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Overload of the Day
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kshansen
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And then I get a kick out of all the people walking around close to the tank later on while it's moving. I know they need spotters, but seems like some are not in the best positions if the tank was to fall again!
crane operator
Senior Member
Walmart has their new trailers out- 60' long- get ready truck shop!
https://www.walmartcanada.ca/newsro...iggest-multi-temperature-refrigerated-trailer
https://www.walmartcanada.ca/newsro...iggest-multi-temperature-refrigerated-trailer
Truck Shop
Senior Member
Not worried or care-each state has it's extended length and bridge laws. That set up has no real purpose
in most states because axle wise it can still only gross 88,000.
In Texas, I pulled a 57’ van trailer with a tandem, non sleeper Pete. That 57’ was a real pain to drive in town or on tight and crowded roads. I would not want to pull this long thing anywhere except on some interstates, and I said “some”.
crane operator
Senior Member
Walmart parking lot, news said it took 3 hours to put it out. 
Truck Shop
Senior Member
To go with C.O.'s photo above--1989 hay truck caught fire on I-90 MP 101.5, owned by Van Derveen
Hay Co. Road was shut down till fire crews thought it was under control so DOT opened the west bound
lanes. In the mix of backed up traffic was a truck with a load of cross ties owned by V. Van Dyke.
Truck with cross ties drives by and a spark got in the load of ties, it catches fire about three miles up
the road. Both trucks and loads a total loss, we had the fun of cleaning up and towing away.
The next day the owners showed up--That's where my {ever seen copper wire being made comes from}.
{Two Dutchman fighting over a penny}.
Hay Co. Road was shut down till fire crews thought it was under control so DOT opened the west bound
lanes. In the mix of backed up traffic was a truck with a load of cross ties owned by V. Van Dyke.
Truck with cross ties drives by and a spark got in the load of ties, it catches fire about three miles up
the road. Both trucks and loads a total loss, we had the fun of cleaning up and towing away.
The next day the owners showed up--That's where my {ever seen copper wire being made comes from}.
{Two Dutchman fighting over a penny}.
skyking1
Senior Member
that sounds like a mess.
hosspuller
Senior Member
To go with Crane op's pic... A story told to me. 35 years ago... Newly built Company facility donated two rolls of polystyrene foam to the Georgia fire school in Marietta GA. (close to Atlanta, GA) Co wanted the fire department to understand the unique fire properties of the stuff.
Fire school was to be relocated so the staff decides to burn the foam in situ instead of transporting to new location. The rolls were anywhere from 1000 to 2000 pounds. Depending on product. Big rolls about 6 foot tall 5 feet wide. It's an intermediate step for the production of foam tableware. (McDonald containers and such) Guess the staff thought ... We're the fire department, we have a pumper truck and charged lines... Let's burn both at the same time...What could go wrong?
So, they light the rolls. Easy to get started. Just a match will do. Okay... let it get fully involved. Uhh Ohh the smoke is getting dense, black, choking, sooty, and voluminous. Turn on the hose... Ahhh... the fire is out. But NO !!! Like a trick birthday candle, as soon as the hose is turned off, the rolls start to burn again. The plastic foam burns so hot, the plastic melts and flows down. What happens when cold water hits melting plastic ? The plastic immediately hardens. Forming an armored shield against any further water. Meanwhile, the built-up heat is held by the insulating value of the foam.
The smoke was so thick, nearby Dobbins Air Force base runway was closed for 20 minutes.
With planes diverted or circling
I can vouch for the fire & mechanical properties of the stuff from personal career experience.
Fire school was to be relocated so the staff decides to burn the foam in situ instead of transporting to new location. The rolls were anywhere from 1000 to 2000 pounds. Depending on product. Big rolls about 6 foot tall 5 feet wide. It's an intermediate step for the production of foam tableware. (McDonald containers and such) Guess the staff thought ... We're the fire department, we have a pumper truck and charged lines... Let's burn both at the same time...What could go wrong?
So, they light the rolls. Easy to get started. Just a match will do. Okay... let it get fully involved. Uhh Ohh the smoke is getting dense, black, choking, sooty, and voluminous. Turn on the hose... Ahhh... the fire is out. But NO !!! Like a trick birthday candle, as soon as the hose is turned off, the rolls start to burn again. The plastic foam burns so hot, the plastic melts and flows down. What happens when cold water hits melting plastic ? The plastic immediately hardens. Forming an armored shield against any further water. Meanwhile, the built-up heat is held by the insulating value of the foam.
The smoke was so thick, nearby Dobbins Air Force base runway was closed for 20 minutes.
With planes diverted or circlingI can vouch for the fire & mechanical properties of the stuff from personal career experience.
Jumbo
Senior Member
To go with Crane op's pic... A story told to me. Newly built Company facility donated two rolls of polystyrene foam to the Georgia fire school in Marietta GA. (close to Atlanta, GA) Co wanted the fire department to understand the unique fire properties of the stuff.
Fire school was to be relocated so the staff decides to burn the foam in situ instead of transporting to new location. The rolls were anywhere from 1000 to 2000 pounds. Depending on product. Big rolls about 6 foot tall 5 feet wide. It's an intermediate step for the production of foam tableware. (McDonald containers and such) Guess the staff thought ... We're the fire department, we have a pumper truck and charged lines... Let's burn both at the same time...What could go wrong?
So, they light the rolls. Easy to get started. Just a match will do. Okay... let it get fully involved. Uhh Ohh the smoke is getting dense, black, choking, sooty, and voluminous. Turn on the hose... Ahhh... the fire is out. But NO !!! Like a trick birthday candle, as soon as the hose is turned off, the rolls start to burn again. The plastic foam burns so hot, the plastic melts and flows down. What happens when cold water hits melting plastic ? The plastic immediately hardens. Forming an armored shield against any further water. Meanwhile, the built-up heat is held by the insulating value of the foam.
The smoke was so thick, nearby Dobbins Air Force base runway was closed for 20 minutes.
I can vouch for the fire & mechanical properties of the stuff from personal career experience.
They aren't the first fire department to do something like that. About a year ago, there was a news story about a fire department back east burning down their fire station in a similar operation.
Spud_Monkey
Senior Member
Time the fire department arrives out here you best to just make a firebreak so the flames don't spread to other properties. Look on the bright side, you can now do that remodel job you always wanted to do starting from scratch now
digger doug
Senior Member
I've been meaning to ask this question:
With the coming of driverless trucks, do you think the loads will get smaller ?
Trailers have gotten bigger & bigger over the years to maximize the driver.
Many loads are not single destination, but multiple.
With the driver cost (and sleep requirements) out of the picture, will
more trucks be single destination, and therefore going with smaller trailers ?
ianjoub
Senior Member
I would guess we will get both. There will be larger trucks to go to distribution centers, then there will be smaller vehicles to do more efficient deliveries to end users.
Most of the time that is the best thing to happen.Our local fire department’s motto is-‘never lost a basement yet’
Our local fire department’s motto is-‘never lost a basement yet’
That's not bad!
In fairness, since TGI floor joists came out, once a house catches fire and does much of anything, it's a complete teardown anyway and not safe to go in. I tore one down last week that was still old 2x10 joists, all of them were still intact but it doesn't take much for it still not to be worth trying to fix, it was a remove everything but foundation and rebuild.
Truck Shop
Senior Member
Weight restrictions will still command the business. Those Walmart trucks are dry freight lower weight
but high cube. Produce will be the area that will still demand drivers. Frozen is heavy won't see any
changes there one pickup and drop most all goes to terminals.
1466IH
Senior Member
I'm still trying to figure out what they are going to tax next when everything goes electric and there is no income from road use tax on fuel... Guess registrations will all go up to cover it?