If you've watched the news in the last week, you probably heard about the freak snowstorm in the Milwaukee area causing massive pile-ups. Well, I was one of the people in that mess. No, I'm not the guy that ramped over a car... But the accident was definitely the worst feeling I've ever had in my life. I was in a Kenworth T680 (road tractor) with a loaded 53' trailer when traffic started wrecking right in front of me. I was going slow due to it going from flurries to a whiteout in minutes, but even at 35mph I slid probably 50 feet into a car. No injuries to myself or the other driver. Then the **** hit the fan. I was rear-ended by a Honda Accord doing approximately 60-70 mph and it PUSHED my truck 5 feet... The driver didn't make it as he went under the trailer and basically peeled/crushed the top all the way to the B-Pillar on the car. I was also hit by several other vehicles on the sides of the trailer. I was not cited due to going so slow and my company and trainer (he was with me) felt that I couldn't have done any better in the situation. Unfortunately, I'm having nightmares about the guy that went under the trailer and it has almost crippled me mentally. It took me 3 days to get back behind the wheel and I've lost all my self-confidence in my abilities. This is a new job for me as I'm just about to finish my "training" and get into my own truck. But now I want nothing to do with it. I owe them a year to pay for the training, and I need the job, but I'm kinda lost on what to do. Any advice? And a video of the day's accidents with my truck at the end:
Chain reaction crash on Highway 45 caught on camera - YouTube
Chain reaction crash on Highway 45 caught on camera - YouTube