Stolen Big Rig In SoCal On News
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No longer being covered live, looks like may go one for quite a while. Both steers and the left tandem tires were taken out by spike strips but those tandems are in good shape and dragging the trailer along at low speeds. This is an IFS day cab and dry van , reportedly empty.
Day Cab:
A tractor which does not have a sleeper berth attached to it. Normally used for local routes where drivers go home every night.
Tandems:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
Tandem:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
Dry Van:
A trailer or truck that that requires no special attention, such as refrigeration, that hauls regular palletted, boxed, or floor-loaded freight. The most common type of trailer in trucking.HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
No longer being covered live, looks like may go one for quite a while. Both steers and the left tandem tires were taken out by spike strips but those tandems are in good shape and dragging the trailer along at low speeds. This is an IFS day cab and dry van , reportedly empty.
Yep, even made the Asian Mai channel (that Kearsey has been on!)
Teen steals big rig / standoff
Yeah, I sure hope he 'isn't' a trucker, too!! Funny, the host even says 'he thinks the truck must be an auto!' LoL~!!!
~ Anne ~
Day Cab:
A tractor which does not have a sleeper berth attached to it. Normally used for local routes where drivers go home every night.
Tandems:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
Tandem:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
Dry Van:
A trailer or truck that that requires no special attention, such as refrigeration, that hauls regular palletted, boxed, or floor-loaded freight. The most common type of trailer in trucking.HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Hmmmm, Annie, I never saw that video, I watch Asian dude's channel lol
Freeway not re-opened until 9:17am this morning according to story at https://abc7.com/stolen-big-rig-standoff-chp-officers-los-angeles-chase/11196377/
No details yet on the 22 year old thief. Post trip inspection was not performed but would have been interesting.
I guess it's a good reminder to take your keys with you.
Hmmmm, Annie, I never saw that video, I watch Asian dude's channel lol
The incident just happened yesterday.
Chase going on for 90 minutes so far, steers and several other tires taken out with 3 sets of spike strips so far but still going. In case you're having trouble getting to sleep....
https://abc7.com/stolen-truck-tractor-trailer-big-rig-chase/11196377/
High speed chase (or not-so-high-speed chase) through parts of L.A. Takes me back to my childhood of growing up in Southern California where it seemed like once per week a chase would be on the afternoon/early evening news.
OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
Hmmmm, Annie, I never saw that video, I watch Asian dude's channel lol
Kearsey's? I'll have to find it for ya!!! :)
~ Anne ~
Yupppp Annie that 1 lol I saw it soon as Asian Mai posted it.....In all my spare time lol
Wonder if they’ll tack on a DOT HOS violation to the litany of charges he’s sure to face… Doesn’t appear he took a half-hour break during the 10 hrs + ordeal.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.New Reply:
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Chase going on for 90 minutes so far, steers and several other tires taken out with 3 sets of spike strips so far but still going. In case you're having trouble getting to sleep....
https://abc7.com/stolen-truck-tractor-trailer-big-rig-chase/11196377/