Dash Cam
If you don't have one GET ONE .
Wish we would have gotten one like we talked about before we did our cross country road trip.
I wouldn't be in the situation we're in.
Traveling on I75 in Georgia speed limit 70 we're in the far right slow lane cc set at 64 mph a semi passed us , just as the truck trailer got passed us the right rear tire blew out taking the mud flap with it.
I hit the brakes and lined up the mud flap best I could to not run over it thinking maybe it took the bracket and bolts with it.
The tread however flew over hit the front bumper around the side hitting the generator door bending it in then flipped up gouging the rear wheel well and side molding then a nice long black mark up the side towards the rear of the MH.
The truck moves over into our lane , turns his flashers on then speeds up , yes speeds up !!
Once I realize we're ok I speed up to catch up to him, the wife takes several pictures of the rear of the truck showing pieces of tire still flinging off , the missing mud flap along with license plate # trailer # then I pulled on up along side the truck she took pictures of the Company name DOT license etc. the driver looked down realizing what we're doing hits the brakes and slows way down.
I move over in front of the truck, seeing a rest stop about a mile ahead thinking he'll follow us in. We passed an exit and at the last second he swerves off the road taking the exit.
We take the rest stop exit google the Comp name.
I call them and got transferred to the dispatch, he said yeah he just got a call from a driver saying he would probably be getting a call from someone driving a MH.
I explained to him what happened and while having me on the line he radios the driver . The driver had the gal to say I was following too close and for me to turn it into my insurance as an act of God.
To say the least my BP jumped about 20 points...
I explained we are in a middle of a trip and that I will have my insurance be in contact with them.
Hung up with him then I called my Insurance and explained everything to them as well, he asked if we were ok and if the MH is drive-able etc, I said yes its all cosmetic damage and can be fixed once we got home.
Trip done I call my insurance they send out an estimator to write one up .
My deductible is higher than what the estimate came to.
So I called the trucking comp and talked with the dispatch guy and now he's asking me about a police report ,witnesses basically blowing me off.
My insurance wants me to pay to have the MH fixed first AND THEN they will try to get me reimbursed from the trucking company.
Saying all this , had we had a DASH CAM the video would have showed exactly what happened...
No dispute from the lying truck driver...
Yeah had I had it to do over I would have called the Georgia Highway patrol and not really sure what that would have accomplished ??? Since no one stopped ... But at least reported it?
Wish we would have gotten one like we talked about before we did our cross country road trip.
I wouldn't be in the situation we're in.
Traveling on I75 in Georgia speed limit 70 we're in the far right slow lane cc set at 64 mph a semi passed us , just as the truck trailer got passed us the right rear tire blew out taking the mud flap with it.
I hit the brakes and lined up the mud flap best I could to not run over it thinking maybe it took the bracket and bolts with it.
The tread however flew over hit the front bumper around the side hitting the generator door bending it in then flipped up gouging the rear wheel well and side molding then a nice long black mark up the side towards the rear of the MH.
The truck moves over into our lane , turns his flashers on then speeds up , yes speeds up !!
Once I realize we're ok I speed up to catch up to him, the wife takes several pictures of the rear of the truck showing pieces of tire still flinging off , the missing mud flap along with license plate # trailer # then I pulled on up along side the truck she took pictures of the Company name DOT license etc. the driver looked down realizing what we're doing hits the brakes and slows way down.
I move over in front of the truck, seeing a rest stop about a mile ahead thinking he'll follow us in. We passed an exit and at the last second he swerves off the road taking the exit.
We take the rest stop exit google the Comp name.
I call them and got transferred to the dispatch, he said yeah he just got a call from a driver saying he would probably be getting a call from someone driving a MH.
I explained to him what happened and while having me on the line he radios the driver . The driver had the gal to say I was following too close and for me to turn it into my insurance as an act of God.
To say the least my BP jumped about 20 points...
I explained we are in a middle of a trip and that I will have my insurance be in contact with them.
Hung up with him then I called my Insurance and explained everything to them as well, he asked if we were ok and if the MH is drive-able etc, I said yes its all cosmetic damage and can be fixed once we got home.
Trip done I call my insurance they send out an estimator to write one up .
My deductible is higher than what the estimate came to.
So I called the trucking comp and talked with the dispatch guy and now he's asking me about a police report ,witnesses basically blowing me off.
My insurance wants me to pay to have the MH fixed first AND THEN they will try to get me reimbursed from the trucking company.
Saying all this , had we had a DASH CAM the video would have showed exactly what happened...
No dispute from the lying truck driver...
Yeah had I had it to do over I would have called the Georgia Highway patrol and not really sure what that would have accomplished ??? Since no one stopped ... But at least reported it?
