I Flopped my truck over with a load of rocks.

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by D.Tibbitt, Aug 27, 2021.

  1. JolliRoger

    JolliRoger Road Train Member

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    Won't work, Tibbets was on the other side.
     
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  3. okiedokie

    okiedokie Road Train Member

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    Trailers flop from either side.
     
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  4. JolliRoger

    JolliRoger Road Train Member

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    Probably a plus, now that it has turned out OK. If no report of condition, might have problems with insurance settlement.
    Rumors, leaked opinions, can cause problems. Good clean accident report on file, refer them to it.
     
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  5. Cat sdp

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    Nice to see a company stand behind a driver…….

    I’ll keep that in mind , if I end up out there.
     
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  6. bryan21384

    bryan21384 Road Train Member

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    Bro, im just now seeing this.....that sucks man. I'm glad you're ok though. How big were the rocks? Or was it one of those quarries where its just loaded up in those wire baskets about the height of shingles?
     
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  7. InTooDeep

    InTooDeep Donner party survivor

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    Tibbs it seems no matter what you do, your going to get inspected shesh
     
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  8. Mototom

    Mototom Road Train Member

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    Glad you’re ok buddy.
    The way it looks the edge crumbled and tugged on the trailer which tugged you off the road
     
  9. Mototom

    Mototom Road Train Member

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    County roads aren’t stabilized earth (not really) it’s graded rolled and compacted
    Once a bank breaks looks it doesn’t look like it but a ton of dirt moves.
    (They warn you about moving water but never about moving dirt even though they behave similar)

    You’d have to see it to know 100% but it either started with the steers or with the trailer.
    Either the steer sucked it off (imo less likely)
    Or your trailer tire caused the-edge to crumble and it took the rest of it with it
     
  10. D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

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    The rocks were bigger then i usually get . 8 pallets. 50k pounds
     
  11. bentstrider83

    bentstrider83 Road Train Member

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    Ugh. What a mess. Glad you got out of it relatively unscathed. Had one rollover myself, but that was due to being a moron.

    These narrow farmroads that lead out to the dairies are just as bad with the loaded tankers. Barely enough room for two trucks trying to pass each other and a 3-4' drop for water run-off. Try driving down the middle during a rain storm and then come across another truck going the other way. Rock-Paper-Scissors to see who gets to go and slide first.
     
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