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A pickup and trailer caused the wreck. From what I saw on the evening news, the trailer looked like an in-line round-bale hauler.
I paused the video, and it looked to me like it was just an ordinary, albeit long, flatbed gooseneck trailer. Around here, I'd guess it would be an oilfield hauler, but it could've been for hauling lots of things (I think they said in the video that it belonged to a hauling company).

One thing is for sure--that truck had too much trailer and not enough driver.
 

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I had road bikes for many years. Started with an RD-250 Yamaha in the 70's, 450 Honda about the same time, and finally a Gold Wing in their second year of production in the 70's. Ex wife and I rode that gold wing over 70K miles. Always a highly defensive driver and never had a problem until 1984. Had to lay the bike over three times that year to keep from broadsiding a red light or stop sign runner.
Something told me to get off the road, and when it got repaired, I sold it.
Everything I ride now is off road equipment.
We have some good friends that are both amputees on the right leg. They had a red light runner get them on the right side of the bike in Fairfax Ok and caused injuries so serious they couldn't save either leg.
 

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I paused the video, and it looked to me like it was just an ordinary, albeit long, flatbed gooseneck trailer. Around here, I'd guess it would be an oilfield hauler, but it could've been for hauling lots of things (I think they said in the video that it belonged to a hauling company).

One thing is for sure--that truck had too much trailer and not enough driver.
Ok, thanks. As mentioned, I only saw a quick shot on the news.

IIRC, they used to call those light-weight oil-field haulers "hot-shotters." If you needed a pumpjack or drilling/workover rig part (or whatever) in a hurry, they'd make a fast trip across the US if necessary, just to deliver one item.

Dollars pile up in a hurry when a decent-production well is down.
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My older brother had a Harley Sportster. He sold it after he started working in a hospital. The term used by hospital staff for motorcycles was "donor-cycles". Apparently motorcycle fatalities were (maybe still are) a major source of donated organs.
 

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My older brother had a Harley Sportster. He sold it after he started working in a hospital. The term used by hospital staff for motorcycles was "donor-cycles". Apparently motorcycle fatalities were (maybe still are) a major source of donated organs.
Lots of bad riders and worse car drivers. I know a lot of cruiser riders don’t wear much gear and I see sport bikers with a helmet but nothing else. I’m in full gear every time so I have a better chance of surviving a minor accident. Some folks just get scared away from riding, that’s up to them.
 

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IIRC, they used to call those light-weight oil-field haulers "hot-shotters." If you needed a pumpjack or drilling/workover rig part (or whatever) in a hurry, they'd make a fast trip across the US if necessary, just to deliver one item.
The one guy I met who did that called his business <insert name here>'s Hot Shot Service, so you're probably right about that.
 

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"Hot shot" companies make runs for all types of industries. They use semis/tractors all the way down to 1/2 ton. Problem is that there's 35K loads a day that never get run and they're hiring inexperienced drivers for the "small stuff."
 

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