Sunday, December 19, 2021

So, this happened....

 

Thursday night. This poor guy, under strict instructions to follow the navigation system installed in his truck by his employer, somehow ended up on Halls Chapel Road. The back of the trailer--carrying 46,000 pounds of lumber--strayed off the pavement going around a sharp curve. The ground gave way and the trailer slowly rolled onto its side. 

 

South Toe Fire and Rescue showed up 10 minutes after the 911 call. A state trooper followed. The driver and his wife were both fine, if a bit shaken. Eventually Bobby Decola came with the monster wrecker, got everything upright and back on the road (the load was still intact).The trucking company booked the couple a room at the Comfort Inn in Mars Hill and the trooper gave them a ride.

I talked to the driver the next day. There were cameras and data loggers in the truck that showed that he was driving slowly and following the company's navigation system. Not surprisingly, it also showed that the system was malfunctioning. So he still had a job.

Remember, kids, carry a road atlas when traveling, and question your GPS if it tells you do something that seems suspicious.


2 comments:

Sarah-potterknitter said...

On Friday morning returning from East Yancey drop off I saw all kinds of flashing lights coming my way. After the car chases of the last week, I thought, What NOW! The first small truck had lumber and I assumed it was from the truss factory, the second truck was Decola's pulling the trailer still loaded with lumber, and a third smaller truck with wood. I speculated something very close to reality, but assumed it had all happened coming up 80!

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