Truck Driver Dodges ‘Cartwheeling’ Backhoe in Idaho

A truck driver avoided colliding with a backhoe loader knocked off a trailer, and her dashcam captured the entire incident.

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According to a report on EastIdahoNews.com, Tabitha La Fountaine Farley was transporting portable onsite bathrooms for MVP Rentals, when the truck ahead of her struck a bridge. According to police, the truck was hauling two backhoe loaders and one of the machines struck the bridge and came loose from the trailer.

Farley said the backhoe loader did a cartwheel over her truck, according to the news report.

In a Facebook post, MVP Rentals credited Farley’s “quick thinking, proper training, and focus” in safely navigating the situation.