“He handled that truck like an absolute champ,” Smith told the Herald, adding that “the beer was just absolutely everywhere. It was pretty hilarious.”
In June, the Colorado Department of Transportation launched the “Beware the Wolf” campaign to warn truck drivers of the risks involved in traveling Wolf Creek Pass, considered one of the worst mountain passes for semi-trucks.
the truck left the highway to use the emergency ramp, and everything was fine until it began to roll back down the hill and the beer over powered the trailer door when momentum took hold.
I don't see any load bars.
the event was caught on dash cam, https://durangoherald.com/articles/173012-semi-truck-spills-42-100-pounds-of-beer-on-wolf-creek-pass
https://vinepair.com/booze-news/truck-dumps-42100-pounds-bud-light
It's all about speed on those passes. I've been over Wolf Creek Pass several times with the RV - 37' Fifth wheel towed by a Volvo VNL 610 tractor - and it's a piece of cake if you do it right. obey the 25 MPH speed limit for trucks, put it in a low gear and keep it there, use the engine brake. The Westbound side is the bad one, 9 miles of 7% grade, I barely touch my brakes going down there, let the engine and trans do the work.
ReplyDeleteLooks like Bud Light...No loss there..If it was Deschutes Obsidian or New Belgium Flat Tyre, I'd have tears...
ReplyDeleteAnd as N&D stated maybe too young and not enough experience...Hope they don't fire him, good truck driving jobs for good companies make for a good life...I did it for many years...