Equipment World Staff (EQW)Safety WatchHeavy load: Trailer overloading may harm both your load and the traffic around youThe accident: A pickup truck was towing an overloaded trailer when it caused a multiple-vehicle accident, closing one road for several hours and sending four people to the hospital. The trailer, carrying a skid steer, weighed 9,220 pounds, well over the 3,700-pound weight limit of the trailer hitch.April 15, 2014Safety WatchSafe hauling: Learn your load limits when trailering heavy equipmentThe accident: Going down a busy Interstate, a construction supervisor was hauling a backhoe on a trailer. The backhoe flipped off the trailer, falling onto a minivan…April 15, 2014Safety WatchTricky transport: Hauling equipment safely means more than just load-and-goThe accident: A tractor-trailer hauling construction machines rear-ended a pickup truck with two men inside. The tractor-trailer ended up on top of the pickup before going off the road.April 15, 2014Safety WatchLethal loads: Unloading a trailer can be deadly unless you follow the proper procedureThe accident: A truck driver was unloading wood chip material from his open-top trailer via a moveable floor conveyor unit. During the unloading process, the load became jammed, and the driver climbed to the top of the trailer to clear the obstruction.April 15, 2014Safety WatchStay put: You’re safer inside a tipping forklift than outsideThe accident: After putting his machine in reverse on some banking, a rough terrain operator felt his machine start to tip. Panicking, the operator threw himself from the forklift and was immediately crushed by the tipping machine.April 15, 2014Safety WatchSlippery slopes: Stay aware of changing soil conditions when using a trencherThe accident: A crew was installing underground telecommunications cable when the trencher operator started to maneuver the trencher out of a ditch on the edge of roadway. The shoulder of the roadway gave way and caused the machine to roll toward the ditch.April 15, 2014Safety WatchKeep your balance: Moving materials with a backhoe calls for extreme careThe accident: A crew replacing cracked drainpipes used a backhoe to carry replacement concrete pipes to a utility trench. The backhoe operator lifted several pipes from the bed of a truck onto the loader bucket and began moving across the rubble-covered worksite towards the trench.April 15, 2014Safety WatchCareful compaction: Ignoring safety procedures could be a costly mistakeThe accident: An operator was running a compactor over a newly created gravel shoulder on a road improvement project. In attempting to maneuver the front tires around a road sign, the operator drove the compactor too far off the shoulder and onto a 15-degree slope.April 15, 2014Safety WatchBalancing act: Keeping a level load helps ensure your dump truck remains uprightThe accident: Two dump truck operators were moving dirt to build an embankment as part of a highway project. The driver of one truck thought his dirt was emptied and pulled forward, tipping onto an adjacent dump truck.April 15, 2014Safety WatchIn harm’s way: Avert danger by knowing where moving equipment is at all timesThe accident: A skid steer operator was backdragging a section of a concrete contractor’s yard used for concrete testing. A cement truck driver approaching the construction trailer failed to use the sidewalk, instead walking through the area behind the skid steer.April 15, 2014Previous PagePage 36 of 590Next PageTop StoriesVintage EquipmentWatch Antique Tractors from Holt, Best, Caterpillar at HCEA Show 2025The historical construction equipment show presented a veritable timeline of Caterpillar history from 1917 to 1979, including Best and Holt tractors.Pickups2026 GMC Canyon Revealed: 4 Trims, 7,700 Lbs. Towing, Loads of FeaturesCompact ExcavatorsCloser Look: Develon’s Reduced Tail-Swing DX62R-7 Mini ExcavatorCompact Utility LoadersCloser Look: Bobcat's Largest Mini Track Loader Packs Power & PrecisionCompact equipmentKubota Launches New RTV-X Long Bed UTV for 1,200-lbs. of Hauling
