r/IdiotsInCars • u/Rekanlats • 3d ago
OC [OC] A truck in LA started pouring cement on the highway
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u/william_melnicki 3d ago
dude. send this to a few of your local news stations
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u/Rekanlats 3d ago
Bonus points if anyone knows what company owns this truck. It passed me earlier and I got this screenshot
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u/SenseWinter 3d ago edited 3d ago
That's a very distinct paintjob. Maybe try posting in the LA subreddit??
I tried some Google fu and thought I found the exact paint job. They even have the thin blue horizontal line. Of course, they're in Australia lol.
https://share.google/KjbVx5DWvkI1JEbJ2 There is also a Titan America, but their trucks seem to be all white.
This really sucks tho, good luck!
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u/Leroooy_Jenkiiiins 2d ago
I found the paint job too! Too bad it's in Hawaii :/
https://www.hcdhawaii.com/ Perfect match for OP's truck is near the bottom of the page, a photo of two trucks- I'm looking at the far truck there.
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u/audioeptesicus 3d ago edited 3d ago
I'm from the other side of the country, but it looks like it could be either https://desertrm.com or maybe https://rushreadymix.com. Judging by the oval shape of the potato logo on the truck's door.
With that much damage to so many people's cars, I'd reach out to the DOT and see if they can identify the truck from traffic cams.
Edit: words are hard, m'kay?
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u/Rekanlats 3d ago
That’s a great start! I’ll reach out to both just to see. I called California Highway Patrol today and they said they had a report of gravel on the road at that exit but when I asked about traffic cameras they made it sound like they didn’t have that for some reason. I am certain 5-10 other cars at least need new windshields.
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u/audioeptesicus 3d ago
I'm sure both companies will deny such things, unfortunately.
I'd go to the DOT directly and not the police to see about footage. I'm sure the truck passed a cam and/or license plate reader at some point on that stretch of highway. Finger's crossed!
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u/KrispyCuckak 3d ago
Traffic cameras are only to be used against the public, never to help the public.
They'd have a perfect plate number ready to go if you were wanted for driving on an expired license or something, but if you ask for help tracking down another vehicle in a hit-and-run or a concrete-and-run they'd tell you nothing can be done.
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u/audioeptesicus 3d ago
That's not always the case, so don't state it as fact. It doesn't hurt for OP to go to the DOT. If they can't help them, then nothing lost. If they can, then it's certainly worth the effort.
A lot of traffic cams are for public use though too where the local news stations can get feeds of them as well as websites to stream the cams for looking at traffic.
Especially since the truck caused damage to the road itself, the DOT would also be far more willing to assist.
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u/Macgyver452 2d ago
Expired tabs? You’re Will Smith in Enemy of the State. Hit and run? The cameras weren’t working that day.
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u/Spotikiss 2d ago
Thats what lawyers can for they can get the recordings if they needed them for the case.
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u/quandjereveauxloups 2d ago
And this is the time that assholes who will get in front of them and make them stop would probably get upvoted.
Cause I would have been one of those assholes. That shit could easily kill a motorcyclist.
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u/dacraftjr 3d ago
You ever seen a license plate on a cement truck? Me either. They’re either missing altogether or so covered in cement as to be unreadable. Lots of states don’t even require they be displayed on a truck this big.
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u/audioeptesicus 3d ago
Good thing there's DOT numbers and other potentially identifiable information.
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u/arianrhodd 3d ago
Was this today?! Reach out to KTLA or ABC7 and I bet they'd jump on it.
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u/the_rare_bear 3d ago
If you haven’t, post it on local facebook groups too. There’s a lot more people there that can help with the search and if they are local to the area, it’ll probably go way faster.
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u/Horror_Shelter4947 3d ago
Dot definitely wants to see this and talk to the driver and the company owner how do I know I’m cdl and have gotten fucked for less
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u/Garydrgn 3d ago
For future reference, if possible, look for the DOT numbers on the side of the truck cab, typically on the doors. Those numbers are unique to the company and anyone can look the company up online with those numbers. And I genuinely hope your traffic cam search works. I don't know about California, but where I live the traffic cams don't record, they just offer live views.
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u/SenseWinter 3d ago
Both those companies have all white trucks.
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u/audioeptesicus 3d ago
I know. I was looking at the color scheme too, and couldn't find anything. Color scheme seemed more like CalPortland, but the logo is very different.
It's also possible it's an old truck in the fleet that's still truckin'.
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u/welguisz 3d ago
California contractor license board
I would assume the company will be licensed and the list is large for Los Angeles. Just select
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u/gatorbeetle 3d ago
Looks like Carlito's Ready Mix out of Bloomington California, their trucks use that same white over blue paint job
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u/Rekanlats 3d ago
Oh wow that actually might definitely be it
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u/triciann 3d ago
It seems to be a very standard paint scheme for cement trucks and the companies just put their logo on the door. The logo on the door of theirs doesn’t match the oval shaped on the one you’re looking for. I think r/RBI would be able to help you more.
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u/cheapdrinks 3d ago
If you search one of the high quality images of their blue trucks from their instagram on Google Lens you'll unfortunately find that there are a million different concrete companies that all use that exact same paint job.
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u/gatorbeetle 3d ago
Carlitos Ready Mix LLC (@carlitosreadymix) • Instagram photos and videos https://share.google/W9ByzXEoYFohu0Q7f
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u/bobbygamerdckhd 3d ago
O this was today? Video looked retro.
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u/Rekanlats 3d ago
California on Tuesday, August 26. This was in Los Angeles near the Chatsworth exit. This was from the dash cam of my car!
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u/DookieShoez 3d ago
Is your dash cam from the ‘80s? Lol
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u/Rekanlats 3d ago
It is heavily zoomed in because it’s hard to tell what happens otherwise
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u/Bendyboi666 3d ago
saving this in case i ever need to replicate an 80s video camera filter
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u/Dinodietonight 2d ago
Step 1: take 1080p video
Step 2: lower resolution to 480p
Step 3: add slight (like, barely noticeable) static noise to simulate sensor noise
Step 4: export with a high bitrate
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u/Blazenandez 3d ago
This could be tied to the construction jobs going on around Woodland Hills area both the canoga and Burbank ave and the canoga and hart street areas.
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u/DookieShoez 3d ago
Ohhh so old cameras sucked because they hadn’t invented unzoom yet. Neat.
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u/Rekanlats 3d ago
28 Days Later was actually shot in 6k but they sadly forgot to zoom out during editing
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u/TheDeamonKing 3d ago
That’s nuts what was the after msth
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u/Rekanlats 3d ago
My windshield is cracked in multiple places, and the entire front of my car is chipped like crazy. I can’t imagine what the closer cars look like. Still trying to figure out what cement company this was.
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u/National-Jackfruit32 3d ago
I hope you wash the underside of the vehicle or your problems are about to get much worse
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u/internetenjoyer69420 3d ago
They'll do that dumb thing and be like "the sticker says STAY BACK 200 FT NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGE" and then they'll call in a favor to some politician and get a freebie.
Cement companies are run recklessly and ruthlessly with no shame. They think they have way more power than they do just because they play a role in new construction.
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u/KrispyCuckak 3d ago
Those signs mean jack shit, legally.
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u/Leanintree 2d ago
Best case of MARKETING that I ever saw though. As a one time truck driver that DID get a fat ticket when I didn't tarp my gravel load (and put a rock in a State Patrol cruiser windshield), those stickers are a GODSEND for construction companies. Because people believe what they read, no matter how false. Calls to company for busted windshields and other damages dropped 95+% when one of my prior employers added them to their fleet. At a cost of $2/truck. BIG win for the companies.
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u/strangelove4564 3d ago
I remember last week there was a post about a rock quarry company in Utah where the article said they had donated 3 million in
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u/iampierremonteux 3d ago
I’d love to have legislation that states that if a company requests distance, they also aren’t allowed to merge in without that distance. I’ve gotten peppered with rocks while slamming on my brakes to not hit a vehicle warning to stay back 200 feet because the idiot driver cut me off.
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u/MrT735 3d ago
If they request a distance, they should have multiple escort vehicles to enforce that distance, since they're admitting their load/vehicle is unsafe for normal traffic conditions.
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u/iampierremonteux 3d ago
My thoughts exactly. I’d love it if those signs were used as evidence of intent to break laws regarding properly secured loads.
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u/EurasianTroutFiesta 2d ago
The signs already have no legal authority. I don't know if they're ever used as evidence, but they sure won't prevent a ticket.
I saw a truck once that had signage that said something like "STAY BACK 200 FEET DUE TO LASER HAZARD." Never figured out what that thing was.
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u/Chappietime 2d ago
Nice insta-panic from the car in front of you. Oh god! Something’s happening, I should swerve across every lane!
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u/punished-er1298 3d ago
That's gonna scar the road if it isn't removed like Asap!!!!
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u/jnads 3d ago
Eh, it's a cleanup cost, yes, but they'll just grind it all off with one of those road resurfacers / scarifiers. Besides concrete takes time to set, likely they can just scrape it to the edge with a road grader and rinse the rest off.
The bigger shit is all the caustic lime that got all the cars that's rusting out their frames and damaging the paint.
There's at least 5 cars here and they're all $5K (repaint)-10k in damages if not totalled.
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u/KrispyCuckak 3d ago
They're probably all totaled vehicles, seeing as the modern car is damn near unrepairable anymore. Just the cost of replacing all those various sensors and delicate bumpers will exceed the vehicle's book value.
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u/Illiterarian 3d ago
I know it's not the way the ecomony works any more but it would be cool if you could order all the individual parts to build your own car and do it yourself and save money on labor instead of having it cost $200,000.
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u/Strostkovy 3d ago
I work for a business that doesn't sell certain things DIY because the cost of customer service to answer all of the customer questions exceeds the cost of our installation labor
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u/Dozzi92 2d ago
I immediately think of HVAC stuff, certain companies will only sell to professionals to avoid the headache of me fucking it all up.
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u/welguisz 2d ago
General Electric use to sell AC units. When Jack Welch figured out that the installers controlled the final quality, he sold that unit to Trane.
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u/All_Thread 2d ago
There are sites for it though. Hvacdirect.com is where I bought all the stuff and just paid a local guy to put it all in saved like a shit ton.
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u/AhoyWilliam 3d ago
You can, they're called kit cars (original eh?).
Unfortunately due to being such a niche interest, the economies of scale do not work at all in favour of the customer! But they're usually a means to get a replica (of varying quality/accuracy) of something older that now has a 6 or 7 figure price tag, so 30-50k on a kit is quite reasonable still.
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u/Bobbi_fettucini 3d ago
Have you ever driven on a California highway? That probably just filled in all the pot holes
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u/youtheotube2 3d ago
Potholes on the highway in the San Diego / LA area are pretty rare. We wouldn’t all drive 90 on the freeway if they weren’t rare
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u/q1field 3d ago
In the event you find yourself in court with the company, this video can be submitted as concrete evidence.
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u/SauceyBoy 3d ago
This case might even pave the way for future safety regulations.
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u/RaptorKnifeFight 3d ago
Cemented in the annals of law.
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u/sluterus 3d ago
RIP your windshield.
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u/Rekanlats 3d ago
Since this video doesn’t have sound just imagine a hail storm for audio
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u/KrispyCuckak 3d ago
The windshield would be the least of my worries. The frame damage would be unrepairable
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u/WilNotJr 3d ago
The Mazda frantically dodging like they're the Millennium Falcon in the asteroid field during The Empire Strikes Back.
Looks like they zoomed up to try and get in front of the mixer. Do you have longer footage?
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u/NotaFrenchMaid 3d ago
Mazda was so determined to get back in that lane! I wonder if that was their exit coming up and they couldn’t just go to the next one.
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u/MikeofLA 2d ago
A bad driver never misses their exit.
The next one is like 2 miles away, so I get it /s
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u/Darth-Squider 3d ago
Filling in potholes on the fly.
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u/fusillade762 3d ago
The one guy in the minivan was juking around the edges of the cement wave like he was determined not to let it steal the lane from him.
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u/Pimp_Daddy_Patty 3d ago
What's with that Mazda swerving all over the place?
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u/Rekanlats 3d ago
Their swerving was not helping my stress levels at that time
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u/Pimp_Daddy_Patty 3d ago
I believe it. After seeing that, I'd expect them to follow up with something extremely stupid.
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u/perpetual_stew 3d ago
It’s like they can’t decide between avoiding the concrete or staying in their lane.
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u/The-Phantom-Blot 3d ago
I think their right side wheels slipped badly (cause of the concrete that got tossed under them) and they had to straighten the car first - then realized staying in the lane was still dangerous - so they moved over a lane. Looks like pretty decent driving to me.
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u/Outlaw11091 3d ago
.....wet concrete is worse than a fresh rain when it comes to traction.
Bet everyone's tires were ruined.
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u/thelonebanana 3d ago
Getting wet concrete on your tires on the highway gonna effect your handling a bit…
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u/AgreeablePudding9925 3d ago
One should not yank the wheel back and forth if they wish to retain control when conditions are slippery
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u/cjb3535123 3d ago
If you start to slip, you tend to knee jerk and try to compensate and end up often fishtailing…
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u/IkLms 3d ago
That's a Professional driver for y'all! Can't wait for him and his company to face like zero repercussions for it
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u/Rekanlats 3d ago
I still can’t for the life of me find out what company it is too
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u/bcrosby51 3d ago
Did you not follow them and call the cops?
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u/FLOUNDER6228 2d ago
OP's car would have sustained significant damage. You can seem them pulling over to the left shoulder at the end of the video. Likely shattered windshield and front end damage, not to mention the tires now being covered in wet cement. Quite dangerous to continue operating a vehicle under those conditions.
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u/strangelove4564 3d ago
I can hear it already, "You all didn't stay back 200 feet, I'm not responsible for concrete on your car."
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u/AustinBike 3d ago
Spoiler alert: those warnings are never true, they are responsible
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u/Pleasant-Impress9387 3d ago
Bet the dude accidentally hit the pto or something. I doubt this was on purpose, unless the guy just said fuck it. Sucks for everyone either way.
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u/viper098 3d ago
The drums on these are constantly spinning. There's an auger on the inside of the drum. You spin the drum one direction and it keeps the cement mixing while in transit. You spin the other direction and it unloads the drum. I believe it's a pedal on the floor that controls speed and direction. He obviously reversed direction when he shouldn't have.
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u/pleasejason 3d ago
that looks like the 118 EB Topanga Canyon Blvd Exit
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u/samsal03 3d ago
Yup, coming down the Santa Susana Pass from Simi Valley. This was pretty close to where that stray wheel flipped a Kia Soul. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxZnJ7LhHiA
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u/Rekanlats 3d ago
100% correct. I’m still regretting not following them to get their info when they exited but my brain wanted nothing more than to get away from the source of the rocks
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u/welguisz 3d ago
Cross posted this over in r/Construction. One comment from a concrete operator said that this is one of his worst fear.
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u/MD74 3d ago
Wow this is first time OC? I think this video will make it to the news networks. That’s crazy. I’ve never seen a cement pour on a highway before
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u/Rekanlats 3d ago
Yeah this happened to me Tuesday and after failing to get answers the last 2 days I decided to post here. The news is a great option too!
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u/ArtzeyFartzey 3d ago
What freeway was this?
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u/Rekanlats 3d ago
The 118 in LA heading towards Porter Ranch from Simi Valley. I believe this is the Chatsworth exit.
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u/fatherpurps 3d ago
This is the 118 eastbound at the Topanga Canyon exit in Chatsworth after Rocky Peak. What time did this happen? That’s on my commute. I’d suggest sending this to KTLA asap, one of their weather people lives in the area so they’d be likely to air it I bet.
Edit: I believe you can file with your insurance as a hit and run if that helps at all. Godspeed
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u/digital022 3d ago
There's a CHP field office in Woodland Hills on De Soto near the Warner Center. Visit them and see if they can help. Worst-case scenario, they can't help. Best case scenario, the incident has been reported and is under investigation.
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u/Hesediel1 2d ago
What's up with that silver Mazda that looked like it tried to go back for more a few times before deciding it was a bad idea.
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u/Monksdrunk 3d ago
op, sorry about that. threw the PTO lever. didn't mean to.
concrete trucks constantly run drum so PTO is probably always running. i'm a mechanic but i dont work on concrete rigs. dunno how they work. but a button or lever was switched on. the poop button
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u/Beardo88 3d ago edited 1d ago
They have 2 directions to run the drum. It got switched from "transit/mix" to "discharge/unload." The drums should be rotating slowly while driving to keep the mix from setting, then turns the opposite way to unload at the jobsite. The driver screwed up or less likely a mechanical malfunction.
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u/tsriecss 3d ago
When I was a mixer driver, this was my nightmare. I checked that lever and my mirrors so often to make sure it wasn't rotating in the correct direction.
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u/poncho5202 3d ago
don't worry man, it happens to lots of trucks. try thinking of something else, baseball maybe? to get your mind off of it
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u/igotshadowbaned 2d ago
It's weird I can't find any news articles regarding cement being dumped all over a highway in LA today
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u/chrisirmo 3d ago
I totally heard the CHiPs theme song thanks to your potato camera.
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u/MikeofLA 2d ago
Oh damn! I used to get off the Topanga Canyon exit every day.
Also, what the hell is the Mazda MPV driver doing... Just get over, you don't need to swerve all over
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u/Electronic-Still2597 2d ago
Those flock fuckers have over 1000 cameras in LA - police just have to search 'blue and white cement truck' if they don't have lic/dot numbers and and the system would track it's movements and give them the current area the truck is in.
https://deflock.me/map#map=11/34.239337/-118.648567
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u/Kdajrocks 2d ago
Seriously what the fuck is wrong with the reactions of drivers? Just move left, it's not difficult.
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u/Shark-searcher 2d ago
No way that Mercedes didnt have a dashcam. Or someone behind it 😭😭 just a little bit of a license plate would make this so much easier 😓
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u/AtomizerX 1d ago
Tfw I ate Chipotle and gotta go when I'm driving in my Chevy and feeling something heavy... 👀💩🤢
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