crawfish333

Today I picked up my new C7. We decide to eat out at Papadeaux's. So we are heading up 35W between 20 and 30, and I look up and there is a cement mixer bouncing down the road spraying rock chunks and cement all over 3 lanes of traffic. I immediately braked tried to get to the outside lane, but I could hear the stuff raining down on the front of my car and windshield. I don't think the goofball driving the truck sprayed down the rear of his truck after delivering his load. So far, I have not seen any cracks (holding breath) but this kind of stuff should be illegal. I wonder if our LEOs stop these clowns when this occurs. This one jerk could cause thousands of dollars in damages to windshields as well as countless paint chips. I can understand an occasional pebble blowing out, but it was raining rocks and concrete.

Is this an isolated incident in the DFW area, or is it commonplace? (recently moved here)

Floridasky

Sorry to hear of your experience. Having only been introduced for a little over two years I would say it is normal. Trucks never seemed to be covered with loads and you see concrete spills everywhere at stops.

TX Torch

With all the road construction and commercial and residential growth, expect this for years. You have to keep an eye out for them and trailers too. Some roads I totally avoid. You definitely cannot be distracted while driving D/FW.

larry00

I surely feel uneasy behind any cement truck . I slow down speed up go around whatever it takes . But my only encounter with trucks is rubber in nature , sometimes massive amounts of rubber . Summer is worse , retreads should be illegal .

SMT1004

15 years driving Texas roads, always an obstacle course when it comes to DFW roads.
Unbelievable the number of trucks on the toll ways, always seem to have a new paint chip somewhere every month or so. Windshields look sandblasted after a few years of highway use. But lots of open space in other area's and occasional thumbs up from some of the truck drivers, there all just trying to make a living. I do agree there should be better controls and tarps and covers for cement trucks and other load carrying trucks, and i do so once in a while a cover on.

Christee

I deal with this daily driving in DFW. The big trucks also kick up the sand and debris that is still on the roads. Although, I don't understand how sand is still an issue with all the rain we've had.

jrose7004

I think that no matter where you live you're always on an obstacle course no matter where you go.

TX Torch

Several people list tire and rim on I-35E. Said it was near GBT split

crawfish333

This was small rocks and chunks of concrete that were on the back bumper of the concrete mixing truck. Luckily, after a couple of weeks, it appears that I escaped damage. But I would be willing to bet this dipsh1t ruined a few windshield that day.