When you least expect it.

Some people learn the hard way!

Always keep your face out of door swing radius and be ready to jump if something starts falling out.

I don't fully blame the shipper in this case. I'd be pizzed if it was my trailer they treated like that though.

 

Yeah sometimes I get into the bad habit of pulling both doors at once instead of one at a time. I do expect the door to swing open fast even if it is just a strong wind. Thanks for posting this reminder.

 

That is a seriously good idea: a stamp honoring truck drivers.

 

My question would be...if that trailer was that overloaded...wouldn't the back doors be bulging out?

 

I would be looking at the damage on the doors. I can bet, they are bent from the bulge or don't seat properly now.


Glad to hear the driver is doing good.

 

Not necessarily. I am assuming it was plastic wrapped batts of fibreglass insulation. Using the forklift to close the door just put tension on the (53'?) fabric spring in the trailer. Given the area of the door, it doesn't take much pressure to create a very significant hazard.

OSHA needs to be informed and that shipper needs to ammend their loading practises immediately. They either need to load less product in the trailer so that the door can be closed by hand, or they need to have a primary restraint, such as logistic straps securing the load... ideally, both.

 

ok, what kind of a trailer was this loaded into? Reefer? 48'? 53'?


Just before christmas I loaded batting they use to make jewelry boxes. We packed my trailer floor to ceiling front to back. At the 48' line, it was about 3" over the line. It would have been a push to close doors on a 48' box. At 53', the load was AT the door. I had to work a bit to get them closed by hand, but it was doable.

I also wouldn't let anyone else open the door and kept a padlock on it just for that reason.


Loading insulation batting coming out of MI, had the same issue.

 

Indeed. In my opinion, it is long over due.

 

Here ya go...
http://about.usps.com/who-we-are/leadership/stamp-advisory-committee.htm

 

Now, that's just plain AWESOME!