The Wind is taking it toll

muckles:
It always amazes me that during bad weather like this people in so many other jobs are told not to work, but people still expect truck drivers to work, despite it being obviously dangerous. But turn up somewhere with the wrong colour hard hat and you can’t come onto their site. :open_mouth:

I like it best were we can make our own decisions. Would we honestly like it if there was a regional blanket ban on the movement of HGV’s if the weather wasn’t up to scratch? There would be outrage

The A628 Woodhead pass has been closed to high sided vehicles.

jonnyquango:
The A628 Woodhead pass has been closed to high sided vehicles.

Whats considered high sided though?

ajt:

muckles:
It always amazes me that during bad weather like this people in so many other jobs are told not to work, but people still expect truck drivers to work, despite it being obviously dangerous. But turn up somewhere with the wrong colour hard hat and you can’t come onto their site. :open_mouth:

I like it best were we can make our own decisions. Would we honestly like it if there was a regional blanket ban on the movement of HGV’s if the weather wasn’t up to scratch? There would be outrage

I’d prefer that aswell, but drivers have also got to feel they can make the call not to go any further without being pressured from their bosses and haulage companies have got to be able to make decisions to keep their trucks off the road without worrying that their customers will go elsewhere.

Stay safe boys and girls, it’s bloody rough out there, there’s even waves on the Leeds Liverpool canal :smiley: :astonished:

trubster:
The wind kept me up most of the day,… phoned in and explained I cant do it… no problems

Have you tried these:-
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OVLOV JAY:

TJ82:
The white car under it isn’t a good sight either :frowning:

The green one looks worse than the merc

The white one looks as if it was parked up?

fredthered:

jonnyquango:
The A628 Woodhead pass has been closed to high sided vehicles.

Whats considered high sided though?

I’d say anything with a trailer on really, apart from a flat unless it was carrying a high load that is not really heavy like we do when we carry 6 metre long drainage pipes stacked 3 packs high upto a height of 16 foot 2 inch sometimes. Fully loaded you would be weighing out about 17 tonne gross.

SteveBarnsleytrucker:

fredthered:

jonnyquango:
The A628 Woodhead pass has been closed to high sided vehicles.

Whats considered high sided though?

I’d say anything with a trailer on really, apart from a flat unless it was carrying a high load that is not really heavy like we do when we carry 6 metre long drainage pipes stacked 3 packs high upto a height of 16 foot 2 inch sometimes. Fully loaded you would be weighing out about 17 tonne gross.

Agreed.

fredthered:

SteveBarnsleytrucker:

fredthered:

jonnyquango:
The A628 Woodhead pass has been closed to high sided vehicles.

Whats considered high sided though?

I’d say anything with a trailer on really, apart from a flat unless it was carrying a high load that is not really heavy like we do when we carry 6 metre long drainage pipes stacked 3 packs high upto a height of 16 foot 2 inch sometimes. Fully loaded you would be weighing out about 17 tonne gross.

Agreed.

mind you we cant forget the old puddle jumpers :smiley: they do tend to blow over too

One of ours went over on the m74, broken wrist and collar bone.

OVLOV JAY:

TJ82:
The white car under it isn’t a good sight either :frowning:

The green one looks worse than the merc

the green one does look worse than the … BMW :laughing: pleased I was finished by 9am, seems to be calming down a little now, roll on tomorrow.

DrivingMissDaisy:
Reducing speed will help a lot and still enable the job to be done.

You sound just like our manager!

Got to be the most ridiculous statement on this thread.

Tell that to the guy who had parked up in the lay-by on the A66 and still had his vehicle blown over!

muckles:
It always amazes me that during bad weather like this people in so many other jobs are told not to work, but people still expect truck drivers to work, despite it being obviously dangerous. But turn up somewhere with the wrong colour hard hat and you can’t come onto their site. :open_mouth:

Very well put and a point that should be reminded to these jobsworth Health and Safety bods next time they have to change a light-bulb.

passed 2 lying on their sides M1 j.29 ish,a Volvo artic and a rigid,and a DHL artic that had just been picked up,and was being towed away :frowning: and a 10 mile queue behind.

SteveBarnsleytrucker:
you’ll more than likely have a P45 waiting for you in your pigeon hole when you get back. TM’S these days don’t give a [zb] about drivers welfare or safety, all they care about is the load gets from A-B and earns the company money. :smiley: :unamused:

+1. Nobody out there gives a zb about us, we are a replaceable commodity Judy like the goods we carry…

Santa:

OVLOV JAY:

TJ82:
The white car under it isn’t a good sight either :frowning:

The green one looks worse than the merc

The white one looks as if it was parked up?

not on that road. single carriageway and its NSL. i drove up there just after 3 this morning going home after the good news that i am working saturday instead of tonight

Its time the government put a regulation in place where there is amber warning for gale force winds lorries over a certain height are parked up.
The whole Scottish rail network was shut down this morning and rightly so .
Planes get cancelled, ferry sailings stopped etc…
But the most vulnerable form of transport (hi sided trucks) are expected to get on with. :confused:
As for being threatened with a P45 for parking up , id like to see that one in court .

Some drivers shoot themselves in the foot right enough . The guy who thought it was smart to go over the Friarton Bridge at Perth, has no doubt had a very very luck escape , but he will no doubt fined himself with points on his licence for his stupid actions .
That Bridge was closed to hi-siders as of 05:30 but he ignored the warning.

Stay safe guys !

carryfast-yeti:
passed 2 lying on their sides M1 j.29 ish,a Volvo artic and a rigid,and a DHL artic that had just been picked up,and was being towed away :frowning: and a 10 mile queue behind.

That was me mate…just got home now…3hrs in chesterfield royal…was only doing 30-40mph felt me trailer go and then thought id got it back…then a gust just tipped me. Everything went slow motion,just braced meself and thought this is it…after a lot of sparks ,broken glass, ect everything went quiet.Two guys appeared were me windscreen was supposed to be and pulled me out.Me backs abit sore and ive had 4 stitches in me right hand,i honestly thought i was going to die.think xmas come early for me today.Drive safely all.

mds141:
Stay safe out there. I’m sat at home fortunately. Two prolapsed discs in my back. :frowning:

would not wish that on anybody,i had sciatica,that was bad enough