Flatbedders... Secure your Load

I am going to doubt that the piece weighed 80,000 pounds. To haul a piece that heavy they would have needed permits and they would not have been able to have the bobcat on the back. To get an overweight permit it must be a non divisable load, meaning one piece that cannot be broken down into smaller pieces.

 

Yeah, I caught that part. The part which has me scratching my head is this one:

On a five axle unit, which is only allowed to gross 80k? Even with a permit, the max gross they would've allowed is 92k, which NC isn't likely to grant. I remember that with a triaxle truck and triaxle trailer, I was allowed 90k single piece, but that was on an annual permit.. I could run heavier if I had individually purchased permits.

Yes, he failed to properly secure his load. Yes, it's a tragic thing to happen. I'm not disputing those parts.

 

Its funny how the states are different. In Pa I can do haul 82k(112 gross) on a 5 axle but in other places its "not safe". Must have better drivers in Pa.

 

No, it was a flatbed. It looked like a concrete slab, rather than a beam.

 

The only people who know what happened are the ones involved. All any one can do at this point is strictly speculation. Unfortunately, it seems the news media has to over sensationalize the story. It gets them ratings and stirs up the folks.


Here is a link to video of the scene
http://www.wsoctv.com/video/29650840/index.html

It runs about 10 minutes.

 

Oh let's clear some stuff up. First of all the bobcat was on the trailer pulled by the pickup not on the flat with the concrete slab. Second the slab came off AFTER two other trucks slammed into the back of it. #### guys read the story and look at the pics. Also NC allows 112k on 5 axles so while I don't believe that was a 80k slab they do allow that much on a truck like that.

No kidding Ohio allows 120k on 5 axles but 120k in Michigan requires 7 axles and 14" wide floats on the steering. It's not about safety, it's about money and I exploit it all I can!

 

Eactlty, and I'm thinking that he was grossing out at 80,000.