Friday, January 2, 2015

THE ROLLOVER RISKS OF TRUCKS: EVEN SMALL OVERCORRECTIONS CAN RESULT IN ROLLOVERS. DRIVER INJURED AS BEET TRUCK ROLLS OVER IN HENNE ROAD, HURON COUNTY, MICHIGAN




THE ROLLOVER RISKS OF TRUCKS:  EVEN SMALL OVERCORRECTIONS CAN RESULT IN ROLLOVERS.  Driver injured as beet truck rolls over IN henne road, huron county, michigan






 
We have written many times before about the rollover risks of trucks.  Here is of the earlier blogs.



THE ROLLOVER RISKS OF TWO-TANK TANKERS ARE TOO GREAT TO CONTINUE TO ALLOW THEM CARRYING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS WITHOUT ADDITIONAL SAFETY MEASURES



The recent rollover of a two-car tanker in Los Angeles reminds how dangerous these two-tank tankers are for carrying flammable liquids.

The fluid slosh can definitely throw you around if you're not expecting it. You have to be smooth with your inputs.  If the driver was being stupid/distracted/whatever he could have easily steered/braked too quickly and caused the slosh to tip him over.

Tankers are actually the hardest commercial vehicle to control.  Any tanker that has to be completely cleaned out between loads cannot have baffles. Imagine the kind of things that would grow in a tanker full of milk if you could never wash it out. There are also still older tankers out there that move things such as fuel that have baffles today, but did not always have them in the past.

No question its the driver's fault, but he really could have had some surging that contributed to the incident.


During the last winter storms, we continue to unabated the rolling over of semis, tractor trailer trucks on a continue basis.  Here is one of the latest accidents.

Friday, January 2, 2015 7:35 am
By Seth Stapleton Tribune Staff Writer 

MCKINLEY TOWNSHIP — The driver in a single-vehicle rollover accident involving a semi-truck loaded with sugar beets was injured Tuesday afternoon.
The accident took place at 3:20 p.m. on M-25, north of Henne Road, where Jeremy Schultz of Sandusky was south bound in an eight-axle semi-truck owned by Heleski Farms of Bad Axe, MI. A witness at the scene indicated the truck appeared to go over the center line, over corrected and went into the west ditch, impacting with several trees.

Schultz was found unconscious and was removed by Scheurer Ambulance personnel to Scheurer Hospital, where he was then flown to Saginaw’s Covenant Cooper Hospital. As of late Tuesday night, he was reportedly alert and communicating with medical staff.

The crash closed the roadway between Henne Road and Filion Road until approximately 11:30 p.m., while the 80 tons worth of truck, trailer and contents were being removed and the scene was being cleaned up. The investigation is ongoing, with the truck being mechanically inspected by Huron County Sheriff’s Office personnel. Deputies are hoping to finish questioning of the driver and others by week’s end. 

Also assisting at the scene were the Fairhaven Fire Department, Caseville Fire Department and Fairhaven Police Department.