Driver killed in NH

You said it, classless comment about not making the same mistake again!!!!

 

Obviously you lack the common courtesy to keep you #### mouth shut when you have nothing decent to say. A man Died at Christmas and that was what you had to say?
####, what a life you must live.

 

For what it's worth .

http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/truck/vehicle/cs-policy.htm

 

May be a stupid question but Why can't these flat-bed trailers have a steel wall in front of the trailer to protect the cab-driver?

 

They are mainly aluminum but are the front end structures required as described in my post above yours .

 

IIRC, a headache rack or bulk head isn't even required except for certain types of cargo.

 

I have seen flats loaded with overhang on the front of the trailer. Maybe that's why we see most headache racks attached to the tractor. However, I can kind of see the point of the question. If something is already loaded against a "wall" of some kind, it takes more force to push it through than if it is loaded say, three feet behind the same "wall." The one further back is able to develop momentum before coming in contact with the "wall."

But I'm not convinced it would have made much difference in the case we are discussing here. This one is a bit extreme.

 

Properly designed and installed aluminum headache racks can withstand/deflect a considerable amount of force. The manufacturer of the one I installed on my truck has them certified to resist anywhere from 25,000 lbs to 125,000 lbs of forward static load, depending on rack style and mounting.

 

What would forward static load mean in reality terms???

Besides, the mounting hardware is nothing more than a U-bolt smaller than the ones used on my tractor and not much bigger, if any, than what is used on a 3/4 ton pick-up truck.

Like I asked, what does 125,000 lbs of forward static load mean in reality, the equivalent to a 5,000 lb coil?

 

Some dash cam footage would've been wild.

Let the record show I see no evidence of strap usage in the photos. I only see a couple of chains.