Damage to fiver due to road construction

Frmundr wrote:
Monday, Memorial day May 27, we were s/b I55 in MS just north of exit 271 in Desoto Co going thru a construction zone. Cruise was set below the speed limit and I was in the right hand lane. We came off of a bridge and experienced a rather large drop in the road level. It was such a dramatic drop that it knocked my cruise control off. A few miles down the road I heard a knocking sound so we pulled over to find a metal panel had come loose from the front edge of the trailer and was banging against the side of the trailer. So there I am, on the side of I55 with my cordless drill doing a temp fix with a few screws. At the campsite I found that the panels on the other side of the trailer were now bulging away from the side in what looked like a bubble. There was a seem in the master br (in the front of the trailer) that had come apart between the wall panels and a part of the canopy arm had been knocked off where the arm hooks over to secure it for storage. I contacted MDOT and the referred me to Leahmon Roberts, who was contracted to do the construction. I have left a message for them and am awaiting a return phone call. Has anyone ever experienced something like this? What was the outcome?

Thanks
Tracy

Insurance claim for sure. Let them go after the contractor.
And while it is being checked/assessed/estimated, make sure they check to make sure the front of the fiver frame has not been cracked/bent/broken.
With the description of bulging panels I rather suspect you have hidden damage.
BTW, FWIW, I have no issue with using cruise control AT THE APPROPRIATE SPEED through a construction zone.
To those who say it's a bad idea, please explain how NOT using cruise could have avoided the incident.:h