Rollover

Dang. That's a hard lesson.

 

Here's a likely culprit in this incident, other than going too fast for the turn. I've hauled max heavy loads of crushed cars in a dry van, and it isn't a fun run. They slide. scrap metal would behave just the same. It's not like you've strapped it tight to the deck on a flatbed, anything that can slide in a dry van WILL slide.

Drive accordingly.

ALWAYS think about what's in your trailer if you are driving a dry van or reefer. Pallets can shift. If you have the dreaded 45K load of paper rolls in five rolls, those rolls are top heavy and securement is dicey to say the least. If you have a mixed load going to a major retail store like Walmart there's a good chance that some schlemiel in the distribution center stacked water pallets on top of corn flakes, making the load top heavy. Drive as if you know the load will shift and roll on you.

Enter turns slow and gentle. Be extra careful when the road starts tossing you side to side, especially in construction zones.

Scrap metal is notorious for sliding in a trailer.

 

Last year there's a thread on here about a HWH load that was within a few miles of making delivery in Oregon. His load was a large cylindrical generator IIRC, which was about 14-16' high and a very high COG. Getting off the interstate was a cloverleaf exit with a recommended speed of 25 mph.

He took it much slower than the recommended 25 mph speed. That was his mistake, because the 270º roundabout was banked sharply toward the center of the circle. He rolled over toward the INSIDE of the turn.