Driver killed in NH

May he RIP. Man I hope he didn't die because straps were used instead of chains. Wish I knew how to enlarge that photo.

 

Thanks for the compliment. All i did was state a true fact and it may have been in poor taste but when and if i do something stupid and it kills me oh well aint no do overs in this game we call life. have a nice day driver.

 

Yes it is true, the last accident was a head on accident with a six wheeler, killed the driver of the six wheeler, the truck driver was in bad shape but i think he made it. That wreck was caused by the six wheeler crossing over the center line on a 2-lane road about 15 mile from their office.

 

I enlarged the picture he used belly straps.

 

chains vs straps. I wonder how the outcome might have changed?

 

Good question. Seems like either way the load was coming forward all the straps look broke. Not sure weather the chains would have done a better job of holding the load back. Never really done much with those kinds loads before. I would think that the chains would have held better though.

 

Yeah.. from the pictures, the load didn't break sideways, but forward.

Chains may have slowed it down, maybe enough to not crush it that bad.

 

No class...no class to that comment at all.

 

May he rest in peace.

There does not need to be any comments about this driver, or the mistakes he did, or did not make. This man is dead, he will never see his family again, nor will they see him. Take a step back and for just 5 seconds, think of your wife or husband dying, you would be devastated instantly. Not only did this man die, he died alone in a truck, a few days before Christmas....that is one miserable way to go.

All my thoughts and prayers to the family and I wish them all the best in getting through something like this.




On a side note, I over secure loads even in the summer time, but in the winter I am extremely cautious. On a load like that, I would have 100,000 pounds of tie down strength, even if the load was only 40,000 pounds. Would that have stopped this?? Not likely. That was an extremely steep embankment, and he likely went over it at a good speed, nothing short of a 2 foot thick solid concrete barrier would have stopped steel that big and that heavy, traveling that fast.