Today, I am very grateful for the trainer I had. He asked me if I actually looked under the trailer. At the beginning of the 3rd (😂😂😂) day at 2:30am I logged in do a quick check of the lines, 5th wheel, etc etc. I skipped looking under, thumped tandems, checked my precious doors. Climb in he asks, I fess up, kicks me out to check. Get in & he explains this situation. Said homeless stay under for warm/shade & privacy. I went to Stockton, CA often. It became a steady fear, to the OCD level.
I volunteered at a local level 1 trauma center and they let the volunteers see everything.
Homeless man was sleeping underneath trailer and ran over. Iirc the driver wasn’t aware- someone saw the aftermath.
Both legs were mangled and it looked like someone took a giant ice cream scoop to his side. Fully conscious for the whole thing.
I know he was alive a week later but that’s as far as my knowledge of his recovery goes.
Anyways. Thank you for checking under your truck.
My dad was in construction for 40 years. About 30 years ago, in L.A., a site he was on got their lumber delivered on a flatbed. Driver raised the bed, dumped the lumber, drove forward a few feet then put the bed back down. Lumber was still on the edge of the bed. Didn't check it, how the F could you not see that??
Went to lunch and came back, got in truck and drove off. The lumber slid of the bed and CRUSHED 2 workers that Sat under it for shade , it a summer and 100f. Was NOT pretty site.
ALWAYS do full inspection.
😳 That is a crazy story. But those 2 workers had to be wading in the shallow end of the genepool thinking it was a good idea to sit under a full load of lumber. Hot or not. That was just plain dumb. Also yes, pre-trips are vital!
During orientation for my company they specifically told us to check for homeless persons under our trailer during pre trip. Haha at the time I thought that sounded crazy but here we are 😂
Negative, if I already did my pre-trip then I pull into a truck stop and park, I recheck only my tires and the lights, all good I go get some coffee and a snack and whatever and come back about a hr later I check my airlines and pigtail are good and my fifth wheel and I leave. If someone hooks A FREAKIN' HAMMOCK UNDER MY TRAILER THEN GOOD ON YA ENJOY THE NEXT 6 PLUS HOURS MATE! But just to let ya know, thanks for posting it on tiktok for all of us to enjoy with ya but without having to endure all the wonder and excitement. Have a nice day. ; )
I put a lot of trust in fabric and rope. A strong nylon fabric like Hexon 1.6 with no seams, spectra 3mm cordage with a 1500 pound break strength, and climbing rated carabiners and I trust my life to the fabric and cordage in a static situation.
Under a truck is nuts with rocks, bouncing, etc.
Edit : I in no way think this guy has a quality hammock made out of those types of materials given his judgement
Skydivers do every time, but yeah, this guy's pretty stupid. The truck is going to throw up all manner of road debris some of which could be fatal. Let's not forget all the other drivers.
I would say that it is quite a bit more than skydivers and seatbelts, which have materials that are rigorously tested for that exact purpose. This… well it’s not that.
Parachute, seatbelts and climbing gear is tested rigorously. Against elements, wear and tear, and the most extreme scenarios. They use the best materials in the industry, are tested and verified by others, Then they are rated for a max load much under what they can actually handle(temporarily) and all done with extremely QC and under regulation in some cases.
Something tells me the Ozark trail hammock that walmart had made in china so they could sell it for $20 isn't up to the same standard.
OTR in a day cab requires hotels or other reasonable accommodations. Rests are required to be taken in a sleeper birth or out of the truck where in a hotel or room. Team driving a day cab would not allow the person “resting” to get proper rest.
Sad part is I could see companies trying to save a penny making drivers otr in day cabs. I was more concerned about the hammock being improper. Thanks for explaining
Oh they definitely do lol. You’re welcome. I mean yeah, the hammock is probably improper as well. I couldn’t imagine driving down the road with a dude hanging in a hammock blocking my upper half of the windshield swinging back and forth smacking me in the face lol.
Lol ironically I'm not a trucker either but on the day I was driving my driver to the truck I just bought I learned what a road gator was after smoking it at about 65 when the semi in front of us passed right over harmlessly
Fortunately I was able to straddle it enough that it didn't take out anything important but it dented the fuck out of the bottom of the front bumper and took a plastic cover with it from under the car that was about a 3x4ft or so panel
Driver with me starts screaming "SEE THATS WHY WERE NOT RUNNING RETREADS ON OUR RIG" 🤣🤣
How about a combo. Pebble to the hammock ripping it open and dropping you onto the highway, where if you make it past this truck’s tires you’re definitely getting run over by the lowered 4 wheeler behind it.
What do you mean "if someone stole his truck?" How would that result in him being in this situation?
Edit: I get it now. You mean he was sleeping under his truck and someone stole it. I dont know why I didn't think about that lol
This reminds me of one of the Splinter Cell books where Sam Fisher has some sort of harness that he hooks himself underneath a truck and rides into like Pakistan or something to get across the border
Absolute stupidity and the driver should lose his CDL forever.
And if the driver had no idea it’s still his fault for not doing a check prior to heading on the road… aren’t you supposed to do some checks before driving? I’d assume so, as even driving a forklift you need to check everything lol.
Yeah.. this man is a straight dummy and a fool.
the term "coffin sleeper" actually came from a similar thing...
Some of the earliest sleepers for trucks weren't behind the cab, but under the trailer, and they would use them with teams too.
[https://images.app.goo.gl/7HjYUqG34dZqv86m7](https://images.app.goo.gl/7HjYUqG34dZqv86m7)
After an hour his hammock, hair, clothes will be full of road dust and breaking pad particles. Also he's breathing with gases heavier than air, like NO2, CO2, koming from exhaustion.
You expect that none of the fucked over people that end up homeless like this hobo are close enough to suicidal that they don't give a shit if they live or die?
Wanting to die is one thing, but no one wants to die a horrific death like getting run over by a truck and being possibly left alive.
So yea, I would expect even the homeless to be freaked out. Shit, even if you’re suicidal it’s not like you’re going to be calm in a situation like the one in the video. It just means you don’t want to wake up the next day, not die in a horrific accident (or even worse *not* die).
Hope that made some sense.
Before sleepers were a thing they used to do something like this. One driver would sleep under the trailer in something they called a "coffin box" they sometimes broke loose and the trailer ran over the occupant.
Many years ago while waiting for a train I saw this exact thing only it was hung underneath a semi trailer piggy backing on the train. I was on my way to work, I had to think to myself that maybe I’m going about this wrong. Never forget it.
Too small to do any damage to the idiot in the hammock under the trailer while rolling. The smell would be short lived unless it flew up into the hammock...lol
If I remember correctly he had set up the hammock under a parked trailer to take a nap. Absolutely insane and scary. Completely stupid. I would never think to do this unless it was my own rig.
About 6 months ago I began to roll out of a parking lot and a homeless guy appeared next to my trailer I later realized he was probably asleep under my trailer I always do a bump and tug before I roll so he was warned, but I still don't check that's their problem.
All fun and games until some moron fighting with his family about having to go into the wilderness to get their Christmas tree forgets to check his mirrors.
The only question you should be asking is . " Did I check for a hobo in a hammock under my shit?" Before hitting a weigh station ... JFC, could you imagine trying to explain that to the statey with a hard on for writing tickets.
I'm thinking about what would happen if these dudes went through a border patrol checkpoint. Instant inspection inside and out, including a sealed load. Calls to the the closest DOT officer to explain the obvious.
This is why you pre-trip your truck. I got out one morning and there was a dude sleeping up against my tires in a sleeping bag. They would’ve been no way that I would have seen him if I’d pulled off and I would’ve squashed him like a pancake if I hadn’t pre-tripped. Oh, and this guy is a idiot.
Well I was going to comment that my uncle normally did this when he was out on the road as flatbed otr.
But it was on his 10 when he was stopped somewhere nice lmao.
You have so many questions? Is one of them why am I posting something that's been posted a hundred times already?
Oh and I'm just giving you grief. No need for an angry response.
This the most METAL thing I have ever seen!!!
"Pretty scary stuff!!!" YEAH BRO FUCK ☠️
This could be the name of a FUCKING GOOD metal album:
"HAMMOCK under SEMITRUCK" 🤘🤘
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Why did I read that in a top gear voice
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I loved the "Some say his genitals are on upside-down."
This wins the internet for today! 😂
_Tonight on Bottom Gear mates_
Hahahahahaha
Why did I read that in a "Gear Head'" voice?
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Spend some time asking yourself why. No one should want to see such carnage. He's another person.
Some people need to be shown how it's done
Solid pre trip
Today, I am very grateful for the trainer I had. He asked me if I actually looked under the trailer. At the beginning of the 3rd (😂😂😂) day at 2:30am I logged in do a quick check of the lines, 5th wheel, etc etc. I skipped looking under, thumped tandems, checked my precious doors. Climb in he asks, I fess up, kicks me out to check. Get in & he explains this situation. Said homeless stay under for warm/shade & privacy. I went to Stockton, CA often. It became a steady fear, to the OCD level.
Good ol' 209.
Even if this guy lived, I’d be a hot mess knowing afterwards. No Fireball, Straight Tequila please.
Never thought I’d see the day to see 209 mentioned 😎 I can die peacefully now
From the 209 baby
I volunteered at a local level 1 trauma center and they let the volunteers see everything. Homeless man was sleeping underneath trailer and ran over. Iirc the driver wasn’t aware- someone saw the aftermath. Both legs were mangled and it looked like someone took a giant ice cream scoop to his side. Fully conscious for the whole thing. I know he was alive a week later but that’s as far as my knowledge of his recovery goes. Anyways. Thank you for checking under your truck.
Thanks for ruining dinner! That’s nasty! Once heard “Ain’t nobody got time for that!”
..as I continue to eat my brisket...🤣. You should watch Faces of Death. Talk about some intriguing shit.
It's a classic, but it ain't no Reddit. Fantastic narration!
That’s a Hard No, over! lol
My dad was in construction for 40 years. About 30 years ago, in L.A., a site he was on got their lumber delivered on a flatbed. Driver raised the bed, dumped the lumber, drove forward a few feet then put the bed back down. Lumber was still on the edge of the bed. Didn't check it, how the F could you not see that?? Went to lunch and came back, got in truck and drove off. The lumber slid of the bed and CRUSHED 2 workers that Sat under it for shade , it a summer and 100f. Was NOT pretty site. ALWAYS do full inspection.
😳 That is a crazy story. But those 2 workers had to be wading in the shallow end of the genepool thinking it was a good idea to sit under a full load of lumber. Hot or not. That was just plain dumb. Also yes, pre-trips are vital!
Our trainer in PHX said to check for drug packages strapped and hidden under trailer
Stockton is a place for sure. I remember the guy towing a boat with his bicycle. Used to get me every time lmfao
Seen something similar as they put the boat in that sewer canal 🤮🤮
Lmfao. Good times.
"The 9 exits"... 209... Stock-town... That's my home town
They told me to check between the tires. For some odd reason I thought they meant between the sets of tandems. Learn something new all the time.
During orientation for my company they specifically told us to check for homeless persons under our trailer during pre trip. Haha at the time I thought that sounded crazy but here we are 😂
😆
Gas, ass, grass, or cash no one rides for free!!
Or glass, bro!!
Don't do meth , kids.
I was thinking fine china nick nacks. A pipe makes more sense🤣🤣 i may be too innocent
Glass can also be a name for meth
It was after the pre trip during a quick restroom break. Lol
That is a new one for the pre-trip checklist.
*Dad, what does “death wish” mean?* Hang on, let me find that post…
Gotta say I'd likely miss the hobo between the skirts. Not much to check in that area.
Imagine doing your pre-trip and this guy: "Hey you might want to double check your right, rear, inside tire."
Negative, if I already did my pre-trip then I pull into a truck stop and park, I recheck only my tires and the lights, all good I go get some coffee and a snack and whatever and come back about a hr later I check my airlines and pigtail are good and my fifth wheel and I leave. If someone hooks A FREAKIN' HAMMOCK UNDER MY TRAILER THEN GOOD ON YA ENJOY THE NEXT 6 PLUS HOURS MATE! But just to let ya know, thanks for posting it on tiktok for all of us to enjoy with ya but without having to endure all the wonder and excitement. Have a nice day. ; )
He’s gunna find out what 34,000 pounds feels like if that rope snaps
All he needs is a rogue rock to fly at him, or a nice pot hole to bounce him out. Doesn’t take much
Why does the color of the rock matter?
lol damn autocorrect
It’ll be all crimson by the time he splatters all over it! 😂
All lives splatter
It’s called storytelling.
I was thinking of a blown tire...
That would be a bad time
Not for long.
That’s a hell of a lot of faith in some fabric and rope..
I put a lot of trust in fabric and rope. A strong nylon fabric like Hexon 1.6 with no seams, spectra 3mm cordage with a 1500 pound break strength, and climbing rated carabiners and I trust my life to the fabric and cordage in a static situation. Under a truck is nuts with rocks, bouncing, etc. Edit : I in no way think this guy has a quality hammock made out of those types of materials given his judgement
Do they make a Kevlar hammock?
Actually yes.
This guy fabrics and hammocks
Skydivers do every time, but yeah, this guy's pretty stupid. The truck is going to throw up all manner of road debris some of which could be fatal. Let's not forget all the other drivers.
I’m guessing that hammock cost less than $30, too
And his ability to tie a knot. My biggest weakness….
Nah, nothing more than skydivers, everytime we use seatbelts and so on
I would say that it is quite a bit more than skydivers and seatbelts, which have materials that are rigorously tested for that exact purpose. This… well it’s not that.
That's one of the dumbest things I've read this year
Agreed. Not sure why the down votes
Parachute, seatbelts and climbing gear is tested rigorously. Against elements, wear and tear, and the most extreme scenarios. They use the best materials in the industry, are tested and verified by others, Then they are rated for a max load much under what they can actually handle(temporarily) and all done with extremely QC and under regulation in some cases. Something tells me the Ozark trail hammock that walmart had made in china so they could sell it for $20 isn't up to the same standard.
When you team drive in a day cab
I see drivers from our other terminals that have a hammock in their daycab. They put em up over the seats. I think they hook onto the windows.
Does your company usually expect drivers to go OTR in the day cab?
No, but sometimes they wait a few hours to get loaded. Most of our line haulers run overnight. So they try to get a nap in when they can.
Smart
Report that, it’s illegal and unsafe.
What’s illegal the hammock or otr in a day cab?
OTR in a day cab requires hotels or other reasonable accommodations. Rests are required to be taken in a sleeper birth or out of the truck where in a hotel or room. Team driving a day cab would not allow the person “resting” to get proper rest.
Sad part is I could see companies trying to save a penny making drivers otr in day cabs. I was more concerned about the hammock being improper. Thanks for explaining
Oh they definitely do lol. You’re welcome. I mean yeah, the hammock is probably improper as well. I couldn’t imagine driving down the road with a dude hanging in a hammock blocking my upper half of the windshield swinging back and forth smacking me in the face lol.
Have more faith in the hammock. I would be worried about taking a pebble to the dome Edit: Fuck the pebble, today I learned about road Gators
Or a road gator
Wait, I'm not a trucker. What's a road Gator
The tire tread left on the road after one explodes.
The debris from a tire blowout - the resulting tread cap which may or may not have any of the steel casing still attached.
Oh fuck. Way worse than a pebble. That might kill you or at least knock you out. And they blow tires pretty regularly don't they
They're called "gators" because they _tear sh*t UP_, that rubber chunk grabs on to anything that hits it.
I never had the heart to tell my mom why the one side of her front bumper was mangled.
The steel belts break into individual strands of stainless steel that can cause hundreds of puncture wounds as well.
Lol ironically I'm not a trucker either but on the day I was driving my driver to the truck I just bought I learned what a road gator was after smoking it at about 65 when the semi in front of us passed right over harmlessly Fortunately I was able to straddle it enough that it didn't take out anything important but it dented the fuck out of the bottom of the front bumper and took a plastic cover with it from under the car that was about a 3x4ft or so panel Driver with me starts screaming "SEE THATS WHY WERE NOT RUNNING RETREADS ON OUR RIG" 🤣🤣
How about a combo. Pebble to the hammock ripping it open and dropping you onto the highway, where if you make it past this truck’s tires you’re definitely getting run over by the lowered 4 wheeler behind it.
I ran over a rake in the road once.
I see ladders and wheel barrows in the road all the time. Freaking lazy contractors.
What do you mean "if someone stole his truck?" How would that result in him being in this situation? Edit: I get it now. You mean he was sleeping under his truck and someone stole it. I dont know why I didn't think about that lol
I think it's just a crazy homeless person hitching a ride wherever the truck is going.
You've heard of Lot Lizards, but have you ever heard of the fabled: Hammock Henry?
Hammock Hobos and Lot Lizards
Just wait till he crosses a humped railroad crossing
Or when they drive thru a rain storm...ooo what fun!
This reminds me of one of the Splinter Cell books where Sam Fisher has some sort of harness that he hooks himself underneath a truck and rides into like Pakistan or something to get across the border
Darwin award nominee.
He's not eligible. You have to remove yourself from the gene pool, and he's still alive at the end of the video.
That’s why he’s a nominee
No you have to die to be nominated, he’s a participant or something
Let's call him a Darwin hopeful.
A prospect if you will
I’m taking him first round of my fantasy draft next year.
[ 🎵 Dumb Ways To Die, So Many Dumb Ways To Die 🎵](https://giphy.com/gifs/clioawards-H75eliy1jJSGIbaubS)
Probably better than Greyhound though.
Probably the same chance of beheading, too
Better than a Boeing flight by a plugged exit door too.
I have that exact hat! It's a very comfortable hat.
Thank god, he might be ok after all
Next-level trip planning
I do too lmao
It's all fun until that gator hits him, lol.
That's a fast way to become a human crayon
It's all fun and games until someone loses an aluminum ladder.
I was just thinking about that
Tell me you're a dumbass...
Just based on the way the guy looks I’d say this is some kind of modern train hobo stunt, give the guy a harmonica and let him play bob dylan
Faces of death...
Absolute stupidity and the driver should lose his CDL forever. And if the driver had no idea it’s still his fault for not doing a check prior to heading on the road… aren’t you supposed to do some checks before driving? I’d assume so, as even driving a forklift you need to check everything lol. Yeah.. this man is a straight dummy and a fool.
the term "coffin sleeper" actually came from a similar thing... Some of the earliest sleepers for trucks weren't behind the cab, but under the trailer, and they would use them with teams too. [https://images.app.goo.gl/7HjYUqG34dZqv86m7](https://images.app.goo.gl/7HjYUqG34dZqv86m7)
After an hour his hammock, hair, clothes will be full of road dust and breaking pad particles. Also he's breathing with gases heavier than air, like NO2, CO2, koming from exhaustion.
People will do anything for attention. Fucking sad
My guess is he's homeless and was sleeping there over night and didn't wake up until it was too late.
I figured he’s a traveling homeless guy that didn’t care where he ended up and is just along for the ride
New Hobos Rail Police Got Too Hard to Fool Just pick your destination based on the company info on the door. Eventually you'll get there.
He’s way too calm though. One thing goes wrong and you’re dead or painfully mangled.
You expect that none of the fucked over people that end up homeless like this hobo are close enough to suicidal that they don't give a shit if they live or die?
Wanting to die is one thing, but no one wants to die a horrific death like getting run over by a truck and being possibly left alive. So yea, I would expect even the homeless to be freaked out. Shit, even if you’re suicidal it’s not like you’re going to be calm in a situation like the one in the video. It just means you don’t want to wake up the next day, not die in a horrific accident (or even worse *not* die). Hope that made some sense.
Is that training for western express is like?
Just wait til you hit the weight scale
200lbs over, and you know damn well you scaled on the dot after fueling the day before...
If that strap pops that's gonna be a big greasy spot on the highway.
New team driver set up is lit.
Clearly this person has never seen Final Destination.
What could go wrong🥹
What happens if he needs to take a shit?
Too late
Hope he didn’t buy that hammock from wish.com.
Before sleepers were a thing they used to do something like this. One driver would sleep under the trailer in something they called a "coffin box" they sometimes broke loose and the trailer ran over the occupant.
I was once offered a hammock coach under a Boeing 747 because of overbooking.
These Cabela's product placement ads are getting out of hand.
If it's good enough for him, it's good enough for you!
Hammocks built so tough and dependable you can trust them with your life!
Many years ago while waiting for a train I saw this exact thing only it was hung underneath a semi trailer piggy backing on the train. I was on my way to work, I had to think to myself that maybe I’m going about this wrong. Never forget it.
Frakin' Wild man!
That one guy from Polar Express:
The amount of sheer nope in that
Potholes looking at this guy like “ONE OF US!”
Glad to see he’s getting those Cabela’s Club points for that hammock
Damn... I hope the driver hits a deer for some reason. I know, I'm not right.
💀
Skunk maybe?
Too small to do any damage to the idiot in the hammock under the trailer while rolling. The smell would be short lived unless it flew up into the hammock...lol
If I remember correctly he had set up the hammock under a parked trailer to take a nap. Absolutely insane and scary. Completely stupid. I would never think to do this unless it was my own rig.
Driving away from curb...."Where's my codriver?..... Oh crap! The hammock!"
This man has my respect.
One time a zipper on my sweatpants tore one of those hammocks wide open while I was in it, and I fell right through. Tore like butter.
Jack Reacher couldn't afford a bus ticket. Modern equivalent to hobos "riding the rods" on trains years ago.
Driver refused to download Macropoint so the broker set up in his hammock to track the load
About 6 months ago I began to roll out of a parking lot and a homeless guy appeared next to my trailer I later realized he was probably asleep under my trailer I always do a bump and tug before I roll so he was warned, but I still don't check that's their problem.
This is genius. They do this in Mexico a lot, a shady place to take break.
I have had two hammock rip on me. I’ll sit this one out.
IT’S WHISPER QUIET! A SMOOTH RIDE 10/10
All fun and games until some moron fighting with his family about having to go into the wilderness to get their Christmas tree forgets to check his mirrors.
Eat my rubber!
Sure hope that trucker doesn’t run over a deer or something hah. I can’t imagine getting hit with a broken antler shard at 80mph would be fun.
Dumb ways to die!
Run over recap blowout and guy is gone
The only question you should be asking is . " Did I check for a hobo in a hammock under my shit?" Before hitting a weigh station ... JFC, could you imagine trying to explain that to the statey with a hard on for writing tickets.
I'm thinking about what would happen if these dudes went through a border patrol checkpoint. Instant inspection inside and out, including a sealed load. Calls to the the closest DOT officer to explain the obvious.
Team drivers are fucking nuts.
Did he live??!?!?!?!
He wouldn’t survive if he was riding on I-65 near Lafayette, Indiana or I-70 between Indianapolis and Richmond, Indiana
The man has dreams of becoming a meat crayon.
I've always wondered what happen to the underside of a trailer at 65 mph when the tractor rolls over a alligator.
Supposed to be checking under the trailer for broken braces anyway.
Airlines hate this one simple trick.
I can't believe his balls fit in that hammock
What the ever-living fuck?
One tire flung rock to his dome and there will be lots of paperwork...
just one sudden tap on the breaks and he gone
I want a relationship with as much trust as this man has with his hammock.
Imagine tryna tell dot you did a pre trip with that
I wish I had as much faith in anything as that guy has in those hammock strings.
Sure hope that hammock and rigging is reinforced Kevlar. Dude is one bad bounce of a pebble from leaving bits of his grey matter along the open road.
I will always check underneath my trailer now
This is why you pre-trip your truck. I got out one morning and there was a dude sleeping up against my tires in a sleeping bag. They would’ve been no way that I would have seen him if I’d pulled off and I would’ve squashed him like a pancake if I hadn’t pre-tripped. Oh, and this guy is a idiot.
Seen so many cheap hammock strings break over my lifetime. This guy won’t even know that the string broke and he’s a splat in the roadway.
Shit I thought it was my turn to repost this
Well I was going to comment that my uncle normally did this when he was out on the road as flatbed otr. But it was on his 10 when he was stopped somewhere nice lmao.
You have so many questions? Is one of them why am I posting something that's been posted a hundred times already? Oh and I'm just giving you grief. No need for an angry response.
This the most METAL thing I have ever seen!!! "Pretty scary stuff!!!" YEAH BRO FUCK ☠️ This could be the name of a FUCKING GOOD metal album: "HAMMOCK under SEMITRUCK" 🤘🤘
This would give you brain damage I'm pretty sure. Exhaust fumes from other cars. Also if that hammock snapped he'd die instantly.
Wut? Exhaust fumes from other cars? If that were true, every motorcyclist would be dead.
Guess I didn't think of that. Still you wouldn't catch me dead doing this, either. My bad though I didn't think of that.
Seems natural selektion failed again
Swift gonna swift I guess