Flatbed carrying steel had load come through his cabin and up to his engine.
Guy lucky to have legs after braking too hard
Lucky to have legs
Discussion in 'Trucking Accidents' started by Trucking in Tennessee, Oct 30, 2020.
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Regardless of the steel, there was a lot wrong there. He let his winch chew his tire, and the cab was a f'n disaster of trash. I'll bet he's "always been loading it like that".
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Too bad the driver only used straps. Might have been a different story if he had chains securing the load.
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seems to me he braked too hard, cuz he was going too fast, and rear ended whatever was in front of him.
the first comment in the comments sections.
"Guy says he rear-ended another semi, not that he braked too hard."
after reading that, i cannot honestly say i feel any pains for him.Sirscrapntruckalot, User666, Bud A. and 2 others Thank this. -
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My trailer has a bulkhead. It's not removable, but if it was, I don't know where I'd store it. You can also make a bulkhead out of dunnage and chains. But this guy didn't even bother belly wrapping his load. I doubt he's going to go through the trouble of making a bulkhead.
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Should buff right out !
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I do not consider myself an experienced flatbedder, although I have hauled hundreds of loaded flatbed trailers with all sorts of weird stuff, mostly portable stages, show related stuff, and tool trailers going to power plants and refineries.
I have a headache rack on my tractor just for that reason. If I understand correctly they are no longer required as long as you use the extra tie down methods to keep a load from shifting just like this.
I will let one of you educate me. This is about a common load as there is. What is the deal?buzzarddriver Thanks this. -
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