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Croasdail
6th of April 2006 (Thu), 11:35
Caught this in Milwaukee... got to wonder how this happened.
cosworth
6th of April 2006 (Thu), 11:39
That could be structural failure as well. Some of these units have millions of miles on them.

"Semi-Pro Amateur Hobbiest" funny!
jbkalla
8th of April 2006 (Sat), 01:42
This trailer looks fairly new. My guess is that either the trailer was loaded too heavy in the middle or the driver had to stop quickly and the ultra-heavy items over the rear wheels slid to the middle. These dry vans are made as light as possible to fit the most cargo in (note the plastic translucent roof), but they should be loaded evenly. Or it was just a structural failure!
PhotosGuy
8th of April 2006 (Sat), 07:39
Automotive hernia! Nice catch!
Choderboy
8th of April 2006 (Sat), 07:49
Cool , and scary.
There was a similar event posted on here recently.
Carzee
8th of April 2006 (Sat), 09:15
Well I have never seen that.

btw those jacks are strong. Could probably lift 6 trucks. We have a train smash rescue unit locally and they have huge jacks for loco engines.
CurtTerp
8th of April 2006 (Sat), 10:12
Nice catch.......... Pays to have the camera in the car :D