person

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ramanw150@reddit

I have two. First lot lizards. Second someone or people trying to jack the truck. I had a close call in Texas during the first year of covid. I was hauling toilet paper.

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Mixing_NH3_HCl@reddit (OP)

That was worth its weight in gold

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ramanw150@reddit

Especially when shit hits the toilet

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truckmonkey12@reddit

For me it has always been getting stuck on a road where I can’t fit. Whether its cause i can’t steer cause its too tight, hitting low obstacles, or ignoring a weight limit and collapsing. I always follow truck route signs cause of this, even if they seem arbitrary since you won’t know why they put it there until you actually drive on/through it

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twisted_jay@reddit

Bridges. There are around 43,000 bridges that need to be repaired

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IEatCouch@reddit

4 wheelers, I had one plow into my trailer at over 100mph while I was cruising at 65 on a 3 lane open freeway.

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Mixing_NH3_HCl@reddit (OP)

Did they live?

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IEatCouch@reddit

Yep, they ran away and got caught, I assume to dump drugs. The car was bloody and one person got taken to the hospital once they found them.

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Slow-Concentrate1208@reddit

I fear a tire blow out while going 60 mph...

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joelmooner@reddit

Making a mistake that will kill someone

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truckinfarmer379@reddit

Blowing a steer tire at highway speed. Luckily the company I drive for is very good about rotating out steers and keeping a good set on all the trucks. It’s just always a thought in the back of my mind.

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Mixing_NH3_HCl@reddit (OP)

Mine will let you change out at 6/32 for the steers. Glad your company looks out for you.

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kit_eubanks@reddit

I dropped a trailer once the army... I was sent to support platoon... I was in 19 Delta 19 kilo in the army tanker and a Cav scout..

You told me to take 5 ton that was made for hauling trailers pick up this trailer and take it across post because it had engines for different motor pool...

Nobody said hey we might want to show him what Glad hands or anything had to figure all that stuff out Glad hands were fairly simple I match the colors lol

Backed up to the trailer hooked up the glad hands went forward a little bit I heard scraping then I was like oh I didn't raise up the landing gear...

It was a fairly straight shot out of motor pool gates and once I made that right turn the trailer fell off the five ton airlines broke and everybody was looking at me pointing and laughing..

My platoon sergeant came out and asked me what the f..... I told him well the trailer disconnected he said no s...

And he said have you ever done this before I said no and then he said who told you to do this needless to say The next day there was a rule that you had to know how to hook up and operate a trailer before taking it out of the motor pool...

Good times good times...

I have never done it as an over the road truck driver once was enough

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CobraWasTaken@reddit

This is a healthy fear. You've never dropped a trailer because of it

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ParticularArrival111@reddit

I used to be like this until I started doing ltl. When you hook up to 6 different trailers ina day you kind of just get used to it. Of course I still tug and visually check. Its just now something that i dont have time to be worried about.