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Jim Purcell

Rookie trucker gets stuck and wreaks havoc in small Ohio town

April 6, 2017 by Jim Purcell
rookie driver stuck in small Ohio town

Early Thursday, a truck driver with only 3 weeks experience missed his exit off I-71 and wound up in the small town of Mount Adams, Ohio. The driver ended up getting stuck there for many hours. First he hit a power pole and wires. Then a trash can. Finally, attempting to make a left turn … Read more

Categories Come On, Driver!, Tractor Trailer News, Trucker Video, Trucking Entertainment, Trucking News

Tow driver and motorist having a BAD day

April 4, 2017 by Jim Purcell
tow truck driver loses car over embankment

Who, would you say, is having a worse day here? The tow truck driver or the motorist who was in an accident and had her car overturn? At first, things are going fine as this car gets uprighted. But it doesn’t take long for things to go “downhill”.

Categories Come On, Driver!, Trucker Video, Trucking Entertainment

Attempted theft of moving semi, then trucker hits brakes

March 31, 2017 by Jim Purcell
kiev attempted theft semi trailer

In Kiev, Ukraine, an attempted stuntman-like theft of a semi at the back of the trailer went bad when the driver hit the brakes. Bam! Only the “skills” of the thieves allowed them to survive the ill-advised high-speed attempt. The following video is from the surveillance camera installed at the top of the back of … Read more

Categories Trucker Video, Trucking Abroad, Trucking Entertainment

Prepare for nightmare traffic after Atlanta bridge collapse

March 31, 2017 by Jim Purcell
atlanta fire bridge collapse

After a ferocious fire yesterday, I-85 was completely shut down in downtown Atlanta at the end of the evening rush hour. Black smoke spread throughout the city as the fire raged for about an hour before the bridge holding the northbound I-85 lanes collapsed. Fortunately, no drivers were injured as officials were able to clear … Read more

Categories Trucking News

Trucker does ‘forward serpentine’ through crash scene on interstate

March 30, 2017 by Jim Purcell
forward serpentine through accident scene on interstate

In the video below, the semi with the dashcam gets over into left lane because he sees flashing lights on the right shoulder up ahead. Several emergency vehicles are attending to an accident involving an RV and SUV on the right shoulder of the interstate. A Target tractor trailer and other 4-wheelers are up ahead … Read more

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