The Truckers’ Report flatbed Hall of Shame.

Pssshhhh!!! It's got them steel bands on there. Those will obviously hold that stuff together!


/s

 

Yes.

On IL 83 between St Charles Rd and Rt 38 used to get hit all the time back in the late 80s by intermodal containers. At the time it was a 13'6" clearance, and I'm guessing that some drivers weren't checking the height of the container (I was 8-10 at the time). It was bad enough that whatever rail line owned the bridge paid most of the cost of reconfiguring the rail line to eliminate the spur.

 

Yeah, it'll hold it together in groups alright, but them chains ain't touching nothin' so just free play on the flatbed.

 

The viaducts on 171st where it's parallel to the Tri-state... When they allowed longer trailers when I was kid, they were getting stuck everyday. The longer wheelbase was still on the approach and would wedge them nicely about halfway back on the trailer. They were right at 13'6" back then, they've dug them out so they're substantially taller nowadays.

 

Most of them were rocking and rolling every gear he grabbed

 

Behind him is probably not a good place to be

 

Good lord ! The MSHA guy that used to visit our quarry in Montana woulda had a heart attack looking at that

 

Just ask that driver, that's MSHA approved :

My Straps Hold Anything

 

I'm so using this next time I got MSHA crawling up my arse. Lol

 

Looks like some of the loads I've seen coming out of northern Alabama.