Photo of the month – December 2011 – Christmas Special 14

[German version]

Manhole covers as bulk cargo

This truck has a gross vehicle weight of 3.5 t.

In fact, it weighed 8.5 t when it was stopped. This was due to the fact that it was carrying well in excess of 5 t of manhole covers.

These were secured on the loading area using a "goal net". Up to now, the driver had been lucky. But now he will be faced with a summons for a serious traffic violation – which is still better than losing the load.

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