Braced For Impact

I was leaving Chattanooga, fully loaded, with 5000 gallons of chemicals in my brand new 2019 twin screw…

It was raining cats and dogs.

I was going across a pass in the mountains with a wicked turn. The suggested speed was 45 mph.

Flooding was bad. There was damn near a river flowing across the interstate. I clenched up as I crossed it, for fear of hydroplaning. At that moment an empty flatbed was passing me on my left. Having no load, and being light, he’s even more likely to skid.

And skid he did.

His rear tires we’re just about in line with my nose when he started fishtailing and sliding to the side.

I thought, “Woa buddy, maybe he can pull out of it…”

Then his cab completely jackknifed, facing towards me as he’s going the opposite direction. His trailer goes completely sideways crossing three lanes of traffic.

I braced myself for impact.

I eased on the brakes because I knew if I slammed them on I would go into a skid as well. I’m headed straight for the middle of his trailer as his cab slams in to the guard rail on my right… I am inches away from him when all of a sudden the trailer whips around onto the shoulder, colliding with the guard rail.

I pass without a scratch…

I couldn’t freaking believe it…

Dude did a 60mph drifting U-turn around the nose of my truck. There is no way I didn’t hit him.

Am I hallucinating ?

Am I so pumped on adrenaline that I didn’t realize the collision? For 15 miles I thought, “there’s no way this guy didn’t hit me.” I wanted to stop and check if the other driver was OK but there was no place to pull over on that mountain.

I finally pulled over and did a walk around inspection… Yup… Not a scratch…

I got a wicked magic voodoo force field…yeah buddy!!

My dad said god was protecting me

A beautiful girl said I am an angel.

Shoot… I like that better than being protected by angels. Might as well be the angel myself.

#TankerTrucksRule