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less weight and friction means better fuel economy

was the driver completely oblivious? I was driving behind one that was swerving and sure as hell called the phone number on the back.
 
Tire tread launching at you at a combined speed of 150+ mph can do incredible damage. Anyone else seen the Myth-Busters show on that?
 
Yeah. My friend lost a good bit of his front bumper on his '97 Accord just hitting a stationary piece of tires on the freeway.
 
That's crazy. Must be a space cadet truck driver to not have noticed that. He looks unloaded though, so maybe he just didn't care? lol
 
^ lol, who knows, he probably is oblivious. I am betting on this since he was also driving in the right, left lane. And the left two lanes no trucks with 2 or more axles are aloud or some shiz.

I hope DOT stopped him along the way lol.
 
I had a blowout of a trailer tire a couple of weeks ago. No way that guy did not notice the tire coming apart on the tractor.
I was glad no one was beside the trailer, it was loud!
 
I don't see the big deal. If he's unloaded he can keep traveling to the next repair area or company stop to get repaired instead of a very costly tow/roadside repair. Not to mention the dangers that a roadside repair factor in. Having a tow truck in a side lane lift your tractor/trailors back end so they can fit on a tire while other 18 wheelers shoot by at 60+, their wind catching your long broadside and causing it to drift back and forth by several inches while in the air. Jacking the back end from the ground isn't much safer either.

Again if he was empty or lightly loaded, he's doing the safest thing for everyone involved. Also, maybe he's tried to get over in the right lane, but OP's are hanging near the blind spot or coming in an endless line around him because he's driving slow.
 
People are assuming he's moving. I see no proof of that.

It's a dualie. He may or may not have known it removed itself. I've towed many large trailers in my day. I've lost axles and not known about it, along with wheels and other items.
 
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People are assuming he's moving. I see no proof of that.

It's a dualie. He may or may not have known it removed itself. I've towed many large trailers in my day. I've lost axles and not known about it, along with wheels and other items.
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He is not moving in the picture but we were in traffic, thus why we are stopped.
 
FYI, I was on a a mission to do some work for my family when the tire blew. The boss generously allowed me to use the truck and excavator, so I could not expect him to pay anything like that.
The cost of a field tire replacement out between cities on the interstate, at 9 PM?
$584!!
 
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I was driving along the DC beltway one time, and came up behind an 18 wheeler with an empty flatbed trailer who was showering sparks all over the fucking road, coming from underneath the trailer. I pulled up beside him (about 3 lanes over, thankfully) and saw his spare tire was hanging by the chain, dragging down the road at 70 mph, spraying and showering sparks like there was no tomorrow. I honked at him and he thankfully pulled over, but he was otherwise completely oblivious.
 
Gotta state the obvious... First off when a tire blows it comes apart and just desintegrats except for the inner bead area which unless it comes in contact with the ground (inner tire wont allow that) it will stay on the rim on both sides and will end up looking like grass skirts for a hula dancer... Notice there is nothing on the rim at all and unless the tire just comes completely off which I have never seen with any of our trucks and trailers... This is most likely intentional so the tire would`nt just flop along and throw pieces all over and as stated allow the truck to get to a shop for a replacement & repair... DOT rules differ from state to state but might allow for this if unloaded (in Florida)...? In Texas you can legaly operate a truck with one brake disabled during the days operation as long as its reported on the post trip DVIR and is repaired before the next operation (if it happens after the pre trip DVIR), but this does not apply with permit loads... As for a tire being removed and wheel reinstalled to allow movement to a repair shop I dont know but will find out form DOT here in TX...?


I would much rather see this than a truck running down the road with a blown tire that is chunking hunks of rubber all over and possibly causing the wheel assembly to get loose and become a bowling ball for cars... :'(


Dont think it blew out anyhow... Notice the mud flap is still on the truck, the mud flap is most always taken out first... Also note the tandem set ahead has a pretty defined side wall scrape which mean "curb feeler" and the inner tire has mud marks still so doubt it happened at highway speeds...
 
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