Have you ever been blown over.
Was pondering driving over Shap on Friday,
Do you put seat belt on?
Do you have time to react, oppy lock, brake, bale out,
What about the tele, mine’ s a 14in combi, heavy ,where do you put it
Anything loose in cab is a danger
PS Roadstar combi any good off ebay
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No, thank god I have never been blown over there has been some heart stopping moments though and I am not surprised that you were thinking along these lines on the shap. 
I wouldn’t have thought that you would have time to do anything. 
No I havent been blown over either, but it was a bit gusty Friday night down the M6 through cheshire, thought it best to remove foot from accelerator til got a nice comfortable speed. Going over M62 last week before was exciting too, doing 30 behind a Tesco shopping trolley, seemed the safest thing to do at the time.
take it wasy out there
Allrighty
I came down the m6 on friday night at 38 ton an i was still getting blown about so stuck to 50, i know it woulnt go over at that weight.
I had those pallet express double deckers going past me at full speed are they mad■■?, it kind a funny but they dont seem to move much in the wind unlike the guy in the tilt with axle up doin about 40 who i felt reallysorry for as it was all over the place 
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One of the firms I work for. Spoke to a driver who was blown over. The coppers who came out to him were expecting the worstt, because they’d just attended a blow over where the driver was killed (not wearing a seatbelt). This guy was almost definatley saved due to his seatbelt . Allways put mine on now .
I drive a Pallet Force double decker and strangely it doesn’t move much, though it can give your buttocks some excercise when it does.
Went upto Motherwell early hours this morning. Geezus it was gusty, I’ve never been so ■■■■ scared driving before. Going over past Carlisle and Gretna was worst, down to 30mph I was being blown into the middle and outer lanes. I really thought it was going to happen, and my passenger window sounded like it was going to give way. Coming back there was a TDG artic in a ditch on the A74 southbound, and another artic on its side in the outer lane Northbound. This is where its all in the open and flooded right now, and where a few hours earlier i was struggling like mad to keep it together.
Could have been me on my side there. Thank god it wasnt.
Take it easy out there.
I’ve been up on 3 wheels in a solo tractor unit once or twice & my stationary unit got moved 2 ft sideways in heavy wind once, but the closest I’ve ever come to going over was on an 8 legged tipper.
It was my fault, I let the builder direct me in with out getting out to look first, I was tipping into a pit & from compacted previous tips, so I should have known better than to trust some one else. But any how 2 axles sank & I had little choice, tip whilst at an angle or wait for another one of our trucks to come in & hope we could pull me out.
I tipped & really thought as the load shifted that I was over, but despite a bit of swaying it kept shiny side up.
Last summer,coming from the A12 ,joining the A406&M11 slip road,I saw one of them kingsmill double deckers on its side wedged up against the wall.
I reacon the top deck was full and the bottom was empty,as he took the bend it rolled over,he was unhurt but shocked,I would have crapped my self
8 of our wagons went over on friday.
When I worked for Bulkliners they designed some 30ft skellys which turned out to have a design fault causing them to fall over fully tipped in the slightest of breeze. Consequently we were all in a high state of tension each time and one day tipping at Stanton & Stavely in a moderate wind I was standing in the cab doorway watching the top of the box for the slightest sign of movement. Then I saw the top move against the sky, leapt from the step, legs already in motion on landing and ran like hell for thirty feet before turning. The thing was still standing and after gingerly walking back concluded that what I had seen was the clouds scudding past the box, rather than the box going over 
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After looking round sheepishly to see if anyone was watching, I quietly dropped it down and drove away slowly.
I’ve had one or two nasty moments on the road but never actually laid one down.
Never resolved the debate with empty curtainsiders - do you open the curtains and doors to reduce the pressure or keep them closed to stop the roof coming off? When I was TM I always told my blokes to keep closed up and fortunately we never had any damage.
Salut, David.
Went to do a drop and swop in Penrith Sun/Mon night had to go via M6 as A66 shut, fully freighted going up empty trailer coming back.
Thought i was going to wet myself on the way back. the wind was howling round the cab and i could feel it lifting and dropping back down, i could not get off as i was between services, for the first time in years i put the seat belt on, it only lasted about 20 miles but it was the most frighening bit of driving i can remember in 23 years.
Spardo:
Never resolved the debate with empty curtainsiders - do you open the curtains and doors to reduce the pressure or keep them closed to stop the roof coming off?
Salut, David.
the roof coming off? thats a new one on me
Ive just watched the news and seen pics that truck thats gone over the bridge in londonderry 100ft drop WHY was’nt that bridge closed ■■ if it was maybe the driver would still be alive 
simon
SimonRS2K:
Ive just watched the news and seen pics that truck thats gone over the bridge in londonderrysimon
I saw that too - certainly a big drop !!
My thoughts go to the drivers family …
scanny77:
Spardo:
Never resolved the debate with empty curtainsiders - do you open the curtains and doors to reduce the pressure or keep them closed to stop the roof coming off?
Salut, David.
the roof coming off? thats a new one on me [/quote
This was discussed quite a while back on here and there were different opinions as to opening of curtains or not .
Dont know whether its true but i was once told never leave the curtains tied back as A/ they are part of the strength of the vehicle and B/ when the curtains are open the wind can get under the roof and lift the vehicle like a kite
simon
Ladytrucker679:
8 of our wagons went over on friday.
Eight. I hope the drivers were unhurt.
In September 2003, the Health & Safety Executive issued a booklet (downloadable from their site) called “Driving at Work” which places on any Employer, a responsibility to consider the Safety of any employee who is required to drive in the course of their employment.
Whilst the legal standing relating to ‘Corporate Manslaughter’ is currently unclear, but may be clarified when the Hatfield train crash triel ends, to have eight vehicles go over in a single day, and not intercede, beggars belief. Why, when the TM had knowledge that, say, two of the vehicles were on their side, did he not instruct all the others to park up. I suggest that if the HSE were informed of this, then they might be inclined to show an interest.
I appreciate that it is always somewhat difficult to argue that ‘driving conditions are too dangerous’ because, as we know, “The load HAS to get there” but, armed with a copy of the HSE document, it is not unreasonable to voice concerns.
An acceptable compromise could be a refusal to run back empty unless the conditions improve. Even if it is only a load of pallets or trays, it is better than nothing.
Stay safe.
I dont really have a problem with cross winds on the road as i drive a 8 wheeler tipper and theres not to much for the wind to grab hold of, but on the other hand its got to of been the worst week of my driving tippers life.
I was handed the keys to a brand new scania 8 wheeler last tuesday and ive gone through a fair few pairs of kegs since then due to the wind catching whilst ive been tipping with the body fully raised. Im on muckshifting and tipping in some really demanding tips on seriously soft ground due to the rain, I work for a mad irish man 
(not saying all irish are mad just this one) and im dreading every time i tip just in case i have to make that phone call from the passenger footwell. 
well lets just hope this isnt a bad omen and tomorrow (today) i come face to face with the soft spongy ground…be carefull everyone and get home in one peice 
Krankee:
Ladytrucker679:
8 of our wagons went over on friday.Eight. I hope the drivers were unhurt.
Stay safe.
Everybody is fine the two wagons from Ramsbottom, one went over then the other fell against it. 8 is a large number but TNT has a huge nationwide fleet so in the law of percentages the majority stayed on their wheels. I couldn’t imagine the gaffer having a problem if you phoned up to say you were pulling up because of the weather conditions. It’s been a difficult week for everybody in the industry with some terrible tragedys but luckily it’s not as bad as this very often.