Equipment truck in an accident

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Funny I was thinking about the equipment truck a couple days ago as folks were posting videos of players boarding the plane. Got me to wondering about how all the equipment gets moved (uniforms, sideline equipment. comms, etc). My original thought was coolers on the side lines for the hot game.

It would be a good topic for a video. I found an old one from Dooley’s days. Maybe it’s time for an update.
 
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Hope everyone involved is safe and sound, completely injury-free.

Beyond that, you don't suppose the driver thought he was flying a plane, then gravity assured him that wasn't the case, do you?
 
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Go Fight Win said:
Yeah would be a good video for sure. Not sure if they are teamsters that we are hiring but those fellas do a lot of unheralded great work for ball teams around the country
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My guess would be a crew of 2 DOT licensed drivers who are employees of the State followed by a van of roadees (Equipment Manager and student employees). Wild guess. If I’m wrong VN will be sure to correct me as always. 😂
 
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Heupel just advised in a press conference that both the tractor & trailer have lower extremity injuries, and are Questionable for the Arkansas trip & game.

Austin Price reported that the repairs are minor, and the tractor & trailer could travel later this week if they were needed.
 
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AdoptedVOL said:
My guess would be a crew of 2 DOT licensed drivers who are employees of the State followed by a van of roadees (Equipment Manager and student employees). Wild guess. If I’m wrong VN will be sure to correct me as always. 😂
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I used to know the guy that hauled the equipment.He was just an employee of the company that had a contract.He would take his wife to nearby games but games like Oklahoma /Oregon he had to have a co-driver for DOT regulations
 
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VolsSince78 said:
Heupel just advised in a press conference that both the tractor & trailer have lower extremity injuries, and are Questionable for the Arkansas trip & game.

Austin Price reported that the repairs are minor, and the tractor & trailer could travel later this week if they were needed.
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Lance Heard has been MIA so long he will now take a 2 week course as a trainee with a brand new CDL as a co-driver so he can make the trip to Arkansas.From left tackle to 5 star trucker
 
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TAF said:
Driver dipped into the supply of...

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It never hit me before! Every beer has "Vol" on it! Cool knowledge gained with age.
 
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Reports show the UT Football Equipment truck involved in an accident in Arkansas, when returning from Oklahoma. Haven't seen any details. Anyone??
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BigOrangeMojo said:
I-30/I-40 is a clusterF in LR with how its set up. Lost a tire there due to pothole.
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The sad thing is that it has gotten much "better".

Going back maybe 7-8 years ago they had some really interesting routing while they were doing construction (in reality they are always doing construction).

It is a white knuckle drive through that area every time.

Two states in this country that are the absolute worst to drive through are Kansas and Arkansas hands down.
 
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BallinVol said:
My wife works for Roane transportation as a dispatcher. What happened is a car came over into their lane and put him into the wall.
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That's a really nice unit (or was!) I've passed it several times on the road out here. Always clean and pulling a flatbed when not on game duty.
 
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Go Fight Win said:
Yeah would be a good video for sure. Not sure if they are teamsters that we are hiring but those fellas do a lot of unheralded great work for ball teams around the country
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True and good to see people recognize that.
After Taylor Swift's last tour I heard she gave the truck drivers $100,000 bonus.
 
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