Semi truck crashes into Iowa DOT vehicle, kills worker
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- Опубліковано 15 тра 2024
- A semi-truck crashed into an Iowa DOT vehicle and killed a worker on Interstate 80 Thursday.
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As a truck driver myself, this is sad to see it’s simple what caused this accident no patience on the part of the truck driver well he should have a lot of opportunities to work on his patience now because he should be sitting in a jail cell
It's astonishing that people whose livelihoods depend on maintaining a license are willing to ignore basic rules of the road...
Wtf was he thinking like a fourwheeler. Now he will be arrested for murder
Condolences from Canada to the worker killed😢
Killed while trying to support himself and maybe a family. It's a shame and we all need to set better examples while we're driving.
Yep UPS. Speed and weave
And most of them do that with double wiggle wagons smfh
Who are these people that are being hired to drive these trucks? I bet big money they're foreigners.
Wrong. I handle transportation claims and 92% are native born in the USA male and female drivers. Cell phones are the primary cause. Second is fatigue / falling asleep.
these days they let anyone drive em. few weeks of classes and they're on the road. just a money thing
No one else wants the job
Oh look, someone with an agenda speaks out of place like the moron he is.
Many are, can't even speak ENGLISH.
I am so sorry for the worker’s loved ones. This is heartbreaking. The saddest part, it didn’t have to happen.
That's what happens when you just hire anyone
Ups is very strict on hiring.
@@mrb5367 indeed. Ups didn't wanna hire me to be a warehouse worker, and I have a clean background check, twice, driver's license too!
@kenjedlicki6870 Its clear you are MAGA. Normally the least thoughtful comments come from MAGA.
@@Redridge07 Demonrats have the stupidest comments ever. Everything is politics for biden
I agree they are letting any idiot that can breathe drive trucks these days.
Language barrier and no respect for no one on the road .
So true company's that hire those idiots should be put out of business!!!
I miss what trucking was ten plus years ago .all these foreigners come here entitled treat us and our country like crap get away with it
That truck driver just ended his career.
The trucking company had an add for his replacement before you read this post.
And his life as he knew it. This is going to affect him for quite some time. This is gross negligence. I wonder if he will get slapped with a vehicular manslaughter charge???
Yes he will be charged and put in jail. He will never drive a truck again
@@jsuperman7672yes he probably will go to jail. For about four or five weekends. But he will drive a truck again. I've read quite a few drivers that killed people are back on the ring again.
@@jsuperman7672Wrong! Ive seen guys do way worse and back on the road just like that!
Now that you can get you commercial drivers license from a cereal box, prison, or Bank of Amigo this will be the new norm.
Speeding through a construction zone,, that truck driver will probably get 10 years for this,,, all because you couldn’t slow down in a construction zone,, same goes for you people in the car,, slow down in a construction zone,, especially if there’s workers around
I don’t think it was a construction zone. I think it was just a case of an IDOT vehicle on the shoulder and the driver didn’t know he was there possibly.
UPS drivers are horrible
i was there…wasn’t a pleasant sight..my heart goes out to the worker who left behind a beautiful family and also to the driver who definitely won’t be the same EVER again and who has a family who will suffer as well
My prayers and condolences are with the family.
Does not suprise me that it’s UPS, their drivers are very careless on the road. Always in the hurry, they never believe the laws are for them. Prayers to all the families involved.
i have 5 million + miles in my own truck--ups is never that way--your making fake false crap up--ups safety record is among the best in the industry--their pay is among the best--they have all kinds of cameras,speed controls and they will fire a driver for one infraction--your a liar,typical uboob bs,garbage..you smell bad
I don't think it's a UPS truck. It'd a UPS trailer but not truck.
@@Takaride UPS uses owner operators. Leased on to UPS to haul their loads. But if you look on the door it is an actual UPS truck. Their over the road trucks are white.
They do drive like that. Now tell me. How often do you ever see them pulled over? I've been driving truck over the road for over 42 years. I only seen a UPD truck pulled over 1 time.
@@danor6812yeah they were formerly known back in the day is UPS's supply chain solutions they're the same idiot Yahoo's
Condolences to the family of the worker killed.
The ups 70 uphill 70 downhill 70 in construction,but you go always around him on the open road at 75mph speed limit . . .
I have noticed that some UPS drivers are like Amazon prime drivers, and think they are super truckers, maybe these companies need to have their drivers pay their own tickets, I was at a scale and one of these trucks got pulled in for overweight, the driver said, I don't care put the companies name on it and let me go, that's what the officer did, that's how a lot of these drivers keep their license, and it's the unions that push this on the companies, that's another reason I'm so anti-union
If I remember right, UPS sold out their freight hauling division that moves their packages around. So it is outsourced by the company that bought it. So they use owner operators to pull the trailers(just like amazon) when they don't have a driver of their own available, so O/O are paying for their own tickets.
If they were pulled in for overweight, scales won't let them go till it is fixed & still tickets them.
It used to be that you didn’t leave the scale until you were compliant with weight. You had to shift the load or whatever
Overweight tickets always go on the company, not the driver.
Not even close to the same as wreckless driving or speeding.
@@dchawk81 That's not true, it can go on the company safety rating if an inspection is done but it will end up on the drivers record. It's considered a non moving violation so it doesn't typically show on a mvr.
@@account4info Show me what record has these on a driver.
What was the driver thinking, going around traffic in construction zone? Where is he/she from?
Condolences to the dot workers family...I'm a dot worker myself and we experience lots of reckless driving...whether it's the city, highway, backroads etc...be patient and slow down we are trying to get the road drivable for you as best we can
My condolences to the family.Rest in Peace Matthew ✝️All Gods angels are in Heaven.God be with the family ✝️🕊️🇺🇸
Is it me..or does there seem to be a lot of semi’s crashing lately….I’ve noticed a lot of aggressive semi drivers on the road….they sit in the passing lane….these new drivers are dangerous…
Is the deceased going to receive a massive funeral and a procession attended by departments all across the state, and from neighboring states? Are they going to shut down public infrastructure for the event? How about some very solemn black arm bands to wear in solidarity? Is the news going to cover their death every hour for the next week? Why isn't the video title "On duty Iowa DOT worker slain "
Probably not he was just lowly road repair worker
No they're like the average of 60 tow truck drivers killed in the US annually by distracted drivers. The guys that fix the hwys or assist motorists lives don't matter to main stream media
this comment is epic. makes you think doesn't it..... civil servants should be treated equally
Ups contractor.....Ups will say their not responsible.....profit and greed above all
If he is a contractor, UPS is not responsible for his actions.
UPS sleeper team.
White tractors with UPS logos are sleeper teams. That's a full UPS employee.
No surprise its a ups driver.. they are always in a hurry.. tailgating.. i call them jockey driver's.. most of them come off the docks to drive.. they probably have never slept in a truck before... they think they are above the law because they're union.
Blame the Government...no English...no training..RIP
God forbid people go 5 UNDER the speed LIMMIT... Jesus Christ, yall, how many people and pieces of property yall gonna wreck with speeding. Just because you dont have the luxury of TIME doesn't mean you have the right to ENDANGER and HARM other humans. Toil, toil, toil and rush,rush,rush! Yall need to set better examples of leadership on the road.
All new vehicles blocked at 75 mph . One way dash cams for privacy.
If that's isn't the craziest thing we have seen. I was supposed to drive this same area 5 stops in Indianapolis by tomorrow night after pickup at 10 AM. I had a bad gut feeling but I had to resign instead last results.
Don't figure that was UPS WHEN IS IT ENOUGH. UPS HAS THE WORST SAFETY RECORD .DON'T FOLLOW THE REGULATIONS OF THE HOURS OF SERVICE BUT THATS OK YHERE A MEGA FLEET
That’s just not true. UPS has one of the best records on the road. I’ve been driving for 20yrs and I e never seen a UPS semi in an accident. I’ve seen all other carriers, with much smaller fleets, in accidents.
Seen many wrecks with ups and definitely don't run compliant as told by many ups drivers. Fact. So try again
@@markstack2309By running compliant, what do you mean?
Plus, you have to remember, UPS has the largest if not second largest fleet on the road, so sheer numbers dictates you’ll see more of them in an accident. That doesn’t translate to less safe.
Where’s a 4 wheeler we can blame?!
I know a way to end 80% of all accidents and end traffic forever, make and enforce a law that says keep a gap especially on the highway the faster your going the bigger the gap. So on the highway 5 car gap, so anyone going faster can get by if they need to, and there will never be traffic because during rush hour u can actually let people in without the whole train up ur back having to slam brakes causing traffic down the line. Just search up a video on it it easier to understand when u watch it
Please those say UPS drive fast I don’t work for them but trust me they drive like turtles must been owner operator.
It’s a sleeper team. The white trucks are governed at 70mph. Their brown trucks are governed at 68 and some at 72 with a few exceptions.
Was the worker in the back of the trailer???
The US officials need to do something about the speed on these highways, too many people getting killed on these highways for nothing, whoever speed need to go to jail for a year or two. Stupidity whoever drives fast.
Ah, another professional...
UPS!! ( I mean OOPS!) The truck driver’s shorts are gonna match his uniform when he sees his jail sentence!
These idiots are always out in the middle of the road
You have to leave room in front of you there are so many trucks on I-80 it's not always easy to see when a patrolman has someone pulled over or there is an orange truck on the side of the road. Especially as curvy and hilly and busy that road is. Not an excuse but I can understand how it happens. Condolences to all involved.
So this truck driver is sitting up high in high truck which means he can see what's going on ahead much better than someone in a car and he didn't see the maintenance vehicle with the amber flashing arrow. His CDL license should be revoked, fined and jail time for involuntary manslaughter.
Easy to understand, so hard to see.
Get used to this.
1989....90% American truckers
2024....90% Foreigners with free CDL and no traning.
Go figure it was ups.
FRIGGIN UPS DRIVERS
Five years in the pen, might change his driving habits. But then, you can't fix stupid.
Another Super Trucker Deluxe with no business holding a CDL
Sleeper car?
Yes
Sad.
Because young folk driving trucks.
Ups drivers are some of the most reckless drivers in the industry. As a otr driver myself I see their reckless driving constantly. UPS is number 2 in the country for fatal crashes with fedex being number 1
If it was that UPS truck, then UPS is trying to save money by not using TEAMSTER DRIVERS. Paying non union, pay per load, by drivers speeding and irradic driving unrealistic delivery times caused all of this.
No, it was UPS sleeper team. Same as brown day cabs, just OTR.
That's the idiot teams of UPS
Formerly known as UPS supply chain solutions
Same exact 🤡🙄🤡
Shame on the mess 🤣😊
No, it’s simply a sleeper team. UPS is adding sleeper teams to save money on the brown trucks being daily.
God bless prayers for victim and family. Doesn't surprise me lot of ups trucks drive like idiots think they own the road
I retired from UPS. great career, benefits and pay. The UPS white truck team drivers are the worst. They hire some right out of truck driving school, no experience. Not many senior drivers want to do team runs, because your not home everyday and trying to sleep in a bunk while rolling is not good.
WHY NOT INVESTIGATE TO HAS WHY THERE IS SO MUCH ROAD WORK AROUND THE COUNTRY,,NEVER HAVE I SEEN THIS,,MAKES ME SUSPECT LIKE MONEY LAUDERING AFTERA COVID???? I WONDER???????????
I ask the same exact question.
What can brown do for you?
Looks like a team truck for UPS freight probably transfer God bless😢😢
Regular UPS, just a sleeper team. Same as brown day cabs.
Sad to see it I was in Shelby heading home and come across this it really boils my blood because when I come by the body was still laying on ground covered up in a white blanket why in heck do all this just to see yourself looking at the freaking mess that was made driver got live and watch the Woker lifeless RRRRRRR as a truck driver slow the F down on road construction it's not worth the DAM price you and your family and someone's else family have to pay.
Isn t DEI wonderful ?
Could the truck driver speak ENGLISH???
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O dotty
UPS drivers are well trained. This is an anomaly.
DEI hire
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paid by the mile ....thats what u get !
Correction, not paid enough by the mile gets you this. I get paid enough to drive sensible. Plus why take the risk in construction zones. They pass me in construction zones all the time. Their getting as bad as the amazon contract drivers
There's the number 13 Mile Marker 13. I saw all kind of bad luck around that number when I used to read tarot cards
Speeding speeding and speeding.
That's odd. UPS sounds like something Schneider or Swifty will do.
Getting worse out there Sympathy to the workers family These crappie drivers got onboard when deregulation of trucking industry took place
They aren't drivers now a days I call em seat warmers
UPS slow down!
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How do you know speed had anything to do with it. It was not a construction zone, just an IDOT on the shoulder. May have not seen it. Maybe been distracted.
A little education people. You can’t make up time nor stop time or pause time it’s physical impossible you are chasing a reference to time. I don’t understand why people speed plan your travel enjoy the scenery. If people would relax and enjoy the beautiful wonders in your travels you wouldn’t be so tense 😬 I see people constantly driving foolishly and fast and complaining about fuel prices. Slow down and maximize your fuel economy. A concern Veteran WSMR USAF. 🇺🇸🛰