Code 3 Semi Crash!!! Semi Loaded with Sand Takes the Ditch!!! 

As a Deputy Sheriff in Missouri, and having watched dozens of your runs, I have a couple suggestions on your code run. First stay in the farthest left lane until you need to be elsewhere. People are taught to move to the right for emergency vehicles. They are not looking for you in the left lane. You are running code. You own the road, be cognizant of those who are not paying attention, but use the space you need to, you're being too nice. Also your siren is not audible from the rear. Those passing you on the left hear a siren as soon as they pass you and then have to attempt to figure out what to do. This slows traffic, which slows your response. Secondly, if you are running code, have ONLY emergency lights running, the amber lights are confusing people. Amber lights will always overpower red/blue in brightness, and nobody cares about them anymore sadly. This is why Missouri made you an emergency vehicle. In my county any tow driver who we allow on a scene MUST be equipped with red and blue lights. We prefer they have no amber lights at all. Third, change your siren tones when you get behind someone, or go through intersections, the human mind ignores what slowly gets louder as you approach as road noise. The rapid change of tones gets attention. The Q siren idea is good, but use what you have effectively as well. I'm not trying to sound like an ass, just giving suggestions which will help you get to where you need to go faster, and more importantly safer. Additionally those with questions on his ability to run code should refer to Missouri revised statute 304.022.

Raymond is a real asset to the team, he thinks ahead and helps you, Ron, enormously.

Raymond looks like a good hand. Always jumping in to help. We have a guy like him, always dirty but will do whatever needs to be done.

Ron, if you add a “Q” you WILL be heard. Been driving fire trucks for 30 + years. The “Q” is my friend. Also, you need to take Raymond on more runs. That man does not stand around.

He's came close to rolling it into that drain. He was a good driver keeping it upright on that slope.

Raymond looks like a sturdy fella wouldn't want to get on his bad side.

Another great job done.i was married to a trucker who was driving for 30 years but he passed away in 2020. I enjoy watching your shows.

That Raymon is a heck of a guy. With and the other Mike you have an exceptional crew. Love to see a good team working together.

Prayers for Mike's dad. Raymond is another go getter.

I just love watching you and TATOR work--- you have such a GOOD CREW-- not out trying to play hotshot and know it all-- very respectiful, CAREFUL to do things properly as you've shown them-- just a wonderful crew.

That Raymond guy seems always to be Johnny on the spot, go to been there, done that guy. He ain't afraid to get dirty. Love your videos.

You certainly have a good crew helping you , Raymond in particular seems very experienced and very keen to get involved and get the job done , his workload impresses me greatly .

Ron stay's consistent with every recovery, professional courteous and generally a nice fellow. Always enjoy watching these recoveries God Speed My Friend

Good Morning Ron and Family....I have a weird request .... since u internet Famous now could u do a video with all the guys on the crew with how long they have been there and what there main job is ie. Heavy operator medium and light duty wrecker and the mechanics. Something like an employee introduction video I have been watching for a few years now and I feel like were all friends even tho I havent stopped by to say hi yet. 30 years OTR and 10 years light medium heavy wrecker experience. God Bless you and ur entire family. Keep up the great work u do.

Ron, you have a top notch crew. I always love the videos where you are working with your guys. They all appear well trained, and genuinely concerned about what is going on. Even the new guy who was nervous at the beginning, Raymond and the other gentlemen seemed to welcome him in. The sense of family is present in your videos with your team, it's a nice thing to see anymore.

I have said it once... and I will say it AGAIN... The Rotator is one mighty impressive bit of gear.. Wishing Mike and Mikes Dad all the best.. Also Wish Talon all the best too ! and as Always Ron, Thanks for sharing and stay safe !

Raymond is a great helper when it comes to this type of work. Great job all the way around and have a safe day. Thanks Ron

Your 'team' of assistants do a fantastic job together. With a team like this you have to worry less about their actions, and can stay focused on the situation that you are dealing with. Enjoy each of your videos. God bless you and protect you.

That gentleman riding that truck driver side has a lot of trust in you. I’ve been that guy and I don’t and won’t do something that crazy too often

Sending Mike's Dad well wishes and prayers for a quick recovery. Always a good recovery when the vehicle can drive away under its own power.

Mark: “ I’d like to get the load delivered.” 😂 Customer service 👌🏻

That was just plain fun! Your crew was proactive and worked hand-in-glove beautifully. Kudos to all!

I know you have a lot of good employees, but Raymond always sees to anticipate what you need before you tell him

This channel is addictive... You do such a good job and it's so enjoyable to watch you work, and give orders, that it's difficult to stop watching you work... :)

And another job done professionally and safely and glad to see no one was hurt well done Ron

I’d like to say Thank you to all the emergency services around the world for keeping everyone and the Road safe. God bless them all.

Raymond's a Beast! I like his working style because that's my way of working as well. as much as I can do so that my boss doesn't have to do as much, and also the quicker he moves the quicker things get done the better the company looks. I know he feels the appreciation from you because he wouldn't be doing it if he wasn't. Ron that speaks loads about you as well! Your a great Boss to work for!

I agree with you on two counts: You need the Q-siren, and props to that driver for choosing to put the truck in the ditch.

That one ol boy that’s working with no gloves... WOW!! He’s tougher than I am. I sure never thought that frameless trailer would have held together thru all that. You’re asking it to do something it was never designed to do. Nice job!!

Ron agree you need the Q siren. It will sound cooler with the rotor and people will hear it better as well

Raymond is a machine! Every time I see him in one of the videos, he's working his tail off.

I'd like to see a group picture of your crew and staff.

Ron, your excitement is contagious. I was cheering at my TV .

Raymond’s a hell of a worker and hope mikes dad is doing good

I was gonna ask about talon but I figured I'd wait till the video was over glad to hear he's still around and hope mikes dad gets better

Ron It is always a joy to watch your program I've been heavy recovery operator for many years and it's a blessing to see someone as confident and careful as you are. Thank you for your program. As always God bless and be careful out there.

I like how you work with your people and the Law. Your respect for everyone involved.

Mikes dad is in my prayers for a swift recovery.

Raymond is a good guy to have on a job.

Anouther quick and professional recovery from Ron and the team. My prayers are with Mike and is Father from the UK. God Bless.

The 210 dislikes are operators for ASAP and Carnell's towing. (Midwest Truck's competitors)

Another job handled safely and professionally. Your whole team are heroes in my book. My hat is off to you guys!

First off glad to hear that the driver was not injured seriously. Second my prayers for mikes dad and family. Last, I heard you ask if it was frac sand and that impressed me. Most people don't realize the difference in material, standard construction/concrete sand locks together and is fairly stable. Frac sand is extremely dry and round in structure, that stuff almost flows like a liquid. Here where I live the oilfield is the main source of income, hence we see a lot of frac sand. That being said I have seen bulk pneumatic trailers roll on less of a slope due to the load shifting. As always you and your crew did an amazing job, stay safe and take care.

A another good job Ron and have the truck being able to drive away after being pulled out that’s worth cheering about you have a good crew that was working with you and looks like Raymond is a go getter you told him what chains to use he grabbed them and went got them ready on the back of the trailer so get them hooked to the winch to be pulled out Ron hope you and your Midwest crew have a good safe weekend

The fact the ground was dry made this into what looked like a fairly easy job. Also - no Arc Nemesis :)

Great job as always Ron, it’s a pleasure watching you work! Prayers for Mikes Dad🙏

Mr Pratt, I subscribed to your channel about 2 weeks ago and have since watched many of your recoveries and with that being said, I have never seen someone so respectful to his employees and emergency personnel on the scenes not to mention your overall demeanor. It is without a doubt something that every person should strive to be like. I would also like to say that your knowledge is absolutely second too none sir. God bless and be well.

Ron Pratt, the ultimate professional. Knows his business, polite, easy going and always concerned for those involved. We need more guys like him, regardless of trade and skill. It's always a pleasure and fun to watch his videos, also learn from them. Keep up the great work !

Looks like Raymond has done this a time or two before.

Great work by Raymond. Train him upwards. Initiative is great, especially if it is productively applied.

Its always nice to hear the boss tell the team they are doing a good job and they are good workers. Keep up the Hard work and God Bless you guys!

My Kenny drove a Peterbuilt, riding with you kinda takes me back to when I got to ride with him. Sadly I lost him to cancer in May of 2015, sure miss him and going for ride-a-longs. Thank you ❤

I remember when the law came out that drivers reduce speed by 20 mph and stay out of the lane where the emergency vehicles are. I didn't understand why until I started watching your videos. Now I have a far better respect for the emergency crews.

Probably one of the rare lucky ones with how easy it was to drag out

That was awesome to see one blessed Driver to not have been injured and the Tractor Trailer was drivable. Not many of them have this outcome.

What a good worker Raymond is! Cheers!

Yay. I love watching other channels and we are talking bout you and how you could get it done

Ron prayers for flatbed wrecker driver Mike's Dad and there family

I second the kudos for Raymond's hustle. He would be welcome on any crew that i ever ran as long as he brought that hustle..

That's a beautiful Pete. Love the sound of those air horns.

Appears it's time for a safety refresher, hard hats are part of the uniform when in the field. Great save ... with that kind of weight in the dump bed and being a long one..the tip point was right there .

Good Day Ron . Its all ways great when the truck or car can drive away on its own . Take Care be safe

A tow truck with emergency warnings and stuff. This is so cool. I wish they would do this in our country, frees up the 2 police cars escorting through traffic on the motorways to get to the crash or broken down vehicles that are blocking the motorways. Got to be the coolest Town Truck Crew ever. So professional and everyone is on their game.

An uphill side pull of a loaded sand truck. Once again, the power and versatility of that rotator come through. A job well done, Ron.

Definitely read my mind I no sooner thought I wonder where Talon is and you said it... LOL👍

New Miller announcement 100 ton rotator it showed up in my feed this morning it's way cool

So precious to watch your excellent rescues! God bless 🙏 ya'all greatly! You've got many people praying for you and your team!

You and your employees did a Great 👍 Job. A Flawless Recovery and that Truck and Trailer were Rolling back down the Road. Awesome!

Hope Mike’s dad is ok and glad to know Talon is good

At least he kept it upright

excellent job, Ron! Man, I love watching your vids. Sometimes I sit here and scratch my head, wondering how you're going to figure these out and you always come up with a great solution. Keep on truckin'!

Raymond is a hard worker. He doesn't stand around waiting to be told what to do. He jumps in and helps where needed.

You should install a Rumbler siren. The low frequency makes it much more distinct and helps to differentiate from other sounds.

Now this is gonna be awesome, plus a real challenge for the RoTator

You are so professional in doing your job Ron. Your videos are always very informative and educational. My salute to you from Canada 🇨🇦

Prayers for Mike's dad and Mike and your crew that worked this clean up

Prayers for Mike And his Dad hope he gets better soon

Great Video Ron nice to see an easy one :) Best wishes to Mike and his Father hope he gets well soon

Wow I'm always impressed when I watch your videos. It's a great thing to see talented gentlemen at work. Long May you reign, Ron Pratt!

You know that man was right Raymond is always moving with a purpose and knows where material goes in truck..... Blessings for you all. 🙏👠👠 from Fla. 🙏👠👠

Another great video, keep up the good work, stay safe Ron!

Constantly gathering and analyzing is the sign of an intelligent mind.

Raymond is on the ball. He is your man for the tough jobs.

You have a great team that all works so well together Then you have Raymond who all employees should look to for an example of how to hustle and just work before even being asked most of the time, he just doesn’t slow down till the job is done.

you know Ron I have been watching your videos for a very long time and I've seen other videos similar to yours however by far your videos I like the most mainly due to the fact in every situation you never go into it being a know-it-all you're always willing to accept ideas from others and try them cuz every situation I have learned is a learning situation I really like this about your videos they also should make great training videos four others with not that much experience God bless and I wish you and your family the best

I smiled at your enthusiasm when he drove it away. That's definitely a rarity in our field! Love the content! Be safe and watch your 6

Ron great vids from up in Canada you'd be a awesome boss and Raymond is a tank and a awesome.worker

Great job Ron. I applaud the excellent towing work you all do. Prayers to you and your driver's to be safe out on these crazy roads

Thank you for answering. I was going to ask where Talon had been. You have a good bunch of guys who can help you out.

As a retired police officer, I would like to Echo some of the comments made by my learned to colleagues and Missouri. When running code, always rotate through your siren box. When you come to an intersection, even and sometimes especially if you have the right-of-way, green light, you still want to rotate through the siren box and or use your air horn. Additionally, do not have Amber lights going when you have Reds, or red and Blues. It confuses people. Having said that, it is not strange to see a wrecker running code 3. In fact, in a lot of jurisdictions, it should happen more often. It is very frustrating as a police officer, to want to reopen a road, but to be unable to because your wrecker is stuck in traffic and it takes a long time to get it there. More States should understand that this is necessary and proper. Awesome video.

Besides the siren one major thing of getting people to move is lights. The best pattern for any lighthead like on the hood is a solid flash pattern that isn't split. You want as much of the light to flash at once as possible. When the lights are set to what we can "Split fail" half or more of the light is off at any given time. Another major thing is sync. The best thing is a left right alternating pattern. It will greatly improved visibility and safety. Can't wait to hear the Q running!

Ron, that must be one of the best kitted up heavy salvage trucks in the world. Love your work

Ray is a hard man to find these days.

Is the other gentlemen a new guy? Keep up the good uploads Ron!

As always, you and your guys make a great team, and you make it look easy.

That rotator is truly a thing of beauty. As was the act of the driver of the crashed truck - he kept his head during a dicey situation. Well done, everyone.

I have found out that when running code 3, the air horn and the “Q” moves a lot of traffic versus an electric siren.

Watching this in Australia. The stuff you come across here on YooToob. Great stuff, love the wrecker.

Found your channel last night. I live in Cape, recognized your entire route to the accident, and have even done work for Capital Sand. Kinda surreal to see it all on a youtube video with 200k+ views.

Right I’ve been watching a couple of your videos and I’m very impressed. I’ve always given a lot of respect for our first responders are wrecker driver our state workers on the road because you guys have a dangerous job people don’t pay attention. My dad was a flagman on the Kansas roads and many of times he threw that paddle. In watching your videos you are courteous you’re kind and you’re very safe driver I now live in Texas and the wrecker drivers in my area are more dangerous than the other drivers trying to get to the job. Thanks for reminding me of home because all of the directors drivers back there were courteous kind and out to help people.