tru green wrecks truck look!!!!

[jce4isu]

http://www.kcci.com/news/14151261/detail.html

[Supper Grassy]

Wow,
Driver is lucky he wasn't hurt wosre

[mkroher]

nice... right in front of a school. the liberals will eat this up.

[TSM]

they evacuate the school?

ha ha ha ha ha ahaha

[americanlawn]

they evacuate the school?

ha ha ha ha ha ahaha

I watched the footage, and it showed fat ladies covering up their noses with handkerchefs. In the background, it showed students laughing & waiving ............"School's Out Forever"! :laugh:

[jce4isu]

http://www.kcci.com/news/14149926/detail.html

on the other side of the road is the polk co sherrif office

[mkroher]

so..did they think that the spill was going to go into the front doors of the school, down the halls, and into the classrooms? They thought the kids were safer outside watching it?

[deere615]

Man that thing is smashed!

[newz7151]

Well, at least it was a TruGreen ChemLawn truck. 98% H2O and 2% something else...

[Tahoe1889]

Good thing they have 1.5 billion in sales they can afford to buy a new truck

[scweedman]

newz is right its just water :laugh: lol

[americanlawn]

lce4isu -- nice post........This is 'you know who' from American.

I watched the video, and the fireman sounded like an idiot, cuz he for sure didn't know what he was talking about. I think he needs to attend pre-school again.

Two things that makes me mad = local news stations emphasized "chemicals" instead of the driver's health. I talked to a TG guy today - he said the brakes did fail. The other thing that makes me mad is the person responsible at TG for truck maintenance.

We've purchased 3 used TG spray trucks like the one that crashed, and all 3 had "spongy" brakes that we had to repair before we put them on the road. It took "double pumping" to make the brakes work.

I empathize with TruGreen cuz I'm an original ChemLawn guy, and they are always friendly to me. The accident was probably only the fault of one or two people. Hope the driver's okay -- the guy I talked to today didn't know..

[turfsolutions]

This is bad for the industry regardless if it was us or them. These guys need to take responsibility and realize that they are driving heavy loads of liquid chemicals in trucks that take a beating. The brakes should be checked regularly to prevent this from happening. If it was a fluke then that is one thing, but more than likely these were worn down brakes that were let go too long and this is the kind of accidents that happen. Not good at all.

[mkroher]

I don't think it's bad for the industry. It's just a truck accident. There are worse accidents with trucks carrying haz materials like fuel oil or gasoline. And those are by the thousands of gallons. This accident was only 400 gallons.

I dunno, I guess it could go either way.. those liberals and 'save the environment stop pesticides they're hurting our children!'

I drive oil trucks in the winter. If my truck isn't safe, I refuse to drive it. It's the driver's responsibility to drive a safe vehicle. In this case, maybe the driver isn't smart enough to determine if his truck was safe. I'm sure the final finger pointing will be at the guy with the deepest pockets.

[willietd2]

Well, at least it was a TruGreen ChemLawn truck. 98% H2O and 2% something else...

ahhh now thats funny

[turfsolutions]

Sorry but when kids have to be evacuated from a school because of lawn care chemicals being spilled, it will be the talk of the town and bad for the industry, more so in that area of course.

As for the driver doing a precheck. Yes to a certain extent it is the drivers responsibility, but do you pull the wheels to check the brakes before you drive off? Brake maintenance would be the responsibility of the company who puts in place systems that would provide sound preventative truck maintenance, instead of pushing them to the limits and beyond. Maybe I am wrong here?

[mkroher]

No, you don't pull the wheels off. A larger truck with air brakes, is easy to determine if the truck will be safe. Even a smaller truck, anyone with a brain on their shoulders know when brakes need consideration; pulling, spongy, screeching, pedal goes to floor. I bet the driver knew a problem existed, but didn't care. He drove the truck to the ground.

[PR Fect]

The reason those trucks are the size they are as so you do not need a CDL to drive one. No pre-trip, no professional driver, self regulation. When you start at TGCL you do not even need a squirt & firt license. Glad to here the driver was OK, but shame,shame on TGCL and that local owner. It does effect all of us.

[HoseJockey]

Ive worked at three companies, including trugreen, with the cab over trucks.
Every truck like that I have driven had spongy brakes. Even the 2007 model truck I have now has spongy brakes. Kinda scary if you don't have time to double pump the brakes. But it does make you a more defensive driver.

[zz4guy]

Did the E-Brake fail too?? That is what it's for!

He couldve at least aimed for one of the those worthless teachers we have in this state.

[mkroher]

Did the E-Brake fail too?? That is what it's for!

He couldve at least aimed for one of the those worthless teachers we have in this state.

An e-brake is for mainly for parking. I doubt it'll stop that truck fully loaded at a decent speed.

[americanlawn]

I can relate to Mike's teacher comment, especially cuz we pay their salaries. We also pay for their benefits. They work 180 days a year. No weekends. No holidays. Several months getting paid yet not working, but they get a weekly paycheck provided by us. The "system" is bad if one has no kids or if your kids attend perocial schools.

As far as using the emergency brake, he probably did not have enough time to even think about using it. These trucks have automatic transmissions, so maybe downshifting might have minimized the damage. I don't know, but he was able to avoid injury to anyone because he used his head. I'm just glad the guy avoided serious injuries.

I see TruGreen guys everyday, and they are all friendly (probably cuz we respect them), and they wave at me almost everytime. They're good guys who put in alot of hours and hard work just like the rest of us.

Our tanker truck is a GMC W5500 (just like their Isuzu's), and the brakes have always great. Never spongy. Isuzu, GMC, Chevy are all the same. GM owns about 35% of Isuzu.

[mkroher]

Now all we need now is a tank full of broadleaf mixed with merit and talstar to bust open and pour down a sewer drain. bye bye fish.

Someone said it here before, the days of the trucks with the big tanks are numbered.

[Rob.C]

Well, at least it was a TruGreen ChemLawn truck. 98% H2O and 2% something else...
I totaly agree, I worked for that piece of **** company years ago its all waste water.

[Rob.C]

Sorry but when kids have to be evacuated from a school because of lawn care chemicals being spilled, it will be the talk of the town and bad for the industry, more so in that area of course.

As for the driver doing a precheck. Yes to a certain extent it is the drivers responsibility, but do you pull the wheels to check the brakes before you drive off? Brake maintenance would be the responsibility of the company who puts in place systems that would provide sound preventative truck maintenance, instead of pushing them to the limits and beyond. Maybe I am wrong here?
No you are right, trugreen pushes there trucks to the limit and beyond.

[Rob.C]

No, you don't pull the wheels off. A larger truck with air brakes, is easy to determine if the truck will be safe. Even a smaller truck, anyone with a brain on their shoulders know when brakes need consideration; pulling, spongy, screeching, pedal goes to floor. I bet the driver knew a problem existed, but didn't care. He drove the truck to the ground.
I bet you the driver was aware of the problem but, didnt want to go back to the shop because he would lose his commission for the day, thats how trugreen treats there employees.