Balancing act: Keeping a level load helps ensure your dump truck remains upright

Equipment World Staff (EQW)
Apr 15, 2014
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The 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.

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