Bad day for Hillwick Trucking

[tonka]

A good friend of mine had one of his trucks go up in flames, yesterday on the BQE................dam nice truck to pete 386 and polished aluminum bucket

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/06/truck-fire-closes-bqe-to-traffic/

 

[DigDug]

Bummer !

 

[dirt digger]

driver smoking in the cab? or did the engine go up?...looks like it started in the firewall area...darn shame, that was a beaut

 

[hoeman600]

DAAAANG was that at e-town nats? think i saw it there

 

[tonka]

yea bob had all his trucks there

 

[tonka]

driver smoking in the cab? or did the engine go up?...looks like it started in the firewall area...darn shame, that was a beaut

well the news reports say the DS fuel tank went up after he hit a gaurd rail but :beatsme

 

[BTS4120]

also lost a good endump

 

[tonka]

also lost a good endump

yup 250 grrr in losses

 

[Paystar]

Driver get out OK? Do you think he hit something? Almost makes you wonder if it's got to do with that wonderful new emmissions equipment, just like the reports of the ford pickups going up in flames?

 

[jimmyjack]

seen hillwicks fleet at e-town before , hell of a nice lookin fleet

 

[tonka]

**update**

Bob Hillwick sent me these pics... last month

Before the fire...

Truck 08 Peterbilt 386
Trailer 08 MAC smooth side alum. end dump

 

[tonka]

After the fire...10-6-08...truck had less than 5000 miles on it.

 

[tonka]

Now the 08 MAC endump...with less than 5000 miles on it!

 

[tonka]

The Replacement...386 Peterbilt!

After the fire and the ins settlement...here's the new 2010 pete 386 of Hillwick Trucking.

 

[tdozer]

I also saw that truck at E-Town. What a shame. His fleet is amazing!

 

[tonka]

Yup Bob has a few there every year, he is a good boss and friend.

 

[Markat425]

Maybe the driver had trouble seeing where he was going with that "vision restriction device" on the windshield.....

 

[tonka]

nope, lady hit him in the fuel tank, i have the same visor on my truck, and it works fine

 

[heavylift]

Damm Shame

I've been hit twice by cars...well touched.. left and right steering axle.... my damage.... pretty lugnut caps both times... theirs... beautiful swirlie designs on the car

I didn't see you.... 50+ feet long and they couldn't see it....

Neither driver wanted to report it... one was test driving it with the salesman

 

[Teemo]

Some of the best looking trucks i see here running on Long Island,everyone talks of'em.Im from Rocky Point area and is see you guys at the deli on R.Point road gettin yer coffee.I would like one of your tractors to pull my low boy trailer,that would be t^ts.I just cant afford something that nice,wish i could hit lotto just once,DAMN IT!:drinkup.
Timmy