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 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.
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
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.