Loaded Log Truck Crash!! (new footage before the crash)
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- čas přidán 29. 07. 2020
- Not only does this video show the amazing crash of this loaded log truck, it now shows more footage of this truck rounding corners with the unstable load before the crash!!
He forgot to smack the load and say "this ain't going anywhere" before taking off. Shame.
Yep, and twanging the straps a few times always helps too bing bing binga bing.
Yeah and "I'm just going around the corner".
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My Ex brother in law was a trucker for all his life. I went with him on a couple of runs and every time we stopped we were out checking tires and looking for damage or breakage on the rig. I asked him about this and he said when he had a wreck and the tractor was totaled it was because of something that he had complained about repeatedly but the owner did nothing. Turns out the fifth wheel was not tied down properly as one of the mounts had failed. As a result he checked all the time to ensure that his rig was as safe as he could make it. Today he owns 6 trucks and every driver has to fill out inspection reports before they take a load. He has never had another accident and neither have his drivers..............
Weird flex but thats cool
Is that in the US?
Awesome, stay safe at all costs .
The british army make you do a
" first parade " on your vehicle and
" last parade " not only so they can blame the person who signs it for any defects, but so vehicles can be made " VOR " ( Vehicle off road ).
I beleive all drivers should do this whatever they're driving because its always the driver who is at fault for any defects of their vehicle regardless of who owns it.
Instead of these guy honking his horn and telling him about it, he wanted to seem prominent on CZcams
If only someone had noticed this beforehand and simply alerted the truck driver... This could have been avoided.
The person filming noticed for awhile. Idk why they didn't try and get his attention and just let it happen.
Do you think the truck driver didn’t feel how unstable the trailer was or didn’t see it swaying in his mirrors?
@@agris7255 thats beside the point. do you think maybe, just maybe getting hos attention wouldve helped?
@@sladeoriginal how? Would you risk your life to come to the side of his truck to tell him his load is unstable?
@@someperson8151 Maybe not, but I would have slowed down and put some distance between the truck and me!
As kids, we lived outside Port Angeles on a road that had these trucks dozens of times a day.
One lost its load about 100 yards from the house, sounded like the world was ending!
@@andypandy7769 yeah, those reckless loaded trucks are some horror movie type of shit
@@andypandy7769 There was one behind me kept trying to pass me on a hilly road the other day. I mean it was loaded down and was trying to pass me between hills. I was driving the speed limit! I quickly merged to a side street to let him get by. That sucker was rolling when he passed.
Were you able to take the logs for firewood?
@@andypandy7769 ah, Australia is gorgeous. Well no wonder it's dangerous over there, especially considering you guys drive on the wrong side of the road and upside down at that.
@@andypandy7769 Victoria, Canada has it's share of logging trucks, too! On roads that would break a snakes back. 😳
The load wasn't unstable, the trailer was!
The trailer wasn't unstable, the driver was!
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I was thinking the same thing
You're exactly right.
I agree with trailer malfunction. HOWEVER..this load has a high center of gravity. Meaning its just as heavy at the top as the bottom, like tankers. Extreme caution is needed no matter what the equipment does
problem is too many idiots driving trucks these days
No just an idiot driver that No1- didn’t secure the load
No2- Most importantly didnt drive to the conditions
No3- typical moron truck driver
All a really bad combination deserves a very hefty fine and or imprisonment
Looked like it was loaded high and heavy to the right side
Something was up with his trailer he wasn't driving with excessive speed. He should have stopped to check it out .
A good driver lost his job... It's more the company failure I see...
After Final Destination 2, I'd like to stay as far away as possible from any semi truck carrying a load of logs.
1 if my biggest fears is driving behind a log truck! This guy must not have seen final destination 2!!!!
Load wasn't unstable, the trailer was broken. It shouldn't have leaned like that. You could see the rack flexing on the trailer where it should have been sturdy.
Well, Scott. Are you a professional at this? Have you done extensive research on why log trucks in particular have this problem?? Do you have vids on yt to teach us about it??
@@alvindueck8227 See Scott C above.
My question is why the cammer was driving around with a cracked windshield.
@@alvindueck8227 Scott C’s comment should elaborate. No need for arrogance.
@@alvindueck8227 It's clear as day that Scott is right. It's disappointing to see your comment coming from a person who describes them self this way: "I'm usually a fairly strait forward kinda guy and I don't tolerate negative or hateful crap. Crap belongs on the compost pile."
You have some cool content by the way. I liked the flooded Manitoba farmland ( though not enough to want to live there) The Tannerite on Canada Day was cool. I'd be wary of doing that in case there were lumps & stones & it threw that crap like shrapnel.
As for Scott's comment: Owning, driving, repairing and being around log trucks & other heavy equipment for my whole life more than 50 years qualifies me enough to agree with Scott's statement.
The back bunks lift away from the back set of wheels. There are no trailers manufactured like that, the wheels of the trailer should have lifted as the trailer flopped over. Instead you can clearly see they never do that, but remain on the ground instead of attached to the back of the trailer as they should be.
In the old days guys used to leave the back bunks of a pole trailer loose so if it flopped it wouldn't flip the trailer too, but no inspected machine on the road these days would get away with that.
@@alvindueck8227 your eyes will show you many things...
Hes lucky he didn't kill somebody. There is no way he didn't feel that trailer pulling on the truck when it was rolling in them corners like that. 30-50 thousand pounds leaning through a corner like that is gonna understeer your truck and you're gonna know right away something is wrong. He chose to continue driving. This is the type of irresponsible driving that kills other innocent motorist and pedestrians.
The person filming is a tool, they should have got the truck pulled over vs waiting for the impending doom just to get a film. In a dam residential area where kids and people walk.
Did you ever try to do that? Had a motor cycle guy with an open back pack, losing his belongings. Do you think, i was able to to signal him to stop? Some other moron with a taped heap of junk didn't want to stop, when his fender untaped and started flapping in the wind and I did not want stop, when some morons wanted to tell me, that some of my rear lights were out of order. When people horn at you, they are idiots to be ignored.
@@cheeseymccheese7249 Nope. Called personal accountability. The person behind him should have pulled over and called 911 IMMEDIATELY and left some distance between the truck and him. He's lucky he wasn't involved in that wreck.
@@mikeznel6048 How do you know he didn't, how do you know he didn't have a passenger do it or did it thru Bluetooth on his car? Jumping to conclusions isn't good.
Nope your wrong you wont feel nothing till it's to late to save
Plot twist: That was his drop point, he just unloaded with a little too much vigor.
That wasnt funny
@@theforester_ don't laugh.
Hey, next time honk at the driver to tell them about the dangers. You recorded because you were almost certain they'd crash, so instead just warn them and prevent someone seriously being injured.
exactly and no reaction at all from the person recording. sound was clearly on and not even an oh shit
Was probably hoping to catch it falling on a car for CZcams. Instead of being a real hero and preventing a tragedy.
You ever tried warning somebody these days they have no idea what you're doing
Yeah, not sure what he was driving but for me I would have undoubtedly passed and slowed with hazards while gesturing. I was expecting something like that but nothing.
At one time it would have been okay to try and warn somebody, but not these days! This is a mind your own business world! Had he tried getting in front of the logger, it could have collapsed on his car! If he would have honked his horn, it would have panicked the logger! CZcams heroes are the biggest pain, and this guy did just what anyone should have done! Record, and MYOB!
I worked on these style of trailers two years ago, every time I brought one in for service I was welding crossmembers, braces and under carriage cross and connecting beams back together. They were built extremely flimsy in my opinion and the drivers complained they were hard to keep under control while loaded due to frame flex alone. 3/16” fabricated I beams with plates welded at structure points, was never impressed. Sad to see the load was not properly secured either. Even in the event of a rollover when strapped properly those logs should have stayed in the uprights.
As a big rig driver for 40+ years which included flatbed work of lumber and pre-cut log homes you are spot on saying when a load is secured properly the load should stay mostly in place, hopefully no major injuries happened !
@@jimrossi7708 As a CZcams armchair quarterback for 20+ years which includes all types of videos from transportation to policing to laws to everything else, you have the right to refuse to haul a load if you deem it unsafe, that's what the safety guy is there for.
Looks like he used heavy straps instead of chains, which look to get cut when they slide along the guard rail.
@@andyu69 that is true, I thought of that after the fact, hard to say when the logs left without watching it again. Chains would hold up better but straps are what’s used typically, 4 inch ratchet/winches welded to the frame and/or uprights.
I have yet to see a logging truck have a strapped load in 8 years of trucking. I wouldn't ever want to do logging piss on that.
That trailer should never have left the yard in that condition. The driver's life was put at risk, as well as the lives of other motorists. If the supervisor knew the welds had cracked, and he let the trailer get loaded anyway, shame on him. There is no room for cowboys in the logging industry. Do it right, or don't do it at all.
What drivers don’t inspect their trailers before taking off?
That what a pre trip should have found
@@Whothefuckdrivesastationwagon Wouldn't the driver feel the trailer wobble and lean? That's a lot of mass moving around.
Driver's responsibility to inspect the entire tractor trailer before leaving
Its the drivers job to inspect the trailer ! Drivers fault !
As an ex logger that's loaded many trailers, this trailer was loaded wrong, the logs are not supposed to be stacked that high or rowed that way, they were stacked 6ft higher than what there supposed to be, there to be spread out across the bottem of the trailer and then the stack narrows as you stack it higher sorta like a triangle. The boom operator had no idea what he was doing
Yes sir, plus if you look the logs are stacked higher on the right side too.
ok stupid, NOT
There's no way I'd drive behind a truck full of logs after watching Final Destination. I always overtake them!
I drop WAY back!
When you notice an unstable trailer, it's generally a pretty bad idea to get close to it. In fact, it's a really good idea to back way off so you have plenty of time to stop when it crashes.
lol, learn physics bruh
@@DISOPtv Are you suggesting that it's a good idea to get really close to an unstable trailer?
Or maybe call 911 and report it
I felt like I was riding with wife during this video. I was putting my foot through the carpet trying to push the break pedal.
@@himhim3344 Stop calling the cops... Karen much
Amazing the driver kept moving at that speed. He had to know something wasn’t right. Should have slowed to a crawl and limped it in.
Yeah he is a bit dumb. He should've came to a crawl and that flip would not have happen
Pfft. Oh yeah. You guys are so fucking perfect at everything. Let's put you guys on all the trucking jobs and save the world from supply shortages. Give me a break.
@@ruebene2223 Found the driver.
Really? Anyone who calls somebody “dumb” and follows it with the words “he should’ve CAME” might want to reconsider commenting on any other person’s intelligence.
@@user-ellievator Yep. No body here has ever hauled anything in their life.
If this driver had seen Final Destination there’s no way they’d be following so close.
He saw it -- but it was SO much more important to record the upcoming wreck so as to post a video on CZcams...
Having watched many times, I can’t help questioning the attachment of the bogie to the chassis as there seems to be an awful lot of movement there. I get the high centre of gravity and potential overload, but the trailer just doesn’t look to be attached to the bogie correctly or securely. To be fair, it does look heavy especially for a tandem axle trailer, but even still, I think the trailer has too much movement going on.
I agree. That trailer looked unstable as hell...like it was LONG overdue for either repairs or retirement.
Especially with how the bogie just popped off
I love your reaction... You had a chance to stop him, or to give him some sign, that something's wrong. But it's better to see somebody crash out and have problems, than save his day, isn't it? That's what I think. Of course I don't know what the situation was, but for me there was no problem to stop him. Also I love the description "amazing crash"... I don't see anything amazing in it...
@Fishkeg Good idea guys let's overtake this guy on a curvy road with double yellow lines and then force him to stop. Honestly if you are driving that truck and you genuinely cannot tell something is wrong by the way the truck is handling or physically watching the load shift in the mirrors you shouldn't be driving class a. By the way a pretrip inspection by a competent driver would have noticed the trailer was in no condition to be used
@Fishkeg I don't know if you've flashed your lights or honked your horn at anyone in the last decade but what 99% of people do is either ignore it or it starts a road rage. Give me a break, do you honestly think if the driver didn't notice almost losing their load several times they are going to see flashing lights or even hear a horn over 50 feet behind them? The company is partially to blame because they were too cheap to maintain their equipment but at the same time no one forced that driver to get behind the wheel. I'll never understand you Clark Kent wannabes you can't save them all
@Fishkeg I get what you are saying. You're not wrong, it seems like the first thing people do is reach for their phone these days, and not to call 911, but to make a video.
@@firstlast--- Clark Kent nice, but as a trucker you tend to or should be more reactive/responsive to such things as honking or flashing lights. My first thoughts would be maybe a strap or chain is loose, low tire, tail light out or something is wrong and worth my time to stop and investigate. Also, as a trucker you should be using both mirrors going forward as much as backing up.
At the very least call 911 and report an unsafe logging truck on the road
Just re-watched it like 3 times. That load was NOT, overloaded, or top heavy, but loaded pretty evenly. I grew up in a logging community, and I've seen plenty of log trucks lose their load. ALWAYS due to faulty equipment.
This is clearly a top heavy loaded trailer, proof is on every corner up to accident. Nothing wrong with it, has to be like that considering the type of cargo. The problem here is most likely an unexperienced driver, his cornering speed was too high for his top heavy load.
@@bluewanderer9903 clearly you speculate too much on what you don’t know. This was equipment failure as the driver did nothing wrong (insofar as driving) other than not throw straps over the top. It wasn’t overloaded or too top heavy, and the rear of the trailer flexed (broken), then flipped first, pulling the rest with it. Driver should’ve spotted and rejected the compromised frame during his pre-trip inspection.
@@bluewanderer9903 if you watch when it rolls, the axles stayed firmly on the ground, it points to a break in the suspension/frame. Log trucks drive loaded like that everyday, they know the load has a high center of gravity.
@@corey97140 it never even tried to lift the rear axle, almost like the suspension wasnt even connected to the trailer
I.e. too much speed. It wouldn't happen going slower plus it was descending a grade.
Good thing you were recording instead of trying to warn the guy that something was wrong. Good on ya!
I would have warned in some way. The driver or others could have been killed. Irresponsible filming.
The driver should have some sense take some sort of responsibility duh 🙄
I'm always wondering about the aftermath of these truck crashes. How much time/effort does it take to get the mess off the road, what's happening to the drivers, in how much trouble do they get, all that sort of stuff.
It takes several hours , here where i live there are a lot of truck accidents and depending on the severity it can be 6 hours before a scene is clear.
Grab your chainsaw from the back of your truck and get some free firewood. Very fast clean-up!
I grew up around tow trucks at a diesel repair service. That's probably a solid five hour job to clean that up if not a little bit more.
You kind of take it in stages. First you get the loose debris out of the way so that you can work on the truck and trailer and in the case of that one you would load the broken pieces of truck on a flatbed then you would use the tow truck to Upright the semi and tow it off. Normally the last thing that would leave in a situation like that would be the logs you just move them out of the way and then bring in another log truck and haul them off after the trucking mess is cleaned up
And the big fines due to the crash. Lucky if no one gets to the hospital doa or injured.
Usually 5 hrs to pick up the wood and another 10 minutes to straighten up the guard rails
The axles on that trailer were barely holding on anymore. Crazy.
Air ride trailer
Bad levelling valve on the suspension.
@Matt P good to be here Matt P. I'm tonight's biggest loser though 🙁.
@@frederickclause2694 I'm not too sure, just to the naked eye. Either way not sure if the driver was watching his mirrors or the feeling of the truck that something may have been wrong.
@@salstonightsbiggestloser I've pulled a chassis with a loaded can on with a bad levelling valve. That's what it looked and felt like. It felt like it would fall over with every bump in the road. Fortunately I didn't have to pull it too far to get it back to the yard.
I believe generational differences can be summed up in commentary from this video.
My dad would’ve risked his own safety and property to get the drivers attention then stay and help him get back on the road safely.
I would’ve honked my horn, flashed my lights to get the attention of the driver until he stopped and then went on my way.
Today it seems people are more concerned about getting a recording of a tragedy then helping somebody avoid it. Just my two cents.
In Germany it would likely be a criminal offense to not try everything to warn & stop the driver - but Video this instead. And rightfully so.
You are absolutely right. Gotta get the next viral video regardless of the cost to everyone else. Sad
exactly what I was thinking!!!... it's almost like the cameraman picks up the camera and really wants the truck to crash. I would've flashed my lights non-stop and flashed my hazards as well as my horn, after that first turn I would've centered myself - turned down my window and flagged him down. It would really suck if he lost his life knowing how easily you could've saved his life.
Exactly, this Moron is bragging about starting to film when he saw lives were being put at risk
Like the dude driving the log truck didn’t know it was crap and ready to kill someone. He was just getting paid.
I always try to let truckers know when there's something wrong and they always seem pretty appreciative about it. You just like to sit back and watch the world burn.
So glad you said it. He could have assisted the driver in so many ways.
Nice one Virg! The build up is perfect.
I'm glad I wasn't the only one who noticed that the frame was already broken from the frame. This was a disaster before it left the yard. There isn't much to a log trailer but it differently needs to be Inspected more than most trailers. There has to be a qualified mechanics to inspect specialty equipment. Clearing equipment needs a quality control checks more than normal maintenance
My 3 axles wood pellet tanker truck had a tiny crack in the frame, and it made a very strong noise while driving so we noticed immediately and fixed it. I'm certain the truck driver in this video knew it was broken, no way he didn't notice
I watched the video at 1/2 speed and the frame was not broken. It was badly swinging but no actual break or separation. The frame finally breaks at 1:02 in the video which it's why it crashes.
@@freddyrosenberg9288 I'm sorry, but there is no way you would be able to see a break in the frame from 50 feet away, let alone 50 feet away on a dash cam video.
I noticed it
The problem was with the trailer suspension as a 27year heavy truck mechanic, I can see the suspension fail and let the load break over center,also you can see that ounce the chassis flips there isnt axles attached to it,hes lucky to make it as far as he did
watching Final Destination taught me to stay as far as I possibly can from these rolling deathlogs
There's no way I would have been following an unstable load that closely. The person recording was very lucky
Better to be behind than in front.
Either way, the driver makes the determination his/her equipment is safe to use before driving out of the bush or off the lot. The driver exhibited fundamental errors in braking throughout the video and the last curve showed his inexperience
This was probably one of those times when a owner or company said "do it or you're fired" and the guy didn't walk out of feat if being unemployed.
I think I would have said "okay boss" and then driven about 2 miles and called DOT
@@presidentjoethudbrandon7074 YOU WIN!!!!!! Play stupid games, win a stupid prize!!!! DOT is an excellent move!!! Bravo!!!
That trailer had broken suspension mounts for sure. axles are perfectly flat on the road and the bunks are at 45 degree. That is why there are regulations that demand pre trip inspections, so these types of incidents don't happen.
Pre and Post-Trip Inspections are the Law for a reason. The problem is, many drivers develop a habit of not wanting to put "their truck" Out of Service for maintenance and repairs so they roll the dice that nothing will happen. Rarely do you see a driver who actually performs, or knows how to perform, a Trip Inspection ... those are the ones who get nervous when pulled over and CAN'T perform a proper Inspection in front of a Trooper. Plus, there are still a number of drivers on the road who were "grandfathered in" and never had to take the updated skills and knowledge tests.
Yep
The load was secured and ok and the speed was not excessive. Something in the suspension of the trailer was broken. It shouldn't have been moving around that much in corners and in the last corner it broke causing the trailer frame to separate from the suspension/wheel assembly. The only fault on the driver is not seeing the issue in his pre trip inspection if it were even visible then.
That was awesome! What fun day that must have been for you! Truck tipping over, nobody hurt! Priceless!
That was a hell of a ride... The way that cab slammed to the passenger side he went for ride for sure. Hope he is ok.
@@teslacybertruck750 hey troll, point exactly where the OP was making a joke?
@hawtchick69 his dad is millennial bot.
Johnny Holland There was nothing wrong with your comment. I felt the same way, hoping the man wasn't hurt from the really bad slamming his cab made. 🙏
if he was wearing his seatbelt as he should be he might have gotten a little hung up but who knows some truckers love dot violation tickets
@@lilpandasdancin My apologies. I'll admit I probably should have worded it differently. I pulled logs for many years and double bunk was my least favorite. Even with good equipment they would sway a lot in curves. I do think that trailer was not roadworthy. Far too much leaning in the curves. I do say again I hope the driver was not seriously hurt.
Being a logger for a large portion of my adult life, I have been on scene when two of these rigs crashed. Both ended in fatality.
That's good, it's 2 more bad drivers off the roads.
@@Seri-Katil that’s a very cold hearted thing to say. A majority of these crashes I have seen are the result of the trailer coming apart rather than a failure on the drivers end
@@professorhubertj.farnswort7979 there's benefits to being cold hearted.
Soft, oversensitive, warm hearted people get offended by blunt honesty because they can't handle it and they'd rather sugarcoat things and lie to your face. So if making the roads safer means bad drivers have to die then so be it.
@@Seri-Katil That logic only works if the driver is a bad driver. There is not enough information here, except maybe that they should have noticed the pull and roll of the trailer. Even then, we would need to know the driver's mental state, training, and pressures from management for timely delivery.
Your kind of black and white thinking is the exact reason why the Mark 14 Torpedo in WWII caused so many friendly deaths (both direct and indirect); the brass blamed the captains and their crews for improper use of the torpedoes, when in fact it was the design of the torpedoes themselves that was at fault. So instead of it being fixed within weeks or months, it wasn't finally fixed for three *_years_* .
With that all said, I _am_ a fan of the Darwin Awards. So if it's determined that someone was truly being a complete idiot, then yeah, I get it.
@@Seri-Katil hope love finds its way to u . You’re hurting
“I started recording instead of attempting to warn the driver and possibly saving his and other people’s lives.”
Exactly! If the sight was of so much concern he should’ve made himself useful and been in the middle of the road honking and flashing lights, not tailgating & recording like a freaking moron. The guy recording deserves a butt kicking for being completely worthless.
We didn’t need to see this video at the detriment of everyone who took a loss because of this accident.
Only reason he started recording is because he thought he too was going to die… and everyone knows the camera man never dies
Yes, please go out and try to "warn" that driver. What are you going to do, honk at him to piss him off until he calls the cops on you?
If you even make an attempt to speed past him and slow him down, you'd be putting yourself AND others in danger, including him. And you'd be causing even MORE collateral damage than what could have happened in the first place!
The chances of that driver not knowing how bad it was swaying was completely obvious; Anybody who drives those trucks would know and feel the shifting weight, he very well knew what was happening. The company that person works for probably knew his truck was unfit to send that shipment, but did it anyways, likely time constrainted, late delivery, rushed, whatever the case may be. They half-assed the job and it shows.
@@Lord_Burrito It’s completely possible… True story, not too long ago I ended up drinking a bit more than I had planned on at an NBA basketball game I went to and after the game hopped in my car to drive home. Downtown LA so the streets are busy and I’m not very familiar with driving downtown and in my impaired state began driving on what I thought was a 1 way street…
Of course I was mistaken and if it wasn’t for the semi truck that I had just went around honking his horn non stop to get my attention the car that made a turn directly into the lane I was driving in just seconds before I got the hint would’ve resulted in complete disaster.
Horn, flashing lights, it’s totally possible. Why the heck do you think vehicles even have horns?
Also, I never said to get besides or in front of the truck. I said get in the middle of the road behind him and flash lights and honk horn. Anyone who sees that should know they’re trying to warn about something that requires immediate attention.
@@Samuelfish2k The issue is, I would bet my 401k that the driver very-well knew what was happening. You would feel the instability and weight shifting from the cabin. He neglected to do anything about it (AKA, not taking another truck) and continued his route likely because management rode his ass about it, and were late on a delivery or rushed.
Getting the drivers attention in any capacity like that would NOT have helped, considering he had to have known how unstable the truck was from the get go.
Respect the determination of the filmer/uploader.
Yeah it was top heavy/driving to fast but anyone can see that the frame/suspension was broke before he made that curve because log trailers just don't separate like that unless they are already broke
I thought all log trucks were unstable ?
@@dafrasier1
In what county?
I don‘t know much about the specs of log trailers but the loadout was not looking excessive.
But the turns clearly showed there was something wrong. Looked like my car when I forgot to reconnect the sway bars going back to black top roads…
Driving too fast only due to the broken trailer.... with a sound trailer, he would have been just fine on his speed. You could see the trailer flexing when the truck wasn't... the trailer flexing means something was broke, because otherwise they simply don't move like that.
@hawtchick69 maybe he can help you find your brains.. Even if he isn't a detective, should'nt be too hard to help you pull your head out of ur @ss.
In New Zealand, we have these shiny reflective things, that we are forever glancing in, when travelling loaded. They tell us when there is a problem, to the rear of our vehicle. Woud have spotted that when I left the skid site🤔👀😎
Would that shiny reflective thing be called a mirror?
American truck drivers don’t use them lol. Driving an ambulance lights and sirens off the back left edge of many tractor trailers for 3-5 minutes alternating sirens and horns and they are oblivious lol
The new Mercedes Actros don't have these.
They 'screened' them out.
Kinda fucked up this guy just kept recording and didn’t alert the driver that the shit was fucked
A. What’s the driver supposed to do, speed up ahead of the truck and stop them in the middle of the road an impede traffic?
B. Most likely this happened because the company needed to get a shipment done, and half-assed the delivery and thought they’d make it. They would have known how unstable the truck was while loading all those logs into it.
Instead recording why not stop him and tell him and possibly save his and someone else's life
I’d like to see you try and stop a truck like that on your own. You know how dangerous that would be?
@@Lord_Burrito Exactly!!
This is what happens when people ignore problems, and try to get by with out proper maintenance trying to save money. Ten years ago a log truck on I-95 lost its load of logs at night and a tanker carrying some kind of fuel hit the mess on the roadway and KaBoom! Needless to say the fuel truck driver did not survive. The burning fuel melted the roadway and had to be resurfaced before the interstate could re open to traffic some 36 hours later.
I do remember this. Should never have happened. Like you said, maintenance.
What problems? Whats maintenance got to do with this particular situation?
I've driven trucks for long enough now to know what he felt and saw his mirrors. He failed to see clear indicators that the trailer and/or load was no good.
Agreed, though inexperience may be the issue there. Just not enough info.
Plus going way to fast around curves with a load so heavy
I am retired now but I drove semi's (long haul)for about 15 years. I agree he should have seen and felt there was a problem. I hope he was ok, that had to be one heck of a ride.
Driver in a failure near us a few years ago had his brand-new CDL and did not know what he was getting into. Tipped over in a reverse curve.
Exactly. You can feel that the trailer wasn't good.
The one fear that Final Destination gave us all...
That's some Final Destination stuff right there.
Its amazing the trailer didnt break up in the forest , she was very unstable all the way down the road you could see there was nothing holding the boggie axle unit in place , it was just the bit of weight on the trailer that was keeping the axle structure in place must have been the last bolt holding that eventually snapped and away she topples , glad it happened away from folks houses as this stuff would wreck a house and potentially kill folk for sure , very good video Virgil,, many thanks, its good to see how things unfolded in the last few seconds .
The speed is slow in the forest roads.
This is 100 percent the type of load that will crush cars and kills people.
Actually that's probably what set it off in the first place. That last haul out did it in. And the speed finished it off.
How do you know the truck is a she? Did you fuck it?
@@bloodshotred6334 You need glasses lad if you cant see the crack tis well fucked now lad , me and my four american butt buddies are are going for guinness now so you take care
"I started recording when i noticed the unstable load" Did you at any point try to stop the driver. Did you notice there was something wrong and you started filming and follow him in hope of him crashing. Am i understanding this correctly. If anyone is responsible for this accident it's you...
Yep. The worst kind of person, sitting gleefully awaiting catastrophe so they can get their likes.
He was driving so as to keep a direct camera view of the log truck... he did not want to lose his position... tailgating was his only plan.
And how would you stop the unstable truck? The driver of the truck had all of the warning signs and if that did not stop him someone honking at him would not work either. Drive along the truck on a twisty road to get in front and force him to stop? The driver is always responsible for the safety of his truck and it's load. What did he miss during his safety check before hitting the road is what you should be worried about.
@@ericharrison619 if you can't get his attention you call the police. It's basic no effort humanity. I don't care about who's responsible for it being on the road.
You helped so much making the movie instead of warning him. Congratulations
Good thing you followed this guy and kept recording instead of getting him to stop. Useless.
I'll agree , that log trailer was not over loaded and the logs appears to be pine,,,,,fairly light weight,,,,,, you think the trailer was a air bagger the way it was tilting, BUT,,,,,, that driver should have known something was bad wrong and stopped immediately. The tires blew out would probably be the drivers excuses,,,,,,BUT,,,,, thanks to the dash cam we know the truth.
I mean DOT makes you do pre trip for a reason. One look before even starting the engine would have prevented all of this.
Lmao, pine being light... double deck can get heavier then straight sticks.. and no, you don't feel the difference between the trailer doing this naturally and a problem because of lack a framing between the two bunks. These trailers were designed to use the tree span between the two bunks as structural, when that span is missing the rear bunk "dances" down the road very much like the beginning of this vid shows.
This video is like five years old. The truck was not overloaded...it was all softwood, and had just left a job my son-in-law was managing. The driver reported cracked welds that morning, and was told by his boss it would be repaired that weekend. When it happened, I was at Superior Hardwoods, just a few miles away, picking up a load of lumber. OSP called the office, when I was getting my paperwork, looking for a log truck with a picker to clear the road. The driver was pretty shook-up, but survived. All you self appointed experts don't know as much as you think you do.
If there is a safety issue, it's fixed or taken out of service immediately. The boss says it'll be fixed in a couple days? Okay, give me something safe to use NOW or I'll be at home taking a nap. Fuck that shit.
All you are saying is that management was negligent for having the faulty trailer in action. We knew that tho.
Yeah these "self appointed experts" comments don't really coincide with yours. There's hardly any comments about being overloaded.
Trucker here.
The load is fine. Looks good to me. That trailer was kept in poor repair though. No excuse on the drivers part.
The fuck is wrong with people?
"I'll record this impending accident" instead of "I'll try to get the driver's attention and warn them of this impending accident".
Freeze frame at 1:02 It's clear the frame separates from the axles, as the wheels are still on the ground whilst the load's already at 30º. This was a structural failure, not driver error.
both. driver should be doing a proper walkaround before use as well..
@@0xsergy things do break going down the road.
@@0xsergy Who is to say he didn't?
You cannot closely examine every nut, bolt & weld.
Which would be driver error. As a commerce driver, it's you're responsibility to make sure your rig is safe to take down the road. Its also your responsibility to look in your mirrors and pay attention to what your truck and trailer are doing. They'll talk to you and give you signals you feel and see. There is no excuse for this to go unnoticed. He's lucky he didn't kill somebody.
@@GARDENER42 Actually, the way these things are built, it's pretty easy to pretrip and inspect the major components.
I hauled logs for years double bunk loads just like that and never had any trouble in normal conditions from the looks of it rocking like that he had some broke shit on that junk ass trailer he was pulling
How often can cranes or winches accidentally hit trailers when they load the logs?
@@philipbond4088 all I can tell ya buddy is where I hauled I got unloaded with a lift and when I got unloaded with a crane they either had camera systems on them or if they didn't you watched and gave them signals and I also had a good loader man to load my shit right , not saying it can't happen but I have also seen plenty of junk shit on the road to as I am sure you have and a lot of this happens cause nobody pays attention to their equipment when his trailer started acting weird he should've got stopped somewhere and looked at it
They are quad axles or B trains here, the Dayton wheels only had 5 spokes so not thinking they were heavy axles either on this one. Edit: nevermind they were 6 spoke
@@philipbond4088 every day,in the woods getting loaded and at the mill getting unloaded.
@@philipbond4088 I've had 4500 pounds dropped on my trailer when a hydraulic hose blew, and have had the mill crane pick the trailer up and drop it!
Woah, I can't believe the driver decided to take out his camera and record an impending accident--one that could easily kill people with falling logs.
When a certain type of person sees an emergency, they just grab the phone and start filming; even though the best thing would be to call police and advise them of the hazard on the road, or even try to alert the truck driver.
People could have died. This only cost a lot of money, it's replaceable, but if the logs killed a driver or pedestrian the cameraman would be just as responsible due to the repulsive and reckless decision to record for social media points instead of prevent an emergency.
Yeah... as if that truck driver didn't know there was a good chance he would crash but went about it anyway.
Good thing you were honking and trying to let the guy know instead of recording. Well done!
Honking 🤣 😂
The d r I v e r had every opportunity to pull over when his load was shifting. I didn't see any chains or rope or ties around his logs keeping the load secure. It's the driver and companies fault for letting this driver out of the lot.
.....How did he not see the trailer swaying? He either didn't give a crap, or he never checks his mirrors.
Maybe both lol
surely you'd feel a shift in weight that significant too?
@@pintoflager You feel a shift in weight hauling a camper with a minivan let alone this disaster 😆
There's mirrors on this thing?
@@paulscott6605 😄🤷🏼♂️
That trailer frame wasn't secured to the axles. Something was broke .. bolts, springs, something.
The load and trailer frame were half way over but the drivers side rear tires were still on the pavement.
Then the right side tires blew out from the weight.. and it was all over but the crashing.
I was just wondering where he went wrong that's for the info
I don't think the tires blew, look at the Las frame, they seems to be intact. I think the small explosion we saw was the airbags blowing.
@@joshpodolsky7740 No look at the rim. It is far from round on the last frame. Tyre itself looks ok, but quite probably is not judging from what the rim looks like.
It was the air storage tank between the axles
@@mikenicholas5759 Why it would have been that? Yes it is possible it was the tank, but I don't see reason for that.
Instead of getting in front of this truck and saving the driver from injury or possible death!!! You decide it is more important to get your footage and upload it to CZcams. Wow, dude just wow!!
Truck Driver - "Thanks for warning pal"
That dust cloud as the trailer tips is insane!
All I care about at this point, was the driver ok? I’m curious to why when the driver felt the load swaying way before this curve he didn’t stop.
A typical load here in Maine. There’s definitely some instability though. I’d say something wrong with the trailer’s suspension or something.
"I started recording when I noticed the unstable load"
This should've been:
"I tried to warn the driver when I noticed the unstable load"
But sure, keep recording, and maybe you will catch that poor child and it's dog get squashed by that truck and logs...
The person recording is as much responsible for that crash as the person driving the truck.
Have some empathy...
I agree
Yes, the driver should had some sort of sense his load was unstable had ample opportunity to pull over !
Shit like this pisses me off. Rather take a video of the upcoming accident than actually try to prevent it.
"I don't know how the accident happened! I saw that something was gonna go wrong so I whipped out my camera to start recording. I thought by recording it I was clearly alerting the driver that there was an issue!"
Whether or not the driver did or didn't notice/care is another story, but the camera car could've actually tried to do something.
@@alexg1778 let's not give our drivers driving these semi trucks any responsibility. The driver had many opportunities to pull his load over and stop and investigate 🔎 😳 his logs. Put the blame on the driver not the recorder.
@@jefffrei4671 Yes, the blame is mainly on the truck driver for being irresponsible about his job.
But the driver recording the whole thing had plenty of opportunities to warn them-which they did not.
Not acting when you know someone's gonna get hurt has the same weight as if you'd be hurting them yourself...
Think about it:
You are walking, staring at your phone, about to fall into an unsecured, open manhole.
Would I be responsible for your injuries if I were watching the whole event from up-close, *knowing* all too well you were about to fall into that manhole and possibly kill yourself?
Or would *all* the fault be yours alone?
Neither trailer nor driver was road worthy .
The driver did nothing wrong
@@jeremiahboria4512 Pretrip inspection? Is that not the drivers responsibility? Excessive speed for the curve?
@@jamesgullo8240 the pretrip inspection maybe maybe he just picked up the truck but speed def not semis have extreme steering angle and really reactive suspension it could take that corner the trailer frame its self could not
@@jeremiahboria4512 naw just drove down the road smoking a hooter and listening to tunes, perfectly innocent.
"Not only does this video show the amazing crash of this loaded log truck, it now shows more footage of this truck rounding corners with the unstable load before the crash!!" (Videographer) "I will get hundreds of thousands of hits for this film." (Good Samaritan) "Why are you only thinking of yourself, shame on you for not doing thing all you can do to stop and help him!"
I like how the trailer spun just enough to block the other side of the road. "NOPE! Going to snarl traffic going both directions for a few hours!"
Also he was breaking while inside the turn. Which actually shifts and pushes the weight into the tipping side. Watch some vids where out of control rigs almost flip and they either turn into the affected side and stop the flip or accelerate to stabilize the center of gravity. The point is , make a habit of slowing down enough to make the turn before you get to the turn and you'll be alright. And yes I am a truck driver and yes I have made and seen mistakes. Be safe put there.
When roads are slippery (here looks like a bit of icing), your advice about braking properly is also important for cars as well.
Couldn't help but notice that he ran out of luck just as a large truck passed him going in the opposite direction. Probably changed the aerodynamics at that point, but there was nothing the driver could do. This videographer on the road was wise to keep his distance.
Broken or loose u bolts? That trailer wasn’t road worthy if that was the case not over loaded
Negligence. Vehicle not fit for public roads. Driver ignoring signs of a problem. Hope they pulled his license, not that it would prevent idiots like this from doing it again and probably hurting someone.
The company, if he was working for one, should have been shut down as well.
How fast were y'all going?
Holy crap. I've driven roads so much like that complete with log trucks. What state is this? I didn't notice any road signs.
When I was driving, I always did a pre-trip inspection and an hourly walk around. I also did an inspection when I scaled the truck after getting the shipment in the trailer. This driver would have known that his equipment was damaged before he got the load at the landing, if he had his eyes open. Driving faulty equipment, you can't fix stupid. All you can do is clean up after it.
Something was broke on the trailer suspension I would say ...
Very good video
Where I used to live in Colorado there was many log trucks hauling around the area. I always avoided being close to them.
Had that been me behind the loaded trailer I would have been flashing my lights and trying to get the driver to stop so that he could have been warned of a huge problem with that log trailer. I do hope that the driver was okay.
Yes! My thoughts exactly. First thing people think of is to whip their phone out and start recording
Sign of the times. Me ME ME. I have to video this. Instead of trying to warn the driver of a problem.. So sad.
the driver already knew there was a problem and he just didnt give a shit.
Anyone as obviously stupid as that logger truck didn't notice his load constantly moving? He most likely would not have paid attention to someone flashing lights behind him, some people should just not be operating big machinery
@@markrush5013 Very sad that you think that is true. No man is going to take a chance dying in a bad wreck like that.
And here we see the definition of a steering wheel holder in action
Yes, how in the FUCK do you not notice that?
Wasn't the drivers fault at all.Ive seen pictures of the frame after the crash.It was doomed from the start.
@@Galaxy2517 it wasn't his fault. HOWEVER with that much flex he should have noticed. That's completely disregarding his load and makes him an idiot.
You shouldn’t have warned us it would of had much more suspense but great vid and I hope everyone is safe
Pretty wild how the trailer just came apart. Just imagine if there had been an adjacent lane with vehicles in it.
I know nothing about trucking. You'd think he'd check his mirrors on those previous turns an notice the tilting?
Accident could've been avoided if he pulled over
I've grown up around logging. Logging trailers deal with tons of stress from soft uneven ground, top heavy loads sometimes causing trailers to crack. That truck had a frame break or suspension failure. It depends on logging In that area to whether the truck could've had a log loader hauled to it or if that mill has picker trucks that could've unloaded those logs into a different set of trailers. However it's entirely possible neither of those options were available, forcing the driver to try and limp it to the mill to be unloaded before being able to have repairs done as those repairs can't be done road side or while the truck is loaded.
Also the driver wouldn't have had to look in his mirrors to tell it was leaning. Those trailers would've been making the truck lean also making it very uncomfortable for the driver. So most likely his only option was to try and limp it to the mill with the load then take it to a fab shop for repairs.
@@facebook822 there's no good places to pull over where he wouldn't be blocking a lane. Also logging trucks are very top heavy he wouldn't have been able to pull into the shoulder/ditch without also rolling. Plus if they are hauling a long ways they would either have to call a picker logging truck that can load it's self, or haul in a log loader and remove those logs to another truck and trailer to send those straight for repairs. You can't weld or change suspension parts on a loaded logging truck or on the side of the road. Also if they were hauling a longs way with no picker trucks in the community his only option would be to hope it held to the mill, get unloaded and go for repairs. Also those trailers are old as hell judging by the Dayton wheels.
those hayrack trailers are very unstable at the best of times that load didn't look bad he was just going too fast on the corners.
Suspension failed. Trailer was broke down before it was ever loaded. Probably for the last week or more.
Looks like a crack in your windshield at the very end.. did your windshield get cracked during this crash?
Can the wood still be used for its intended use?
The rear double axles werent strongly connected to the frame! Wow.
Quite simply this could have been avoided by not Using junk equipment
Rear bogey was loose on one side from the start?
I like how you made no effort to prevent this from happening you just wanted to make sure you caught it on video when it did.
Thank you for filming and hopefully passing on to the investigation. This poor driver has lost his livelihood hod for at least a few months.
After seeing Final Destination 2, I haven't been right ever since.
Been a logger for 0 minutes in my life and still knew something would of felt weird if I was in the truck.
Did you get a maintenance ticket for the crack in your windshield?
Imagine running that close to that tractor trailer seeing there was something wrong the trailer.
I don't think he was as close as it looked. The camera was zoomed in is all. He would have had a hard time stopping fast enough other wise.
At least I hope that was the case.
Yes, it seemed like the guy taking the video wanted to be sure no one got between him and the log truck.
Tailgating is a skill.
wow when it starts tipping the rear axle just stays put on the ground, It had to of been broken before the crash.
Looks like home. Wonder where this was filmed?
Imagine those logs coming and ripping through your house.