The I-80 pile up of semis and cars :(

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The I-80 pile up of semis and cars :( Moderators: luluwhit, gotothewhip, cindyt, crossspur, ForumAdmin Jump to page :	Last activity 2015-04-21 1:36 PM 49 replies, 9417 views View previous thread :: View next thread
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teehaha Reg. Dec 2003	Posted 2015-04-20 5:10 PM Subject: RE: The I-80 pile up of semis and cars :(
Living on the edge of common sense Posts: 24138 Location: Carpenter, WY
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wyoming barrel racer Reg. Apr 2006	Posted 2015-04-20 5:35 PM Subject: RE: The I-80 pile up of semis and cars :(
Neat Freak Posts: 11216 Location: Wonderful Wyoming	teehaha - 2015-04-20 4:10 PM Yep another gross wreck. Sad as there was a casuality this time.
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ThreeCorners Reg. Nov 2003	Posted 2015-04-20 6:38 PM Subject: RE: The I-80 pile up of semis and cars :(
Tried and True Posts: 21185 Location: Where I am happiest	Oh geezzzz. That's todays wreck? Now all those rigs are burning? So I take it I 80 will be closed for quite some time again? Is there a updated news story?
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Southtxponygirl Reg. Nov 2006	Posted 2015-04-20 6:50 PM Subject: RE: The I-80 pile up of semis and cars :(
A Somebody to Everybody Posts: 41354 Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas	Oh wow another one,,, how scary
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wyoming barrel racer Reg. Apr 2006	Posted 2015-04-20 7:09 PM Subject: RE: The I-80 pile up of semis and cars :(
Neat Freak Posts: 11216 Location: Wonderful Wyoming	ThreeCorners - 2015-04-20 5:38 PM Oh geezzzz. That's todays wreck? Now all those rigs are burning? So I take it I 80 will be closed for quite some time again? Is there a updated news story? New set of trucks only this time one of them was a tanker. Sounds like speed was an issue here as well as bad roads and poor visibility.
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rodeomom3 Reg. Dec 2007	Posted 2015-04-20 7:10 PM Subject: RE: The I-80 pile up of semis and cars :(
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teehaha Reg. Dec 2003	Posted 2015-04-21 11:36 AM Subject: RE: The I-80 pile up of semis and cars :(
Living on the edge of common sense Posts: 24138 Location: Carpenter, WY	here's the article from today's paper http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2015/04/21/news/01top_04-21-15.txt
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Kaycee Reg. Jun 2005	Posted 2015-04-21 12:04 PM Subject: RE: The I-80 pile up of semis and cars :(
Texas Tenderheart Posts: 6715 Location: Red Raiderland	Scary news about the drivers that are being hired. We are all effected by this. When we stop at truck stops I see all the drivers and most do not look American. I never thought about the language barrier.
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CYA Ranch Reg. Feb 2008	Posted 2015-04-21 1:10 PM Subject: RE: The I-80 pile up of semis and cars :(
More bootie than waist! Posts: 18425 Location: Riding Crackhead.	The sad thing is this is giving all truckers a bad rap. My hubby has trucked for years hauling jet fuel and other flammables. He along with all the other drivers from the company are excellent at their jobs.
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kanchazer Reg. Oct 2003	Posted 2015-04-21 1:36 PM Subject: RE: The I-80 pile up of semis and cars :(
Hot Dispatcher Posts: 10185 Location: Utah	I dispatch Highway patrol, medical and fire for a section of I80 in Utah. I know from my experience there are quite a few drivers these days that don't speak English and don't know how to put chains on either. When we get a 911 call about an accident we can talk to a driver and they don't even know what they are hauling. I have drove this road a bunch and know that the weather can change in a second, but the Highway patrol had the weather advisory in effect yesterday and the driver that caused the accident ignored the signs and was going way to fast for the conditions. My brother is a truck driver and I know the majority e still good drivers better than most passenger car drivers.
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