Driving long haul vehicles is dangerous, so drivers can use runaway truck ramps in case of an emergency. Here's how they work and when they should be used.

Smaller pieces of the wreck were loaded into dumpsters. In total, the mission took 13 hours, including cleanup, Stubblefield said, noting that working on a runaway truck ramp can pose a safety risk.

Mountain Recovery is called to more than 30 incidents annually where trucks use runaway ramps between Vail and the Eisenhower Tunnel. “When their brakes go out, they can’t stop anymore, and ...

Most runaway truck ramps work using a combination of gravity and friction. Usually, that translates to a steep incline coupled with layers of heavy, thick material like sand or gravel.