Improper permits 2 days in a row….disaster!

Looks like the black truck left a lot to be desired in the load securement department as well.

 

All of that to save...what? $20 in permits!!!!

At least they had escorts........ LOL

 

I run a flat extendable. I've got the 'Road Scan' mirrors so I can turn them to see the end of the trailer in turns like these. I don't think his truck has the same - and by the time he got to that stage, he probably just panicked and 'SENT IT'.

Remember the problem was on his blindside too, so he'd have to 'GOAL' to see the issue.

In the news story, that @OLDSKOOLERnWV posted, there's a shot that shows at least one axle of the trailer wheels off the ground - and another where the (huge) overhang of the beam got stuck in the dirt. In the photo you can see where the beam was dragged on the pavement.

At that stage, the trailer is somewhat suspended by the beam - via the straps, which at that angle of twist from the tractor, - laid the beam flat. Chains directly to the beam would have kept it upright, but at that stage, nothing really mattered anymore.

 

This is also my competition. Probably bid cheap on the loads to get them, then MAY or MAY NOT have done the research on what was actually going to work. It used to be that brokers/agents would leave me with the details of a load, and I'd get back to them in an hour or two after some preliminary research - on what equipment was needed, costs, route - etc.

And sometimes - I'd point them in the right direction, like "You need a 3 axle extendable", or " You'll need a 53-90' trailer, not a 48-80' " .

I'm only as good as my last load. I won't sign up for something I can't 95% guarantee will be completed without incident.


Now - they want an answer on the spot, and their price expectation is cheap. As much as I dislike amusement at another drivers mistake - this is exactly what you get. It's going to cost them a lot of money - and whoever is responsible for going for cheap, instead of quality and safety, I hope they learn a lesson.

No permits/Incorrect measurements given/ no comms with pilot cars / no planning - for $2,000 less per load? Cool - have at it.

Now what is the cost?

At least it was just an inconvenience to locals, and a large wrecker bill. Not taking out a bridge.

 

Sounds to me the DOH is trying to cya. You know #### well they will give a screwed up routing in a skinny minute. Also if these beams are going to a bridge construction on route 10 it’s quite possible that this is the only way into the job.

But I don’t know… I do know that they should all have been on a steerable.

 

I'm sick of these people. They've ruined the industry.

 

right up until the customer gets the quote for a steerable….then they don’t want to pay and look the other way - ask me how I know this…..

 

Those were my other three ideas too.

 

Exactly