A Herper's Nightmare

[bcr229]

http://fox13now.com/2017/01/24/caugh...o-fedex-truck/ - dash-cam footage at the link.

The train crossing barricade failed (investigation pending) and a FedEx truck ended up toast. Fortunately no one was hurt or killed.

[Ax01]

Oh my!

**runs to check my tracking numbers**

whew. my shipments from Brian, Dave, Garrick, Bob and Kevin are all fine and on track.

[tttaylorrr]

ahhh that's horrifying! so glad no one was hurt.

[cletus]

wow. I wonder what the front of the train looks like!

[Bassball Fever]

Oh my!

**runs to check my tracking numbers**

whew. my shipments from Brian, Dave, Garrick, Bob and Kevin are all fine and on track.

That got me wondering what they would put on the tracking info.

9:17 am In transit
10:16 am Hit by train

[tttaylorrr]

That got me wondering what they would put on the tracking info.

9:17 am In transit
10:16 am Hit by train

10:18 Side of the Road

[Ba11er]

Has anyone had something like this happen? what does the shipping company do/say ?

[zina10]

10:18 Side of the Road

10:25 picking up the pieces

[Robyn@SYR]

10:18 Side of the Road

You win the internet for today.

As for what tracking would say, I haven't seen a package that went through this kind of experience. "System Failure" is probably my best guess.

Keep in mind that for live shipments, FedEx waives ALL liability (it's in the contract for live animal shipping certification) which would include train smash, or attacked by space ship. So if your reptile package got smashed by a train, or left in a snowbank, FedEx has no liability for it.

You can insure your shipments with ShipYourReptiles, but that is a self-funded program, FedEx still doesn't cover the losses or any DOAs back to us. We paid out over $50,000 in claims for 2016 (most of that is for late arrival), the program works, and pays.