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northshore
Jul 09, 2020Explorer
First off, I have nothing but personal experience to offer.
We were towing a travel trailer, I don't believe we were over weight.
We were towing over the Tehachapi Mts in California. a guy passed us as we were passing a truck he got caught between our trailer and the divider.
CHP responded, No witnesses stopped, actually no one stopped except us and the other guy.
CHP deemed it as a no fault accident. No questions about the truck/trailer None.
His vehicle was pretty roughed up the trailer lost a running light, really no other damage... some tire marks but no dents no scratches.
The other guy had relative lawyer in LA and sued, the insurance company took care of everything. Never a question about the truck/trailer. The travel trailer had no other insurance other than that it was being towed by our truck that was insured. Our Insurance company is State Farm.
The other guy sued cause months later his dog died ( he was in the car) and was traumatized, sued for diminished value, and of course to repair his vehicle, State Farm took care of everything.
We ended up having a trial went to court. Not one word about the Travel trailer / truck, nothing about weights, nothing about any thing about the trailer/ truck.
All of this "pain in the rear" situation and not one word about the truck and trailer. Of course there was no deaths or injuries(besides the dog) I thought State Farm was very good about the whole thing.
I know this does not answer truck camper weights, weight police, and all of that. Just real life hi way accident and how it went.
We were towing a travel trailer, I don't believe we were over weight.
We were towing over the Tehachapi Mts in California. a guy passed us as we were passing a truck he got caught between our trailer and the divider.
CHP responded, No witnesses stopped, actually no one stopped except us and the other guy.
CHP deemed it as a no fault accident. No questions about the truck/trailer None.
His vehicle was pretty roughed up the trailer lost a running light, really no other damage... some tire marks but no dents no scratches.
The other guy had relative lawyer in LA and sued, the insurance company took care of everything. Never a question about the truck/trailer. The travel trailer had no other insurance other than that it was being towed by our truck that was insured. Our Insurance company is State Farm.
The other guy sued cause months later his dog died ( he was in the car) and was traumatized, sued for diminished value, and of course to repair his vehicle, State Farm took care of everything.
We ended up having a trial went to court. Not one word about the Travel trailer / truck, nothing about weights, nothing about any thing about the trailer/ truck.
All of this "pain in the rear" situation and not one word about the truck and trailer. Of course there was no deaths or injuries(besides the dog) I thought State Farm was very good about the whole thing.
I know this does not answer truck camper weights, weight police, and all of that. Just real life hi way accident and how it went.
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