I Wouldn't Haul This....

Does it really matter if he is going 10 miles or 1,000 miles?? That load is unsafe no matter where he's going. All it takes is 1 car to not notice the truck slowing down and somebody gets decapitated. That load should have never even been put on the trailer, let alone that driver have moved it a single inch.

ignorance of rules and laws and safety is no excuse

 

allrighty, here goes. so you all can say i'm smoking crack again.

i used to haul rebar all the time. new mexico, nevada, arizona, idaho, and montana. FROM utah

this is how it worked with those states.

60 foot rebar on a 48 flat. hangs no different then that steel right there. 4 feet over front. 8 feet over rear. just like that steel. and can go longer. colorado allows 10 feet rear before permits are needed.

only need flags. during the day. at night you need a light bar. at the end of the load. you don't need oversized banners and all that jazz. unless your delivering to albuquerque. but no one does it.

so, other then that load of steel being wider then rebar. it's hanging just the same.

i'll agree with you all. that a long load and a rack on the trailer don't go together.

and does crst book htere own loads. or was he a company man dispatched for that load. to which the company knows he's got a rack on that trailer????

 

Ok, here is my point.

You point out that the above is legal, so calling the po po won't do no harm. If he's legal, then it's all good and safe.

I posted in another thread that what I love about this industry is other drivers helping out us noobs, but when you see someone driving down the road very unsafely, the best thing you could do for that uneducated driver is get him pulled over before an accident happens. A ticket is a much better learning lesson than a sorry conscience of somebody's death chasing you for the next 20+ years.

 

Just because it's legal doesn't mean it's safe.

 

agreed, which is why I say, reporting it won't do no harm.

 

You boys have obviously never pulled oversize or over length loads. Loads like this move up and down the highway all the time with no issues. See them every day, from steel plate to rebar to wood and concrete beams. Even see stretch trailers with a 4 to 6 ft overhang of the back. He has signs and flags so it can be seen so good to go. Reporting it will do harm. If you get a dot cop or a company man trying to make a name for himself you could cost this driver his job or a lot on money and time for something that is legal to do. Get the fact from the driver or know for sure something is wrong before you go rating him out.

 

I honestly have never hauled an oversize load like that. I don't understand how reporting it would cost a driver his job. Can you explain?

I live in Texas where there are DOT and cops everywhere and you expect to get pulled over. Why would that cost someone their job?

Why should I check with the driver, I'm not the police, its not my job. I say let the police / law do their job and I will do mine. I'm sorry but I respect people's lives and if something looks unsafe to me, why would I sit back and not say something? Those are other people's loved ones on the road.

 

How is it legal if you cant see the tail lights?

 

Did a 60' rebar load like that once, had a 53' trailer with a header board so all the excess was on the back end. Made a bulkhead on the rear so it lifted the tail somewhat up and the tail lights were visible. Made for a very rear heavy load, which wound up being 42K total, but with the lever action on the tail the spread was at the max. Was surprised that it didn't bounce much and rode nicely.

Now this load being plate steel does look to be more stressful, that's a lot of weight flexing. The shipper should have said something in the first place.

 

Now if we are at the shippers yard or in a truck stop and I see something that is unsafe, well I would definitely say something to the driver instead of the police. But when I'm driving down the road, I have my own load to worry about.