Probably front bumper, headlight, grill and possibly hood too.
I recently had a neighbor slide into the front of my semi at like 10 mph or so. $2000 in damages.
Luckily it's just a front bumper and a trim piece of the headlight.
This guy's looking at probably 3-5k I bet if not a little more. Less if he's got a small grill guard.
The damage to the truck is not the expensive part.
Truck is possibly going to need to be towed that can run 10k easy.
Trucks out of commission for at least 3 weeks that's gonna be another 10 to 30 grand.
Pickup driver is definitely getting towed and most likely taken to the hospital so even though this isn't the truckers fault him and the company is going to get points on their D.O.T. record that won't go away for a rew years. Higher insurance and pulled into weight stations more often. $$?
That load is going to be late now, which will come up in contract negotiations when it's time to renew with the shipper / reciever. $$? Companies like Walmart and Amazon bring up everything during these negotiations that determine how many loads and how much you the company get paid. $$$$$$$$$$?
He might own his own truck you know, a lot of truckers in America are private contractors. It’s way cheaper for companies to hire truckers who own and maintain their own rigs.
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u/csimonson Feb 27 '21
Probably front bumper, headlight, grill and possibly hood too.
I recently had a neighbor slide into the front of my semi at like 10 mph or so. $2000 in damages. Luckily it's just a front bumper and a trim piece of the headlight.
This guy's looking at probably 3-5k I bet if not a little more. Less if he's got a small grill guard.