falling hay bales from passing truck kill driver!

24 bales?? I would have to disagree on that amount as that would be over half of the load. With 2 trailers depending on how big the actual size of the bales were you can only get 36 bales on the smaller 1000 pound bales and 26 of the bigger ones, i know cause i have had both on 2 trailers, so 24 would be over half the load and you would definatley know they were gone and falling off. When i did the hay hauling there were straps over ever set of hay bales on the trailer , nothing went unsecured. I dont agree with the rope from front to back with nothing on the side either thats just asking for trouble. Sorry for the family of the deceased driver.

 

True, but still 24 bales ####, you would have to notice the weight difference when those bales fell off, you have to look in the mirror to see whats going on behind you and if you dont your not very safety cautious, didnt this driver ever look in the mirrors and see those bales were missing?

 

I run that route enough to know that A: they most likely spoke English and B: that could have been me.

I'm not f'in amused the guy is walking around, or still hauling freight.

 

Even if you didn't notice the weight difference, 24 bales? Even if you weren't looking directly in the mirror, it seems that much would be enough to catch out of the corner of your eye through the mirror.

My guess is that he saw the wreck and decided to keep going and play dumb. I hope the police consult some truck drivers on how crazy this all sounds. But it's a sad case for all involved, even if the said driver made a mistake in securing his load. But we've got to have consequences or else these things continue to happen.

 

I haul hay out of southern Oregon and this is carelessness on the drivers part. When I haul big bales they are stacked in blocks of 6 bales. 2 side by side one way, then the next 2 the other way, then finally the top 2 going the same way as the bottom 2. You can't go fast enough around a corner to slide these off the trailer without dumping the whole thing, they are hard to move. One time I loaded big bales where the guy used a tractor and loaded them all the same way, just like units of lumber, 3 high. I strapped every one and used my front to back long straps. I'll bet this is how this truck was loaded and he failed to strap it properly. When he took a turn too fast one whole side of his load prolly tipped off into the Sherwin Williams truck. Then the remaining side prolly went over at almost the same time once it was left standing all alone.

This driver knew the moment this happenned, maybe not about killing another driver, but he knew he lost the load and made a huge traffic hazzard at least. Even that should have been enough reason to call 911, instead it sounds like he just hightailed it out of there.

I hope this guy is done driving for good.

 

I read in the local paper just the other day where they are looking for someone who lost small square bales for 2 miles on a 4 lane. Cars was getting them caught underneath and was catching on fire.

 

that makes me just sick to my stomach...how tragic....i am sooo sorry for the driver that died and his family....to the driver that DIDNT secure his load properly..HANG EM.... there IS NO EXCUSE for that...and no taking back what his laziness caused....how very sad...