So many questions, is it even possible that after hooking up the trailer, the driver failed to retract the landing gear and then drive off without noticing that?
Is it possible that the internal mechanism on the landing gear failed and allowed the pads to drop and scrape on the road way?
Does the driver even have a CDL (valid, legal, etc…) and if not maybe the driver did not know that the landing gear had to be retracted and did not know how the vehicle is handles…
Inquiring Minds Want to Know…
Suspect that the landingear failed and dropped.
If left down, would it not grab bumps and pavement which would be noticed by the driver?
Many drivers are from south of the border, I am told.
“CDL? We don’ need no stinkin’ CDL.”
It could be someone distracted and making a simple mistake and forgeting.