WHAT DID I DO TO MY DUMP TRUCK?

Anyone who has driven any kind of a vehicle for a living, and says they never had an embarrassing,difficult situation is not truthful. You “kept your cool” like the true professional you are!!

I've been towing and running equipment for 46 years and I've never seen a ditch pull done like that before. I would have positioned 45 degrees to your driver's side, strapped the body to Cable 2 to keep the truck from tipping and pulled you out with Cable One. And no damage to steel belts in your tires. That was crazy dangerous to step across the straps too. I'm glad it seems to have worked out okay but I was stunned.

Thanks for sharing this video. We used the recovery portion of this video in our latest training class as a great example of what NOT to do.

I'm no recovery truck operator, but I was mindblown that he pulled you up an incline like that from the sides of your axles. I don't know what you scaled, but I sincerely hope he didn't cause any damage. I'm 44 and I've never seen anyone do that.

That was the most interesting recovery. Never seen a rig pulled out by the tires before.

dont be embarrassed , it happens. a tight road, a blind side back and wet conditions. no shame at all, plus you climbed up in there and rode it out during the pull. and you finished your day. kudos to you young lady. i just retired after driving truck since i was 18 years old. spent 25 plus years driving a tank trailer but finished up my years driving a tri axle dumptruck here in Pennsylvania and i can honestly say I experienced more challenging situations in the construction industry then i did hauling haz mat tanker trailers. youre doing a great job D

Wow I've never seen a recover been done like that, I was sure those tires were going to go off those beads! Thats some intense side force on those wheels and suspension for sure!!

Just one of those things we live and learn and when the lady said, “ I am splitting the cost with you” I thought well just goes to show that there are still nice people out there

If that tow only cost $450 , you are very lucky . Some of the big wreckers won't start up for less than a $1000 !

It will be hard to believe if there was no collateral damage to the rear axles, tires and/or rims.

Owner operator in ohio here...my chest was so tight watching this. I know exactly what you were feeling as soon as that load shifted and all the way through this. Well done

First of all, much respect to you Dauminique for your professional demeanor in handling this situation. You gave all of us a lesson in how to deal with the unexpected . I drove rigs hauling 44k of dog food into queens NY to a distributor located down a 1 way narrow street with a 53'. Cars parked on both sides. That T you came to brought me back to how I handled backing in there. The one and only approach to the dock was from the left side of the T. I would nose onto the street that I would eventually have to back down, then back out to the right side of the T. Pull forward to the left side of the T only this time I was facing the opposite way. I could then back in looking from the left side of my rig, rather than try and blind side my way in. I did blind side my way in a few times but i thought not to try and press my luck. Big ups to you !!!

I cannot believe them tires dident blow out pulling like that

Having been a tri axle driver for the last 13 years I was pretty sure that truck was going over especially when I seen the load shift. You handled that situation excellent, and you didn't panic. You shouldn't be embarrassed at all you handled it like a bad ass.

I drove truck for 50 years and I found the best procedure was to always GOAL. Get out and look. It's better to be safe than sorry. You are a wonderful driver and that can happen to anybody. I'm glad it wasn't more serious. I enjoy your channel. Your CB might need a resister for the alternator. Be safe. goal

Don't feel bad alot of us who have driven trucks have run into that type of situation a time or 2 hurt your pride more than anything else, keep your chin up you are doing a great job....

Murphy gets us all, it is a numbers game. But you did not abuse or break your truck, endanger your contractor, and kept your self together the whole time. That is a win in my book. Go home and let your husband and son give you some hugs and know that you are good at what you do!

Glad everyone and everything is ok. Don't be down on yourself, I have been there, done that myself, I was just lucky there was a track loader on site that could pull me out. Wet grass is the absolute worst thing with a set of tandems.

It's called experience and each time you have episodes like these is an important learning experience. You did well in my book and drove away with valuable info.

Never saw a recovery job done like this with tire slings, that was very risky but what do I know, just glad you got the truck out, hopefully it didn't crush the sidewalls and damage the chords on the tires.