texascadillac42
Well-Known Member
This just happened today, in East Peoria IL, on I-74 right in front of the local Cat dealer. (My buddy who works there got the pictures for me...) Brand new (read, 0 hours) Cat D9 leaving the East Peoria, IL bulldozer factory was headed about 10 miles away to a shipping company who handles moving D9s across the country in various stages of assembly. (This is the story I was told...) The overpass he hit is clearly marked, but often times the trip permit instructs drivers to exit, and re enter I-74 to go around the overpass, instead of under it.... obviously this driver didn't read the permit, or measure his load...
The yardman at the Cat dealer said he has seen this exact scenario happen at least 3 times since he has been working for the dealer....
You can see it snapped a few chains and pulled the machine to the back of the trailer as it went under the overpass. Neither the overpass or the highway were shut down....
The yardman at the Cat dealer said he has seen this exact scenario happen at least 3 times since he has been working for the dealer....
You can see it snapped a few chains and pulled the machine to the back of the trailer as it went under the overpass. Neither the overpass or the highway were shut down....