4 trucks roll from high wind - Video

Man thats terrible. Glad that gear jammer was ok after that.

 

Hmm I wonder if the company will put preventable or non preventable

 

That was definitely preventable, but I guess it depends on the mood of the company that day.

 

Yes sir, saw these videos yesterday on Facebook and many of the comments were from locals that recalled that incident. Defiantly not a good way to go out.

Here's one from a few years ago....

http://youtu.be/aQ4rbd0Zfwg

 

Generally wind-related roll-overs are preventable. Just keep an eye on your weather. Very rarely will a 'phantom gust' of wind ever hit you. It happened on I-80 in northern Nevada near Wells a few years ago (straightline 80mph winds out of the north laid over a lot of trucks all at once, loaded or empty). That would probably get a 'non-preventable', but if the NWS/NOAA/etc issue a high wind advisory for your area, and your weight isn't high enough to counter it, and you're not driving slow enough to accommodate it, then you will be hit with preventable.

Rule of thumb, up to 40mph gusts, you can go about 65mph loaded or empty (though it gets a little hairy empty). After 40mph if you're empty, you should park it. For loaded (WY recommends over 20k lb in the trailer for you not to be called a 'light trailer'), decrease about 10mph for every 5mph of wind speed over 40mph. I.e., 55mph in 45mph winds, 45mph in 50mph winds, 35mph in 55mph winds, and after that, loaded or empty, park it. And the last bit is 'just to get to a safe parking spot'. And FYI, those speeds were CR England's recommended windspeeds for their Cheyenne, WY Walmart account. Though I've heard in the years since, they might have changed them.

Gusting is worse than steady winds. If windspeeds are 35mph gusting to 40mph, it's not so bad. But if it's 10mph gusting to 40mph, those gusts may really throw you for a loop. Especially if they're broadside.

 

Not necessary

 

Anytime you have a preventable accident, it's going on your DAC.

 

Back in the last half of the 70's they had a wind storm across Tehachapi Pass. I was one of the 1st trucks to go though after they opened it back up. Wow what a sight to behold, wind can be bad for both cars & trucks.