Drivers Like This Make Us All Look Bad.

50k pound unsecured load

People will see this or hear about it and think we are all this stuid.

50k pound unsecured load

People will see this or hear about it and think we are all this stuPId.

Yep, saw that also. What a disgrace, to say the least. SMDH isn't even enough.

Thanks for sharing, (The shaming is on them!)

~ Anne ~

ps: Might as well cage the brakes with a pitchfork, tuning fork, etc!!! ... oh my wow.

Hey, G ... WWYD? (Or . . . YOUR company, to a 'driver?')

I know I know much less than y'all actual drivers, but I've sure seen enough ^^^ to shake my head into the next timezone!

~ Anne ~

Anne inquired…

Hey, G ... WWYD? (Or . . . YOUR company, to a 'driver?')

WWID? I’d never trailer a piece of equipment more than 10’ without first securing it. It’s easy to lay the entire blame on the driver who failed to secure their equipment or check their equipment was secure before moving the truck.

My thought on this?

The driver is ultimately responsible. However… I also think the driver’s company should take some responsibility here. Was he trained properly? How was the driver evaluated throughout that process? A lot of things led up to this. Was the driver qualified for this. See what I’m getting at?

How could this happen? Easy… at least one person failed to perform their job. Possibly multiple layers of laziness, incompetence, or both.

Moving heavy equipment is a small subset of trucking. Not every driver is suited for performing this type of work. In fact I’d say many aren’t. Flatbedding on steroids. It’s both physically and mentally demanding, especially in the beginning. I thought I was a good driver… 57’, three or four axles and weight in excess of 100,000lbs GCWR , is an incredibly humbling and taxing experience… on and off road. Especially in the beginning. The devil is in getting all the details right and providing trained experienced oversight with any new driver entering into this and subsequently meeting the challenges of the learning curve. It’s serious business.

I consider myself a total neophyte at moving equipment. I’m still learning… and fortunately I have a really great teacher, a stickler for details. I can assure anyone reading my reply, moving a piece of equipment any size requires the utmost care in securement and operation. Check and recheck securement.

The example in the link was a colossal fail on many levels, in all likelihood the driver lacks experience and also training. Even if they were not charged with securing the excavator, they failed their pre-trip inspection. It’s fortunate the machine didn’t move causing a significant weight imbalance. Driver got lucky.

Anyway… my two cents.

Welp........ Glad I wasn't behind him

I hauled heavy equipment locally at one time, and a guy tried to get me to do that. He loaded his bulldozer on there and said, "Let's go!"

I said, "We'll chain it down first, and then we'll go."

He said we were only going like two miles.

I asked, "Ok, so if I get it there safely with no chains on it, what is my reward?"

There was no reward.

I said, "Well, that's not a worthwhile risk/reward ratio, so we'll chain it down this time. Next time, make it worth the risk, and I'll consider it!"

He just smiled.

People often have no concerns about talking you into doing something dangerous when they know they won't take the fall for it. Don't let anyone talk you into something when you already know better!

think we are all this stupid.

Just some of us.

I saw this. IDC if you're knew or experienced, this is a no go on so many levels. My guess is this was an experienced driver. I don't think a new driver would take this kind of a risk.

50k pound unsecured load

People will see this or hear about it and think we are all this stuid.

YIKES !! crazy stuff, and people. Long ago I heard a lot of people killed in auto wrecks, are usually, within a mile or 2 from home....So yeah, don't matter if your only going 1 or 2 blocks like that, someone could possibly be killed from lack of common sense/safety

On my behalf,

Thanks, y'all for replies.

One thing I'm NOT at all familiar with ... the big Tonka Toys.

Guess THAT guy wasn't, either.

~ Anne ~

Anne inquired…

Hey, G ... WWYD? (Or . . . YOUR company, to a 'driver?')

WWID? I’d never trailer a piece of equipment more than 10’ without first securing it. It’s easy to lay the entire blame on the driver who failed to secure their equipment or check their equipment was secure before moving the truck.

My thought on this?

The driver is ultimately responsible. However… I also think the driver’s company should take some responsibility here. Was he trained properly? How was the driver evaluated throughout that process? A lot of things led up to this. Was the driver qualified for this. See what I’m getting at?

How could this happen? Easy… at least one person failed to perform their job. Possibly multiple layers of laziness, incompetence, or both.

Moving heavy equipment is a small subset of trucking. Not every driver is suited for performing this type of work. In fact I’d say many aren’t. Flatbedding on steroids. It’s both physically and mentally demanding, especially in the beginning. I thought I was a good driver… 57’, three or four axles and weight in excess of 100,000lbs GCWR , is an incredibly humbling and taxing experience… on and off road. Especially in the beginning. The devil is in getting all the details right and providing trained experienced oversight with any new driver entering into this and subsequently meeting the challenges of the learning curve. It’s serious business.

I consider myself a total neophyte at moving equipment. I’m still learning… and fortunately I have a really great teacher, a stickler for details. I can assure anyone reading my reply, moving a piece of equipment any size requires the utmost care in securement and operation. Check and recheck securement.

The example in the link was a colossal fail on many levels, in all likelihood the driver lacks experience and also training. Even if they were not charged with securing the excavator, they failed their pre-trip inspection. It’s fortunate the machine didn’t move causing a significant weight imbalance. Driver got lucky.

Anyway… my two cents.