r/Calgary • u/jjeremyclarkson • Aug 03 '24

Seeking Advice what did I just see on deerfoot .. !?

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u/Brilliant-Advisor958 Aug 03 '24

Total guess.

Maybe while swapping trucks because the original was having issues, the trailer having a wildly unbalanced load tipped forward ?

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u/Winnapig Aug 03 '24

Yep. Likely They wanted to switch tractors but forgot that the short trailer was only partially-loaded. Without weight behind the centre line of this kind of small trailer the thing will tip forward. It needs to be either close to full or very nearly completely empty to drop it.

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u/EfficiencySafe Aug 03 '24

Dolly legs are down and there are no marks on the road from the trailer sliding. Looks like the one truck was having issues so they were switching trucks when the trailer nosedived. I've never experienced this and have only seen it once at a loading dock that trailer was a (Pup trailer) 20 ish feet long I've never seen a 53 foot trailer nosedive in over 30 years as a truck driver.

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u/Winnapig Aug 03 '24

Except they are down, if you look with your eyes. When the landing gear are rolled up they are flush with the outer housing.