splashprincess 20 Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Not quite a typical southerly in Wellington, with a B train blown off the Straitsman this morning approaching Wellington heads. http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/82204547/truck-goes-overboard-after-breaking-free-on-the-straitsman-ferry It was only the trailers (no cab) and contained frozen pork. Link to post Share on other sites
John B 119 Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Salt pork now. Link to post Share on other sites
w44vi 18 Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Should have got their chains from KM Link to post Share on other sites
erice 732 Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 shock loading? not enough to just have chains need TIGHT chains Link to post Share on other sites
John B 119 Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 How come its just the trailers, do they have a deal where they just ship those now, pick em up with another tractor unit at the other end? Link to post Share on other sites
SthnJeff 18 Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 How come its just the trailers, do they have a deal where they just ship those now, pick em up with another tractor unit at the other end? Correct. Some do this, typically the bigger nationwide firms. Many Truck and Trailer units still do cross however. Link to post Share on other sites
John B 119 Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Thanks , last time I took freight across the straight had a seventy in it. Link to post Share on other sites
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