"aluminum coil in trailer rolled forward and crushed ..."

 

Improper load securement is a hazard that many companies fail to acknowledge. Here is a recent incident highlighting this hazard.

The (local) Police Department and (local) Fire Department were on the scene of an incident involving a tractor-trailer truck in the Northbound right lane of (name omitted) Highway at (name omitted) Road one afternoon during the (week of April 12).

(local police) said the right lane was shut down after an aluminum coil housed in the trailer rolled forward and crushed the back of the truck cabin. (Local police) said the truck's driver was not injured.

We are thankful the truck drive and no nearby motorists nor pedestrians were injured or killed in this incident. The truck driver survived only because there was a bulkhead on the trailer. Without a bulkhead the roll would have crushed the cab killing the driver.

Our question: How was this roll was secured to the flatbed trailer? We do not see any cut straps. Why did this truck leave the aluminium plant with improper load securement? What companies fail to realize is the news media never mention where a load was going, only where it came from. 

There was an article on this topic. It can be found here:

 

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