Steve
Lifer
Doesn't seem too hard to build a truck roof cleaner, basically a short 'tunnel' just a few feet long with a wide, rotating brush from the top to scrape it off. Can be added to existing truck stops.
Originally posted by: sm8000
Doesn't seem too hard to build a truck roof cleaner, basically a short 'tunnel' just a few feet long with a wide, rotating brush from the top to scrape it off. Can be added to existing truck stops.
yes, but again...it all costs. Plus, what happens when you are DRIVING to those
Originally posted by: Agentbolt
yes, but again...it all costs. Plus, what happens when you are DRIVING to those
Snow's not going to accumulate while you're driving, chumley. Too much wind for it to stay on there.
A scraper at each truck stop would cost comparatively NOTHING. 18 wheelers are a uniform height, installing some kind of brush system at each stop for ever truck would be simple to build and maintain. When you consider how many trucks are on the road a 1000 of these things would be a drop in the bucket, monetarily speaking.
Of course, no one's going to spring for them now, but when (not if) someone gets decapitated from one of these huge chunks of ice and somebody gets sued for 50 million dollars, you better believe they'll install them then.
Originally posted by: Number1
I would assume that most ?responsible? people who take the time to remove ?all? the snow off their cars before driving also speed on occasion. (Probably to make up for the time they spent removing ?all? the snow off their cars and then speeding in hazardous winter driving conditions)
Speeding is much more dangerous then snow on a car. Countless people die every day due to speeding. So what is more irresponsible, speedng or leaving snow on the car? I say speeding is a more repreensible activity.
So, to the people who remove "ALL" the snow off their cars every time , good for you, but don't lecture others because they don't because god knows, you're not perfect either.
People who live in glass houses should not throw rocks.
Originally posted by: Nutdotnet
Originally posted by: MrWizzard
That?s sad, hope she is ok.
But in defense of the truck driver.
1. It's highly unlikely that he knew the ice fell off. My grandpa was a truck driver and was rearened by a VW Bug, took the guys head off, he didn't even realize it until a motorist pulled next to him to tell him a car was stuck under the back of his truck. The beds weigh a ton don't communicate what is going on to the driver very well.
2. If he had just pulled a long haul the ice may have built up while driving and there is nothing he could have done to prevent it or know about it, he was just doing his job.
That being said if he did know about it and decided to ignore the danger. THAT is bad.
I don't think anyone is blaming the trucker for not stopping...because you're right, he probably didn't realize what happened...however, the trucker is responsible for keeping his roof clear of ice...there's no defense there, he was simply lazy...it's just like if he was carrying logs and one of the logs came off, damaging another vehicle. The trucker would be responsible...same here...
Originally posted by: BigJ
Originally posted by: nweaver
Originally posted by: RaynorWolfcastle
Originally posted by: nweaver
it's easy to sit in your car and say they should clean the ice off...but how about logistics....how the hell do you propose they get that ice off the top of their trailer?
Maybe they should use a shovel and a ladder, MacGyver?
Many trailers aren't designed to support a person walking up there....
Of course, we could just either retrofit or scrap all the current trailers and put deicers on the top, but I don't want to hear your whining when your twinkies go up in price.
If they can't support a person up there, then I don't think they should have a couple hundred lbs of ice up there either.
Originally posted by: CraKaJaX
Originally posted by: TrukinDave
Hello
Im not defending either side, Just voice an opinion.
I drove a truck for 25 years, (0) tickets
There is a law that covers ice, snow or whatever that comes off a vehicle in certain states. If this causes an accident or property damage you are liable in those states.
But just understand when you are at a truckstop, Toll plaze, rest area an so on.. And you are parked at night and it starts snowing, How do you expect drivers to get on top of A 13'6 Trailer to remove ice and snow? The roofs on the trailers are made of metal or fiberglass. If you start trying to break ice off the roof of a trailer with a Fiberglass roof. You are going to damage the roof. Then more danger kicks in, Once a roof either metal or Fiberglass gets a hole in it and its an enclosed trailer, That can cause the whole entire roof to peel off going down the road.
A very good point, but as for the states that DO issue tickets , the truckers obviously get them off somehow. I'm not against you or anything, I'm just saying there must be a way to get it off. I mean, a $250 ticket vs. a couple thousand dollars in damage to the car behind you... it's a lose lose situation, so why wouldn't you clean it off? Truckers obviously clean it in the states where it's illegal. How? I have no idea.
Originally posted by: Agentbolt
yes, but again...it all costs. Plus, what happens when you are DRIVING to those
Snow's not going to accumulate while you're driving, chumley. Too much wind for it to stay on there.
A scraper at each truck stop would cost comparatively NOTHING. 18 wheelers are a uniform height, installing some kind of brush system at each stop for ever truck would be simple to build and maintain. When you consider how many trucks are on the road a 1000 of these things would be a drop in the bucket, monetarily speaking.
Of course, no one's going to spring for them now, but when (not if) someone gets decapitated from one of these huge chunks of ice and somebody gets sued for 50 million dollars, you better believe they'll install them then.
Originally posted by: CraKaJaX
Originally posted by: TrukinDave
I can answer that
If they are close to a Truck wash. They have the means to get on top and powerwash the ice off the truck with a de-icer solution. But sometimes like in Mass, DC, MD, PA, NY, Alot of the eastern and Northeastern states its hard to find a truckstop or a Truck Wash facility. If the snow is a powder and its done snowing, Snow can blow off a truck in 20-30 minutes.
Alright, well using a little bit of my brain... here's what I've come up with. Why don't truckers keep their own powerwasher with them with de-icer solution? Someone mentioned a while back in this thread to have a ladder hang off the side of the truck somehow, that way you would have no problem power washing the top of your truck. Maybe even have something that heats the roof of the trucks so you wouldn't even have to worry about it. Just thinking.
Originally posted by: getbush
While that's true, how hard would really be to make this hypothetical scraper adjustable for height? Not very. It's a non-issue.
Originally posted by: cliftonite
Originally posted by: VirginiaDonkey
"But he should know that he had 10 inches of snow on his roof."
and that's his fault how?
Do you clean all the snow off your car before you drive?......... Didn't think so!
I do and I take care to clean all of it off the roof to avoid these situations.
Originally posted by: fallenangel99
I didn't read all of the replies to see where the accident happened, but in NJ, its illegal to have snow on your roof. You can get a ticket for it.
Originally posted by: VirginiaDonkey
Jeff7: of course you follow along with the flock
and crosshairs, it's only a hazard if it comes off and causes damage/injury
not one person has posted a link that states " it is against the law to not clean the hood/roof/trunk along with the windshield/windows. No one here is getting owned but the flock .
Just drink the Kool-Aid and get it over with
Originally posted by: otispunkmeyer
Originally posted by: deerslayer
Originally posted by: nweaver
it's easy to sit in your car and say they should clean the ice off...but how about logistics....how the hell do you propose they get that ice off the top of their trailer?
I was wondering the same thing. I would love to watch a trucker cleaning the ice off the top of his trailer.
invention time
big car wash type affair at the depot. like a bridge type structure loaded with big fans that blow hot air across the bridge and the parpets, then it just moves down the length of the truck melting the ice and snow off the truck
it could employ pressure washers that use a de-icer mix, or hot water to blast stubborn chunks off.
