Two people killed in Texas after 350,000 pound load detaches from trailer, crushes vehicle: officials

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Two people killed in Texas after 350,000 pound load detaches from trailer, crushes vehicle: officials - Lemmy.World

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

Let me guess: it happened because the relevant safety regulations were repealed or the authority in charge was dissolved or muzzled.

Or perhaps because the owners of the transport company may have refused to listen to safety concerns from employees because it would require expensive upgrades and additional personnel that they didn’t want to pay for.

In either case, I am sure this will be a “No one could have predicted this” situation, the driver of the truck takes all the blame, and nothing changes regarding company policy or safety regulations.

Man I hope not. The owner or the truck or trucking company, or whoever was paid to transport the load, should be held liable. They paid the driver, subcontracted to an independent contractor and are therefore responsible for the performance. They could sue the driver/sub if they felt they misperformed by insurance should eat that trucking company alive for this.