Pappy Yokum Posted September 13, 2016 Report Share Posted September 13, 2016 It's an........ "only in CA thing", LOL! Guy (disgruntled employee?) stole an HDT (looks like a Volvo 780) with an - ACT - "Advanced Chemical Transport" trailer. May be placarded for Haz-Mat - manifest unkn. Has been running on local TV thru most of So. CA from Apple Valley area to I-10 Eastbound - near Palm Springs. So CA news channel gave up on live coverage after 2 hours. CHP in "follow mode" - sure can't "pit" a tractor-trailer. Depending on fuel - may end up in AZ. Maybe an exciting? conclusion on your news channel. Edit -happened to turn on TV again - diff channel - now approx 3 hours. Driver took Hwy 62 (divided two lanes each direction) toward Twentynine Palms. Driver pulled a commendable (for ability) U trun at an intersection - heading back towards I-10 (again) No mas - - (1:30 PM) better things to do, LOL. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big5er Posted September 13, 2016 Report Share Posted September 13, 2016 Yeah, it's hard to spike HDT's too. Too bad the good old days are gone. As soon as they left the populated areas our DPS would park beside the road and shoot the driver as he drove by. It worked with stolen city buses, too. Oops, Is that politically incorrect for me to say that? MY PEOPLE SKILLS ARE JUST FINE.~It's my tolerance to idiots that needs work.~ 2005 Volvo 780 VED12 465hp / Freedomline transmission singled mid position / Bed by Larry Herrin2018 customed Mobile Suites 40KSSB3 2014 smart Fortwo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasFlyer Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 Yeah, it's hard to spike HDT's too. Too bad the good old days are gone. As soon as they left the populated areas our DPS would park beside the road and shoot the driver as he drove by. It worked with stolen city buses, too. Oops, Is that politically incorrect for me to say that? For any liberals reading that post, he meant that the DPS would "shoot" the driver angry looks and write them a letter explaining to the undocumented transitional owner that taking other people's property is not very nice..... and they would really really mean it.... John Southern Nevada 2008 Volvo 780, D13, I-Shift 2017 Keystone Fuzion 420 Toyhauler 2017 Can-Am Maverick X3-RS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beyerjf Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 That is why I love watching old reruns of action TV series say like Adam-12 on meTV. The policies/protocols; "rules of engagement" as they say were very different. Stay tuned, part of my presentation at Kansas this year ("ask the trucker" ) deals with hazmat. Jeff Beyer temporarily retired from Trailer Transit 2000 Freightliner Argosy Cabover 2008 Work and Play 34FK Homebase NW Indiana, no longer full time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alie&Jim's Carrilite Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 Stay tuned, part of my presentation at Kansas this year ("ask the trucker" ) deals with hazmat. Would traveling with full waste tanks be considered criteria for a HazMat placard? Alie & Jim + 8 paws 2017 DRV Memphis BART- 1998 Volvo 610 Lil'ole 6cyl Cummins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noteven Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 It's an........ "only in CA thing", LOL! Guy (disgruntled employee?) stole an HDT (looks like a Volvo 780) with an - ACT - "Advanced Chemical Transport" trailer. May be placarded for Haz-Mat - manifest unkn. Has been running on local TV thru most of So. CA from Apple Valley area to I-10 Eastbound - near Palm Springs. So CA news channel gave up on live coverage after 2 hours. CHP in "follow mode" - sure can't "pit" a tractor-trailer. Depending on fuel - may end up in AZ. Maybe an exciting? conclusion on your news channel. Edit -happened to turn on TV again - diff channel - now approx 3 hours. Driver took Hwy 62 (divided two lanes each direction) toward Twentynine Palms. Driver pulled a commendable (for ability) U trun at an intersection - heading back towards I-10 (again) No mas - - (1:30 PM) better things to do, LOL. . Driver took Hwy 62 (divided two lanes each direction) toward Twentynine Palms. Driver pulled a commendable (for ability) U trun at an intersection - heading back towards I-10 (again)... Hi intensity sensitivity microphones picked up the driver appealing for negotiations... no ... wait... we have reports what he said was, " &%^%$( GPS! " "Are we there yet?" asked no motorcycle rider, ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmer_md Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 http://abc7.com/news/stolen-semi-truck-leads-chp-on-chase-across-inland-empire/1509915/ Probably not the way they ended on Adam12...cell phones being so rare in those days. "Through talking with him on the phone, he decided he wanted to turn himself in, and they worked out a deal for him to pull in here and to stop," Costelow explained. "That's when he got out of the vehicle, really without incident, and was taken into custody." Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Yokum Posted September 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 The guy got back on I-10 Westbound. Immediately pulled into a rest stop and surrendered without incident. Good outcome for all - *EXCEPT* a disappointed Land Shark (only got to chew on his play-toy). Guess the driver just needed room and board -3 Hots and a Cot- for 30 days (CA early release program).. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIBERNUT Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 Would traveling with full waste tanks be considered criteria for a HazMat placard? Only if you've been eating Thai or Mexican 2000 Volvo 635 A/S, N-14 Cummins"The Phoenix"'03 KA 38KSWB http://s918.photobucket.com/user/sibernut/library/?sort=6&page=1Furkids- Sibe's CH. Sedona & Tseika Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dollytrolley Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 Ok, obviously the poor guys I-S H I F T was stuck in.....C R E E E P -M O D E..... So maybe he was Just getting the starting driver pay of $0.23 / mile until.......he hooked the nice U-turn without hopping over the divider in hopes of getting the Pro-driver rate of $0.26 / mile....... The good thing is that he did not bust the 11.5 hr limit and so the cops could have just waited at the rest stop and drank Dr Pepper and tossed the cans in the ditch......is a empty Dr P can considered ...Hazmat? ? Must have been a slow-news day....... Drive on.......(who hijacked my.....Hazmat) 97 Freightshaker Century Cummins M11-370 / 1350 /10 spd / 3:08 /tandem/ 20ft Garage/ 30 ft Curtis Dune toybox with a removable horse-haul-module to transport Dolly-The-Painthorse to horse camps and trail heads all over the Western U S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve from SoCal Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 Come on Dolly, The guy was sooo enamored with that I-shift Volvo he just didn't want to stop driving. Steve 2005 Peterbilt 387-112 Baby Cat 9 speed U-shift 1996/2016 remod Teton Royal Atlanta 1996 Kentucky 48 single drop stacker garage project Pulls like a train, sounds like a plane....faster than a Cheetah sniffin cocaine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasFlyer Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 Come on Dolly,The guy was sooo enamored with that I-shift Volvo he just didn't want to stop driving.Steve I-Shift you not....... John Southern Nevada 2008 Volvo 780, D13, I-Shift 2017 Keystone Fuzion 420 Toyhauler 2017 Can-Am Maverick X3-RS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buscrusher Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 I-Shift you not....... Coffee snort...LOL DougFrequent "lurker"Occasional posterFirst step towards the RV setup complete: 1 smart car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dollytrolley Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 Come on Dolly, The guy was sooo enamored with that I-shift Volvo he just didn't want to stop driving. Steve I-Shift you not....... Excuses you might try on ....LEO What-da-heck........da-tranny-made-me-do-it..... Officer.......my I- tranny froze in 7th gear My I-shift blue screened... Scrap programed my I-tranny in "alternate mode" and hid neutral. Shucks....I thought all them pretty blue and red lights was my Hazmat escorts And if pulled over by big5er try......I was in Dr. Pepper withdraaaawl.. Drive on...........(Whats your excuse .....today?) 97 Freightshaker Century Cummins M11-370 / 1350 /10 spd / 3:08 /tandem/ 20ft Garage/ 30 ft Curtis Dune toybox with a removable horse-haul-module to transport Dolly-The-Painthorse to horse camps and trail heads all over the Western U S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exile Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 My excuse in Texas will be "thank god you pulled me over, i couldn't drive fast enough to keep up with traffic" 98 379 with 12.7 DD LG Dodge w/5.9 CTD Chrome habit I’m trying to kick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou Schneider Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 I was wondering what all the excitement was about, I passed the surrender scene on my way back from Palm Springs the other day. Three CHP vehicles and a half dozen or so news trucks all jockeying for position in the rest area. Did a pretty good job backing up westbound traffic for a half mile or so. Guess it was a slow news day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix2013 Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 Do they have "re-education camps" in California. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HERO Maker Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 Do they have "re-education camps" in California. Well, he did drive by, within several miles, of 3 different prisoner of war camps as he was out cruising the byways of CA! Rocky & Sheri Rhoades '01 Volvo 770 2016 DRV Mobile Suites, HoustonHERO Makers Ministry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jemstone Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 I'm guessing he stole an automatic transmission truck. An automatic is much easier to handle during a hot pursuit. John McLaughlin 2010 Volvo 730, D13, I-shift, singled and decked 2014 Lifestyle 38' Fifth Wheel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappy Yokum Posted September 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 I'm guessing he stole an automatic transmission truck. An automatic is much easier to handle during a hot pursuit. Naw - it's wasn't a "hot" pursuit. He mostly maintained the speed limit/s. Just a loooong pursuit. Apparently the truck was stolen in or near Bakersfield about 6:30 AM. Somehow he disabled the transponder, but there was a second one - which located him in Apple Valley about 10:30 AM - and the actual "pursuit" began. It ended about 2:45 PM. On Hwy 62 - which would eventually (also) get him to AZ - he would slow and almost stop at intersections. He was doing better on flat or gradual downhills of I-10 - then 62 is kind of gradual uphill towards 29 Palms - which may be why he reversed direction. One news channel later showed the interior of the trailer - almost empty, so - IMO - he had a row your own - and wasn't up to that, between the intersections and the uphill. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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