| Photo of the month – October 2003 | [German version] |
Figure 1 [W. Jaspers]
Empties throwing their weight around:
The semitrailer was loaded up with empties in Hamm-Westfalen (roughly 1500 crates of beer bottles, and 150 thirty-liter barrels). The empties were destined for Munich. But the load didn’t get any further than Kamen (a mere 30 km): Taking a corner at just 10 km/h, the load tipped to the right and distorted the side curtains. The roof ripped open and the superstructure twisted completely out of shape under the pressure.
Figure 2 [W. Jaspers]
Consequences:
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Traffic was disrupted for around three hours, at times with severe hold ups. |
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A salvage team was called in and secured the trailer provisionally with straps. An hour’s very slow drive took the truck to the yard of the salvage company (2 km away) |
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The superstructure was a complete write-off |
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The entire load needed to be transfered to another truck |
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Driver, owner and loader of the truck were summonsed |
Figure 3 [W. Jaspers]
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