My daily commute on 440 provides many exciting adventures. Usually there is a 2-3 speeders which provide some 'i'd never try that' moments, a truck dropping materials on the highway, or a wreck that the non-affected traffic lane needs to come to a stop to stare at.Today was #2.. truck + not securing their load. It sounded like a baseball bat hit my glass ..i think i even ducked in my seat as i watched the projectile fly. After the initial shock...i knew i wasn't paying for yet another windshield (i replaced it once on my Altima and after the first 3 months I have already replaced the Honda windshield). I had to pick up the pace to catch up to the truck. His license plate covered with dirt, I couldn't read it. I found a 'hows my driving' sticker and called. After 5 min explaining the truck and other items..the operator says this company is no longer covered by service. I wrote down the company name, license plate on the front, and decided to tail the drive until he stopped. He stopped 5min later to gas up his rig.
I approached him cautiously as not to scare him but also inform him of what happend. He examined my windshield and said he was hauling steal for recycling. He was on his way to the site and I could follow him to get this taken care of. Once there the general manager came out, explained what happened and they inspected the truck . The back tire had blown....which became my projectile.They were very apologetic and said they would cover the repair, even setting up the service on the phone for me. I'll take it in on Tuesday.
