{"id":16604,"date":"2024-11-22T04:33:48","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T04:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pro-truckdrivers.com\/blog\/driver-braves-fails-tail-of-the-dragon-looking-for-a-way-back-onto-i-40\/"},"modified":"2024-11-22T04:33:48","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T04:33:48","slug":"driver-braves-fails-tail-of-the-dragon-looking-for-a-way-back-onto-i-40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pro-truckdrivers.com\/blog\/driver-braves-fails-tail-of-the-dragon-looking-for-a-way-back-onto-i-40\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver braves (&#038; fails) Tail of the Dragon looking for a way back onto I-40"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_84\">\n<style><![CDATA[.tdi_84{margin-top:30px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;padding-top:0px!important;padding-bottom:0px!important}@media (min-width:1019px) and (max-width:1140px){.tdi_84{margin-top:25px!important}}@media (min-width:768px) and 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The driver\u2019s load of possibly large rolls of paper appears to have broken through the balancing trailer and landed even farther down the steep ditch, but the driver is apparently okay.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@nathanhursey\/video\/7439545243634093354\" data-video-id=\"7439545243634093354\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@nathanhursey\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@nathanhursey?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">@nathanhursey<\/a> Still looking for I40<a title=\"i40westbound\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/i40westbound?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#i40westbound<\/a> <a title=\"gpsfail\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/gpsfail?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#gpsfail<\/a> <a title=\"overturnedtractortrailer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/overturnedtractortrailer?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#overturnedtractortrailer<\/a><a title=\"isurvivedthedragonstail\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/isurvivedthedragonstail?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#isurvivedthedragonstail<\/a> @Josiah Hursey <a title=\"wnc\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/wnc?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#wnc<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - Nathan Hursey\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7439545228157111086?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c original sound \u2013 Nathan Hursey<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cStill looking for I-40,\u201d wrote the video poster, who is also the heavy tow truck driver.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The next video is him completing the slow process of hoisting the truck back onto more level ground.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@nathanhursey\/video\/7439780178785553707\" data-video-id=\"7439780178785553707\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@nathanhursey\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@nathanhursey?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">@nathanhursey<\/a> <a title=\"i40shutdown\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/i40shutdown?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#i40shutdown<\/a> <a title=\"i40westbound\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/i40westbound?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#i40westbound<\/a> <a title=\"steeringwheelholder\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/steeringwheelholder?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#steeringwheelholder<\/a> @Josiah Hursey <a title=\"dragonstail\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/dragonstail?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#dragonstail<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - Nathan Hursey\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7439780161522060075?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c original sound \u2013 Nathan Hursey<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The same profile also features another two videos featuring another tractor trailer stuck in a less dramatic but similar situation on another backroad with the caption \u201cwhere\u2019s I-40?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@nathanhursey\/video\/7438782085256531243\" data-video-id=\"7438782085256531243\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@nathanhursey\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@nathanhursey?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">@nathanhursey<\/a> <a title=\"i40westbound\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/i40westbound?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#i40westbound<\/a> <a title=\"gpsfail\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/gpsfail?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#gpsfail<\/a> <a title=\"restricted\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/restricted?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#restricted<\/a> @Josiah Hursey <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - Nathan Hursey\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7438782070886877998?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c original sound \u2013 Nathan Hursey<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-8\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; 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