Wheel Nut:
beefy4605:
Wheel Nut:
beefy4605:
Said it before and I’ll say it again
Suzie rails / MAVIS rails whatever you want to call them mean there is no need to be split coupling trailers , no need to be up on a catwalk between a trailer and the cab .
Split coupling is dangerous and has to many chances / oppertunities for it to go wrong. But it costs money say the companies . I say £1.5 million would fit a lot of MAVIS rails and everyone gets to go home .Where was split coupling mentioned Mavis? failure to use the trailer brake seems to be the reason for the accident
if it wasn’t a split coupling then the pin should have been home and a handbrake on - how could the trailer roll forward ? Only a split coupling has the potential for this .
It was a drawbar, A frame drawbar with 2 axles
why did it roll forward then ? It wasn’t coupled up correctly - a simple check would have revealed the pin wasn’t in before moving in to connect the suzies. OK so it wasn’t a artic and trailer but what I said still stands - split coupling is dangerous and has to many chances to go wrong . In this day and age where health and saftey is such a big issue there is no excuse for having to be on a catwalk between a unit and trailer when there are easy and safe ways to couple up .