Authorities are investigating after an oversized load came off its trailer, causing the death of two people and leaving one person injured Saturday morning in Temple, Texas.

Imagine being crushed by a 350k pound load while out driving. Holy moly Batman!

  • DarkThoughts@fedia.io
    91·
    6 months ago

    Never seen those things without a police escort either but maybe that’s just different regulations that don’t exist in the US.

    • 🔰Hurling⚜️Durling🔱@lemmy.world
      9·
      6 months ago

      Oh they exist in the US, but each state is different and Texas is one of the least regulated States because “MA FREEDUMS!” or whatever stupid shit idea Republicans sell in that state.

    • frezik@midwest.social
      6·
      6 months ago

      I don’t think these are even allowed in most US states. Double-trailer is the most you’ll see, and even those are rare.

      • Rentlar@lemmy.ca
        2·
        6 months ago

        https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/commercial-vehicle-enforcement/length

        Hehehe, well you know this thing called safety rules designating the maximum length of a combination trailer load to something reasonable like 65 ft? According to Texas Transportation Code 622.902, if oil is involved then it’s all out the window:

        The length limitations do not apply to:

        … 5. a truck-tractor, truck-tractor combination, or truck-trailer combination exclusively transporting machinery, materials, and equipment used in the construction, operation, and maintenance of facilities, including pipelines, that are used for the discovery, production, and processing of natural gas or petroleum;