I hated working inner city, had to move seven 53 foot NEW trailers back to Fruehauf in 1989, had bad alignments and dragged like no wheels. They would NOT let us do the realigns so 14thst. to Market hang a right and go to Duncan at Vandeventer(new IKEA sets across Vandeventer there). Then had to blindside back the trailers into then all the way thru the building to the opposite end. Did that for four days, P&D, third day was not so good.
Got to 14th and Market, moved to right lane then swung OUT into mid center lane to make the turn trailer slider all the way forward. Cab was around 10-15 degrees off straight and t/s flashing.
Started to go as light turned and thought the trailer was gonna flip on its side. Then bang back to flat. Stopped, walked around the truck, old Black man sitting behind the wheel of a flattened Buick 225, ran across the hood just ahead of the w/s. Tore the bumper off the trailer. Cop was standing there, was sitting behind me when the IDIOT darted on the shoulder, in between me and the curb but had to stop for the rain manhole, perfect placement.
Cop about pee'd himself, could barely talk to the poor bugger without laughing, got me a insurance card number and wrote the guy a ticket for driving off the pavement, sent me on!! Guys at Fruehauf could barely stand up laughing so hard.
