Pepsi Truck From Hell

WickedS13
Jul 15, 2010 at 9:23 pm

Clearly that Sentra? hit the truck and sent it out of control.

subaru-offroad
Jun 3, 2010 at 12:19 pm

Sorry for the confusion, I’ll do better next time

zhertzog
Jun 2, 2010 at 2:22 pm

@GTwildfire: I misspoke when I said “powerful”. To be more technically correct, I should have said “torque-y”. Diesels aren’t well known for horsepower, after all. Torque is what gives you acceleration and towing capacity. And you had a good point about the tie rod. I really wouldn’t be surprised if the impact from that car snapped it, which would render even the best driver helpless.

V6CHVET
Jun 1, 2010 at 6:58 pm

Get your head out of your ASS. It’s not the pepsi truck from hell, MORE LIKE THE STUPID FUCK IN THE CAR that caused the crash.

diamondaudio101
Jun 1, 2010 at 5:32 pm

epic fail by the car.

Stephanos
Jun 1, 2010 at 5:20 pm

Its not a SUV that hit the truck causing the accident. It’s a small car, Nissan Sentra perhaps? Notice the white/silver Porsche Cayenne swerve to miss the truck at 0:24. Benefits of owning a Porsche?

Larrs_Z28
Jun 1, 2010 at 4:21 pm

A clear case of stupidity on the part of the SUV driver. His/her reproductive privileges should be revoked immediately. @GTwildfire: you are right that the engines in these rigs don’t have high horsepower; however they are capable of producing 1200-1500 foot-pounds of torque or more. And torque’s what matters when you’re pulling 70,000 pounds of diabetes around.

GTwildfire
Jun 1, 2010 at 3:54 pm

having repeated the video at 00:20 seconds, it is pretty damn conclusive the car (SUV, whatever) disrupted the truck’s steering. If the tie rod did not snap, the very clear push against the right front wheel SPUN THE STEERING WHEEL in the truck.
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Either way, it’s GAME OVER.
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I rest my case.

GTwildfire
Jun 1, 2010 at 3:51 pm

ZHERTZOG: You may be surprised at how little horsepower most rigs have. It is very common for there to be only 350 Horsepower under their hoods. The difference is that they have many more gears.
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Tie rods, whether on a car, SUV, pickup, or even a rig CAN BE BROKEN in a collision. They are designed for significant loads and stress in certain directions, but hitting a wheel can DEFINITELY break a tie rod end. Once that happens there’s no control. I’m not saying that’s what happened but it is definitely possible.
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Anyway, the Pepsi truck driver is innocent, period.

GTwildfire
Jun 1, 2010 at 3:44 pm

CASE CLOSED: Watch the video, at 00:20 second mark there is definitive proof that it is NOT the truck driver’s fault. There is no justification for any debate. The SUV driver hit the truck.
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You cannot fault a driver for having an accident once his or her vehicle has been hit by another vehicle, doesn’t matter if it’s a rig or not.
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Also – the front wheels of a tractor trailer are the most vulnerable place to take one out. Ask any experienced truck driver that and they will confirm.

Oafman
Jun 1, 2010 at 3:24 pm

OK, now that my rant is done…

This video shows 1 VERY bad driver and several incredibly good drivers. The driver of the Pepsi truck (who is lucky to be alive BTW) shows good skill by keeping the truck steady during the initial incident. IF he had lost it after the first hit the truck might have jack-knifed and caused a HUGE pileup behind him. The driver of the silver SUV showed great driving skill (with a little luck). In the split second before impact the driver veers to the right and avoiding being smashed, AND amazingly keeps the SUV on all four tires during a very tricky high speed manouver.

The most amazing thing about this incident is that everyone lived to tell the tale. The worst hurt was the driver of the Pepsi truck.

Oafman
Jun 1, 2010 at 3:18 pm

Really? Cardomain has now sunk to using incorrect caption headlines just like idiot journalists? REALLY? I am a bit disheartened. This is not a Pepsi truck from hell, this is another example of someone forgetting/refusing to check their blind spots before changing lanes. The car clearly ran into the truck. Not just once, but came back into that lane and hit it again. It was that second hit that caused the truck driver to finally loose control. When will American journalists quit picking on truck drivers as if they are some kind of evil creature hell-bent on killing everyone?

Blackcompany
Jun 1, 2010 at 2:55 pm

I would appreciate if this post was renamed based on the clearly visible SUV driving the truck into the barrier. It only shows it like 10 times in 5 different angles….I love ya Michael but did you even watch the clip?

bulldog_1995
Jun 1, 2010 at 2:27 pm

i think the driver of that white suv had to change their shorts after that one! lol But if the car hit the truck far enough forwerd and hard enough it could knock the front wheels over and before the semi driver could react the truck was into the jersey barrier and nothing he (or she) could do and that is what it looks like happened here

zhertzog
Jun 1, 2010 at 11:09 am

I’m kind of surprised that the idiot in the little car managed to cause this much carnage. Knowing how powerful the engines in those commercial trucks are, and just because of the relative size (and therefore inertia), the truck should have been able to just push that bugger out of the way. Glad to see nobody got crushed when that truck flew over the barrier though.

chomp_sticks
Jun 1, 2010 at 10:48 am

Good the the driver in the white SUV was alert!

SouthernGuy8503
Jun 1, 2010 at 9:50 am

not just looks like, it is the car’s fault. i’m willing to bet the person in the car was talking on their cell phone to rather it was with or without some kind of headset. i know not all truckers or commercial truck drivers in general are all perfect but it’s waaaay more people driving regular cars/trucks that shouldn’t be driving than someone driving a big commercial truck. i know i looked on the NC DMV site and it said 2/3 of accidents in NC between a regular car/truck and an 18 wheeler (maybe all commercial trucks to) is actually the driver of the car/truck fault. when i tried out trucking it was always at least 1 idiot i came across no matter where i was. it’s mainly the drives that think they’re the only and most important ones on the road. the northeast around in NY and NJ is the worst out of where i’ve been (whole east half of the US) but i hear Cali is even worse with drivers like that…. ok i’m done lol

hotweelz4me
Jun 1, 2010 at 9:26 am

looks like the car’s fault.