Earth quakes in the truck
Posted by Tmama187@reddit | Truckers | View on Reddit | 17 comments
Curious if anyone here has been in their truck when an earthquake happens. Currently in San Diego and can’t shake the thought (pun intended) of what it would be like to be in an earthquake in one of these trucks.
Unfair_Analysis_3734@reddit
Driving a freight shaker you won’t even notice
InvestigatorBroad114@reddit
Check out what happens to them pos cascadias when the airbags go out on it or whatever happens😂😂
TruckerAlurios@reddit
The ride may smooth out.
SuperReleasio64@reddit
It'll feel like you're driving on a cloud lol
Wasabi-Kungpow@reddit
Im heading to CA now. I have never experienced an earthquake It's on my bucket list. Maybe there will be one in 2 days just not when I'm on an overpass or under one.
Matlovestruck@reddit
Sleeping in the bunk when a small one hit, woke up thinking the truck was rolling. Heart was pounding for a good 30 seconds before I figured out what was happening.
Probably the safest place to be honestly, low center of gravity and you can just ride it out. Just don't be on an overpass.
Waisted-Desert@reddit
Been in two, one in OKC and one in LAS. Nothing but rocking back and forth. Felt like a fat guy stepping up on the steps or a sudden gust of wind.
ironeagle2006@reddit
I felt a couple of 4 plus in my career nothing major. Just kept on driving.
Mystery_Chaser@reddit
I was on the I five freeway in 1996 when the big quake came. The freeway collapse in front of me. There was no freeway anymore. This was the quake that dropped the double-decker freeway and the one man lived. I watched the highway roll up and down. It was frightening.
Ninja-Storyteller@reddit
That one made my inner ear go crazy, and I started throwing up.
Tmama187@reddit (OP)
Northridge. I can’t imagine seeing that. I slept through that earthquake when I was 2 😂 I believe it was in 94. Unless you’re talking about something else.
Tonkatte@reddit
I was on the 126 when Northridge hit. At first I thought flat tire, broken suspension, some truck problem. But when I looked up and saw the power poles dancing.. crap.
HighwayStar71@reddit
I was at the Moapa Travel Center north of Vegas when the second of the Ridgecrest earthquakes hit which was a 7.1 magnitude. I knew about the previous day's quake and you can tell which direction the seismic waves are coming from and deduced that it was a large aftershock(actually the main shock since it was bigger). It rocked the truck back and forth quite a bit which is surprising because it was about 160 miles away.
Tmama187@reddit (OP)
I hope to not be caught in an earthquake. When I was in second grade I was sitting in class in the Tustin area, and I remember feeling the ground shake under me and that was terrifying.
Cosmic_Orphan@reddit
Years ago, I experienced one while staged. The staged area was a dirt lot. I thought someone was jumping up and down on my ICC bumper lol It had that kinda jerk that you feel when a forklift is pushing a pallet in.
deezkeys098@reddit
I imagine about the same as driving from Chicago to Indianapolis just a little more shaking. Seriously some roads knock stuff down all the time.
Tmama187@reddit (OP)
Haha yeah that stretch of road does suck 😂