Deadly danger of flying ice

They'll require some to get covered parking for a reduced rate....mark my word.

 

Getting snow off would be a chore in itself. How about a layer of ice that is frozen/stuck to the roof? Insurance companies will probably collectively get this ruling overturned somehow.. at least the part about drivers being up there doing it without proper equipment and all. The comp claims and medical costs associated with the slip and falls will be huge. How about (god forbid) any fatalities that may happen to occur while doing this. A LOT of lawyers are going to be VERY happy in the near future, guaranteed.

 

I can just see it know...lmfao.400 lb trucker climbing up a ladder armed with his snow shovel,cut off military shorts,flip flops and his hawaiian short sleved shirt..with his john deere hat on backwards.Holding on to his 1 ton T.A. coffee cup.in the middle of a blizzard.

 

I used to hate it when the ice would fly out of my glass when i was done with my drink....oh wrong thread sorry

 

This happened to me last Februrary.

I was traveling on I-40 on my way to work and an 18 wheeler was ahead of me. I drove an SUV at that time. With no warning aHUGE sheet of ice came off the top of the truck ahead of me. When I saw it lift off the top of the trailer I had a split second to make a decison and I floored it managing to get far enough up under the ice so that it crashed into the top of my SUV but at least not through the wind shield. It broke the sun roof and sent glass flying all into the back seat. The dent in the top of my vehicle looked like a concrete blocked had slammed into it.

It shook me up so bad that I had to pull off the side of the interstate and collect myself before I could drive on to work. But I feel certain that if I had not sped up when I did it would have crashed straight through the front windshield and probably killed me.

I don't want my hubby up there removing that kind of ice off the top of his trailer. But by the same token I don't want anyone in my family to go through my experience either. Not sure there is a good answer to this problem.

 

A month ago i was roaring down 75 north in kentucky..Very unfortunite i blew a tire on the outside back axle of trailer.It was so bad it blew hanger off and flap.This caused a 3 car wreck behind me and alot of damage.

Who's fault.I will tell you what the verdict was here shortly

 

Too bad they haven't figured out how to heat the roofs of trailers like they can heat the mirrors. I'm sure it's coming soon enough!

 

That would definitely be sweet but then you would end up with icicles down the side and the whole thing would start up again. But I do like that idea

 

Future design for trailers. Give up cargo space for slightly curved roofs. Have vents here and there to let snow and water fall off. Can you imagine how much that would kill your fuel economy?

 

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It wouldn't have to kill the fuel economy much... just make it look a wee bit like a covered wagon (probably wouldn't need much of a pitch to the roof to make it work), and either have small drains for the water to flow into and down the trailer side (like a small insulated tube - maybe heated?) or just let it flow down the sides.

The biggest issue would be doing this and still maintaining the strength and stability of the trailer. Part of a van trailer's strength is it's ability to "move a little", while still being strong enough to hold it's form, which is in part due to it's general design and structure. The transluscent roofing material could probably be molded to work on the slightly sloped roofs without too much trouble.


The part that's irritating to me is there are limitless possibilities out there for things that could improve trailers and make them better for those who pull them around the country, but no one seems to want to innovate enough to get those things underway, unless someone is and just isn't discussing the technology.

I would think these changes could be done without it adding too significant of an amount to the individual trailer cost. It's the start up research, development and implementation that would be the tough part. However, if you're looking at the value of a life saved, it really doesn't seem like a hell of a lot.