CNN Article today on hazards of unsecured load

[amigauser]

Road debris: a deadly hazard - CNN.com

 

[two_bit_score]

That video of the mattress is almost exactly like what I saw on I-35 in Belton a few years ago. They are dangerous.


TBS

 

[Industrial Toys]

I like the furniture/appliance stores that offer free blue twine to help get your stuff home.

 

[RjCorazza]

I like the furniture/appliance stores that offer free blue twine to help get your stuff home.

Yea... My favorite sight is when they turn their hazard lights on going down the road. Removes all doubt that they KNOW what they're doing is a hazard to everyone out there!!!

The safer folks without trucks get a friend with a truck or trailer to help them out. I have an almost 20 year old spare truck I loan out to trustworthy people and have them fuel it up when done.

 

[jack707]

Yrs. Ago I was driving on I 40 in AZ when a semi look the retread right under my car blow out at 70mph! Not good.

 

[CADplans]

This load was secured,,, but,,,, the road was TOO HIGH!!

:laughing:

So,,, if I flip this 10 foot long trailer,,, am I better having the tractor fly free, or should I strap it down?

It would take a pretty bad accident to get that tractor out of the trailer!!

 

[Citydude]

As a person sharing the road, if you did flip the trailer, it would be easier dodging one large piece of iron rather than two.

 

[aczlan]

So,,, if I flip this 10 foot long trailer,,, am I better having the tractor fly free, or should I strap it down?

It would take a pretty bad accident to get that tractor out of the trailer!!

Unless it slid to the back and unloaded the front enough to start the tow vehicle fishtailing (yes, I know its probbaly not heavy enough that short of a trailer, but it could happen with a heavier tractor or longer trailer)...

Aaron Z