BANGOR, Maine — A section of Odlin Road was shut down briefly Wednesday evening while a wrecker righted an 18-wheeler that had tipped over, according to Bangor police Sgt. James Buckley.
The Pottle’s Transportation truck tipped after its load of heavy rolls of paper shifted in the trailer. The truck toppled onto its side and slid several feet off the road before coming to a rest, Buckley said. The driver was not injured in the crash, which happened near the Bangor-Hermon town line.
Because the truck was out of the roadway, the road remained open until the evening, when police stopped traffic so the 18-wheeler could be set back on its wheels. The accident scene was cleared around 6:50 p.m., according to Buckley.
No charges were filed in connection with the accident, he said.
NO charges filed, yet the driver may be out of work. Paper loads dont just tip over from doing less than the speed limit. If you get my drift (pardon the pun).
they sometimes do.
Agreed. And even if they did just tip over, the load was unstable and the driver is still at fault.
If the load was unstable, that would be on the people who loaded the trailer improperly.
No, it’s the DRIVER’s responsibility to check the load. And if it isn’t safe, the truck shouldn’t move. But nice try.
Correct. The driver was the one whom looked at the load before they left and considered whether it was safe to roll. It is our duty to keep the load / public safe. Not the person whom just loaded the trailer.
Ever seen a load of rolled paper that Pottle’s hauls? These don’t just fall over. Especially with enough force to roll a truck and trailer over.
I expect someone will just try to paper this whole thing over.
OH crap!!! He did put the squeeze on the charmin.
Given the size of the rolls, I’m thinking this was a load of custom-made toilet paper for liberals.