Trailer almost snapped in half while driving - accident rescue with rotator

[@doak4886]

I don’t know who those two young men in the truck were but somebody should definitely try to hire them. It is so hard to find guys that are willing and know how to bust their ass today. Your crew certainly does. God Bless America on this Memorial Day.

[@PepesTowingService]

They are hired, by the company I did this job for lol

[@JasonEsquivel]

Kids saw this notification and where just as excited as I was. Thanks for giving us great content always!

[@PepesTowingService]

No problem, glad you guys enjoyed

[@stellarproductions8888]

Its not often that I see so much dedication from another trucking company, to help with hooking up loads for transfer. They seem to understand that the quicker this gets done, the quicker everybody gets home, but also has the added benefit of opening all the lanes back up to prevent further congestion. Team work makes the dream work!

[@chevelleranch7481]

At least you got to work in the shade this time!

[@PepesTowingService]

Right lol, for once

[@garylatture8948]

What a positive attitude.

[@kellicoffman5818]

@@PepesTowingService jc

[@hirisk761]

as a former trucker, I saw this waaaay more often especially from Swifts, JB Hunt, and Werner. This trailer looks really old judging from the tiny ICC bumper on the back.

[@brucekoster9253]

Sliding the trailer tandems forward probably would have made the difference here Pepe, but after seeing how it was loaded and secured!?!?.....God only knows Thankfully you & the crew were there to save the day .......again

[@francisremillard2010]

Your workers are part of the team & you always listen to them. The team is what makes you business profitable. I love it.

[@kelleyunofficial3269]

Another GREAT video. I am amazed at how many people think they could do it better. I like the way you handle comments. Also, the team is working with you, not "for" you. Thanks

[@garywatford9801]

Happy Memorial Day To Pepe's Towing Service. Pepe's Towing Service Are Ours Soldiers Always Winning For Us Fans In The Battlefields. Josh, You Had A Lot Of Laborers On This Job, Lol. The Guys Wanted To Go Home, Can't Blame Them. Glad Nobody Got Hurt Nor Bodly Injured, Happy Memorial Day Everyone. 😊

[@garywatford9801]

Hi Josh, We Forgot That You Know How To Tow. Lol, You're The Best Please Continue Winning For Us Your Fan's. Experience Is Earned By Putting The Fright In, Money Can't Buy Experience Or Success. Thank You For Showing The World True Reality Moments Of Truth. Pepe's Towing Service Three Generations And The Family Blood And Muscle 💪 Getting Stronger Each Service Calls. Thanks 😊🤳👨‍💻

[@paulnorthup8828]

driving with the tandems to the rear wont cause a legally loaded trailer to fail, there was obviously additional probelms with the trailer. I am a HD CDL A Driver with more than 2 million miles. Slding them to the rear on a trailer in good condition will not make it break the frame.And by the way it is a 45' trailer so running it to max is legal depending on how it scales. Very normal to run a 45 at max length.

[@larrybe2900]

The weight was poorly distributed. Even with wheels all the way back when the belly is light there should be no issues.

[@mr.george-pht]

Your dealing with tow truck drivers 😂 they know everything about everything trucking related 😂 Your absolutely right. 45 and even a 53 can be run long if it’s loaded properly and the trailer is. It a rust bucket. In this situation it looks like they loaded the product on the wrong type of trailer. There are aluminum floor dry vans that have 4 inch cross beams. Those is what you load rolls of heavy product on like this. This was a lot of weight per square inch. Imagine an elephant 🐘 on high healed shoes. That will push through a lot.

[@larrybe2900]

@@mr.george-pht Something else the airlines dealing with aluminum has taught us is stress fractures as the metal is used over time. This may have been the straw that finally did it in.

[@oddtechman]

Certainly earned your money today with that one! That was an awkward tight little space there! last time you had to do a drag out was with hulk and big flipper with those huge paper rolls back in april 2020! if that was the lorry driver's boss there on the side in the white shirt.. he didn't look too pleased!!! thanks for sharing a different type of job with us today

[@PepesTowingService]

I believe he was a supervisor? Definitely a higher up in the company, cool guy though

[@dandunning4409]

Nice job Josh. Hulk looking beautiful as always. Be safe out there.

[@PepesTowingService]

Thanks!

[@KB-gs8zi]

Hey Josh & ALL crews !!! Great job of a BIG mess !!! Again ,, That trailer shouldn't have been allowed to leave the Shipper with the axles slid all the way to the rear !!! Driver error for sure !!! Maybe looking for another job ???? Have a good week & ""KEEP IT SAFE ""!!!

[@steveschierholz5272]

Trailer was loaded properly. Had nothing to do with the axles slid back

[@KB-gs8zi]

@@steveschierholz5272 WRONG !!! That's what ""Bridge Laws "" are for !! If you review the video,, you'll see that the roof bows are gone as they are the strength of a box trailer not the floor as most think !!! Take a shoe box & leave the cover off and see how weak the sides of the box are ,then put the cover on & see how much stronger the whole box is !! I'll bet the CADOT Had something to say about this issue !! ""KEEP IT SAFE ""!!

[@steveschierholz5272]

My mistake. I meant to say it wasn't loaded properly not was

[@dp.oennismaurer205]

Another excellent video Josh! You & your team really got this one cleaned up before time was up. First of all that was stupid how they were loaded,and the axle back made this a real ' FLEX-VAN' with all that weight. The rolls should have been in the upright position.

[@tiredoldmechanic1791]

The problem with coils in a van trailer is that there is no way to fasten them so they will roll unless they are loaded standing on end.

[@tiredoldmechanic1791]

@@lonely4wd The walls will never hold coils that weigh thousands of pounds. It would require anchors in the floor. It's best to haul those on a flatbed because a flat bed has a frame under it and places to fasten them down.

[@gen157]

@@lonely4wd I've had a look at the link provided. I'm having a hard time understanding how it would solve the specific issue at hand. You're saying to let them roll up against the sides of the trailer instead of securing them in place? Carpet I understand(thanks to the wonderful video provided by Utility's website), but this isn't carpet. I've seen the damage steel coils can do. This looks very unsafe to transport them in a rollable position without securing them to the floor. Stronger sidewalls only stop them from coming out. The images/videos shown does not indicate low tie-down points, but 6+ inches above the floor, with only slots, no place or rings for purpose-built straps/chains. I'm sure those trailers shown are more than capable of handling the load, but you're expecting more from drivers that assume less responsibility than we should be expecting to secure the cargo properly. Edit; I'm basing the securement issue on the landall trailers they're reloading the coils onto. Using the Utility Dryvan's system, they'd barely be pulling any force down into the coil. Over a longer trip, they'll slowly move from their positions. Whereas tying them to the floor would have a better angle for keeping them in place.

[@Justruckingaround]

Dude why wasn’t this load on a flatbed? And the load looks like they are rolling all around the inside of the trailer. Why was it not supported to the floor of the trailer with wooden blocks?

[@PepesTowingService]

Why do people always ask as if I loaded the trailer myself

[@joha7484]

Excellent job, Josh !!!

[@PepesTowingService]

Thanks!

[@gwharton68]

Great video as always. It was nice of the driver? to park in a nice shaddy spot.

[@desertrat8322]

Awesome video Josh !! That trailer was well overloaded and the load was not secured properly

[@badgertow1375]

Great pickin' & $pinnin' , Stay Safe & All The Be$t ☆☆☆☆¿

[@chrisnicholson1786]

That poor ol Mohawk or mullethawk nice work as allways to the crew

[@bgmckddy]

Looks like an older piggy-back rail trailer. Those things get beat almost as much as containers do. Super smooth job just tedious!!

[@handymansteve]

do you not have a 5th wheel plate for the underlift, seems like a more logical than the setup you created, just chain the t straight and go?

[@PepesTowingService]

Yes, every heavy and rotator has a 5th wheel plate. They're heavy and take longer to set up. Incredibly easier to chain it when the trailer is empty. If it was loaded I would have used the 5th wheel plate

[@pullimgsm]

Another tough job well done.

[@petermccuskey1832]

Tight quarters. Great job. Stay Safe.

[@tedbownas2748]

I'm surprised he didn't keep driving until he found an overpass AND high tension lines to park under. 🤦😜

[@PepesTowingService]

Lmao just what I needed. If it's not bridges and overpasses, it's power lines

[@falcon8553]

🤣

[@jerryhernandez7077]

#1 fan reporting here 🍿

[@PepesTowingService]

👋👊👊

[@slimwantedman6694]

Good evening from Southeast South Dakota

[@slimwantedman6694]

What team work. Hat's off to all that worked this job. As always be safe...

[@GO-xs8pj]

I wanted to see that trailer clear that under crossing. :-) You guys worked really well as a team to get that load moved.

[@marksherman9578]

You guys are on the ball

[@rayleyva1830]

You da BOMB josh and that dude is that joe

[@railtie765]

You guys are class one service, great job👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😎

[@PepesTowingService]

Why thank you!

[@lawrencemartin7162]

Great video those guys got a work out rolling on those out!!

[@PepesTowingService]

That's why they all look so fit LOL

[@deernutOO]

See you did get a shorter strap, but two straps so the next roll could be prepped instead of waiting for the one strap to be changed over would mean fewer guys standing/waiting... and moving Landoll forward as it fills to the rear.. but you got to work in the shade, and got the job done.

[@markat9576]

Clearly you don’t understand how hourly jobs work.

[@l.w.petersen7359]

You should have moved the truck forward - it takes way too much time to rotate and boom in and out all the time, but besides that - job well done 👍😊

[@coreywoodard8601]

When is joe going to start operating a rotator I’ve only seen him in one video operating I think

[@PepesTowingService]

Because if I'm on scene with just one rotator, I'm at the controls. Expedited jobs like this are not the place for training. That happens at the yard

[@chrisnicholson1786]

@@PepesTowingService so make a yard training video so In time Joe can do this ❤🎖

[@coreywoodard8601]

@@PepesTowingService I understand that

[@rjkee5157]

Seems to me that the drag winch would have worked better getting the rolls to the back of the trailer. But that's Monday Morning Quarterbacking :) Great Job.

[@terrysadventure1529]

Awesome job my friend. Y'all keep up the great work God bless

[@gregsimon9061]

Another great job 👍

[@-ray-h]

Wow you guys cranked on this job, you all hustled non stop...! Good thing you were out of the sun on this one... What was the temp outside Josh...? You were too funny when you jumped up onto the Landoll & looked into the camera and gave the double peace signs... We finally got to see ya...! Missed the cool Mohawk thou... Great Vid... Thanks!

[@colinl9018]

At least you were in the shade this time. 😂

[@bobh6728]

Just an observation, if you used a second strap the guys in the trailer could rig the next roll while you are placing the previous one. Might save a little time.

[@rayrr2013]

Nice of you to hook up the unloading crew with dinner.

[@PepesTowingService]

They deserved it

[@guillermosoto6143]

Gracias por sus videos saludos desde Mexicali BC México

[@pnwRC.]

I though it was illegal to tow a trailer in CA with the rear tandem slid that far back? I know it was when I use to be a long haul trucker. I HAVEN'T left Washington state to transport freight in over 10 years. Perhaps they may have relaxed their strict restrictions a tad in that time.

[@PepesTowingService]

If they were to cross the scales, it would definitely be illegal.

[@frankbroker3698]

It was only a 45 foot trailer so the tandems are ok as long as they are 40 ft. from the kingpin, here in Cali.. That trailer was built when a 45 was a looong trailer!

[@larrybe2900]

@@frankbroker3698 It is wise to have the wheels all the way back to load if the tractor is not attached with these heavy rolls.

[@knuffelbaer1971]

i did no see any securing ropes for those coils or any holding woods on the floor of the trailer... has the even been road worthy?

[@Fiat1720]

why didn't they have those hauled on a flatbed . no place in that trailer

[@PepesTowingService]

No clue, ask the owner?

[@litz13]

The correct answer is "no clue, I just send them the bill for the cleanup" ... ;-)

[@cool2180]

Not a good idea to put those types of loads in a dry van especially when not secured properly in the first place. Might have Superseded the weight limit in the floor beams when those coils moved in one spot. Especially with tandems all the way in the back.

[@anthonystike6034]

Great teamwork getting it unloaded quickly. Wouldn't it have been easier to use the Fifth Wheel attachment on the under reach, to tow the trailer?

[@davidclodfelter7147]

Nice to work in the shade for once?

[@PepesTowingService]

Yup, wish we did that more often

[@sp1nrx]

You to have a sticker in your store: "it's always under overpasses".

[@OTE_TheMissile]

Or power lines...

[@mattc.310]

They could have made many better choices with that load. Nice work. No one got squished and traffic kept moving.

[@kurt7581]

Where is the spine for the trailer? Is it just the wheels attached to floor?

[@alanhubbard1868]

The Trailer's shape is the spine. Wheels are attached to a square tube, the load is carried inside the tube.

[@kurt7581]

@@alanhubbard1868 that's insane, wouldn't be allowed on the road here, ours are like skel trailers with the box, flat top etc on top

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

Well oiled team! Suggestion, use a second strap so the guys in the trailer can have the load rigged and not wanting for the strap.

[@PepesTowingService]

I thought about that after the fact, but realistically, if you count, it took them like 10 seconds maybe to put the strap in and shackle it to my line. Multiplied by 28 rolls, that would have saved a grand total of less than 5 minutes.

[@truckinwiththegunny]

In Cali, tandems should have been at the 40 foot mark, crazy

[@chrisgeezvlog7349]

Was that a 53 foot trailer? If so, I’m wondering why the rear axle of the trailer wasn’t set at the 40 feet-from-kingpin mark, which is what California requires.

[@PepesTowingService]

Yes, that's literally the point of my thumbnail lol

[@Procrastinator1948]

Must be coils of aluminum, given the way those guys in the trailer are able to move them around by hand. Were it steel, that trailer probably would have broken while being loaded, not to mention it likely would have been overweight.

[@PepesTowingService]

Correct! They were aluminum.

[@scottthumma8269]

I ran flat bed trailers years ago. Rule #1. Never , never load a coil suicide style. They were always load shotgun style. Oh yes a little more work with the chains. But the loads did not move. Rule #2. Coils were never loaded in s dry vain. Never never never

[@chadnelson924]

When I flat bedded, I was opposite, LOL I preferred to load super coils suicide I usually hauled anywhere from a 45,000lb to 48,000lb coil.

[@hirisk761]

oh yeah I was waiting for this! day made!

[@PepesTowingService]

Hope it was worth the wait

[@hirisk761]

yup it was

[@Justruckingaround]

Dude why wasn’t load on a flatbed trailer and why weren’t they supported? looks like they were rolling around inside the trailer.

[@EduardSLVRU]

Never understood, why American trailers look so weird. long base with only two axle at the far end. Instead of three axle a bit further away from the back

[@Jehty_]

And (almost) every truck has 3 axles. There are probably reasons for that 🤷‍♂️

[@pnwRC.]

Some states don't allow more than 2 axles underneath the trailer. Even if there were more axles, they don't gain the ability to haul more cargo weight in some states.

[@oliverpohl6687]

In Germany three axle trailer with single axle truck are standard in semi configuration.

[@pnwRC.]

@@oliverpohl6687 The problem with the USA is that there is no set nationwide standard. Each state decides it's own regulations for overall vehicle weight, & length. Some states allow 10 axles spread between the truck & trailer, while others only allow 5 axles spread between the combination. The more axles underneath the vehicle, the heavier the potential payload it can legally transport. I'll use my work truck here in Washington State for this example. It's a 2017 Peterbilt dump truck. The truck has 5 axles, 2 of them are able to be raised off the road when empty. The trailer has 3 axles underneath it. With this truck I can legally weigh 105,500 gross weight. This nets us around 31 tons of material per trip.

[@kempo_95]

EU trailers only have 2 tires per trailer though, while in the US they have 4.

[@Thecappedwonder]

Tandems are not supposed to be all the way to the back while driving in California

[@adamt4742]

beat me to it, I believe the max is 40' from the kingpin

[@1320Jason]

I saw Tgat. Double thumbs up. Haha

[@charleskazee1869]

Great job

[@michaeljestice4234]

Good to see the 389 on the landoll

[@nickpanda9322]

Did you ever think about chaining up underneath the trailer and get to a pull out

[@PepesTowingService]

For what?

[@nickpanda9322]

@@PepesTowingService so you could open the road faster

[@PepesTowingService]

@@nickpanda9322 this is not a truck area. Right after this over pass it turns into a one way lane on each side that goes directly to the freeway. That would have been 1000x worse. This was the best case scenario.

[@nickpanda9322]

@@PepesTowingService ok

[@PepesTowingService]

@@nickpanda9322 Besides, in order to chain underneath, you need to make it straight first. I would have to get next to the trailer, boom over the center with a spreader bar and pull it up, then chain it. There was literally zero room to do that, I would have hit the overpass. Not to mention I would for sure be blocking a ton more traffic for even longer. Your way would complicate things a ton more.

[@GVORE]

Love the video, How do you pronounce the towing company name?

[@PepesTowingService]

Say "pe" like the first part of "pepper", then "pe's" like the food "peas".

[@GVORE]

@@PepesTowingService Thank you

[@beck1murph1]

That load should have been on a covered wagon. Not a van.

[@garyolafson8303]

You mean a Flat Bed trailer or a Low Bed Trailer, right ? Covered wagon is from the Wild-Wild West era.

[@beck1murph1]

@@garyolafson8303 That would be a flatbed with sides.

[@cw3339]

Almost only counts in Horseshoes, Handgranades, and Atomic bombs! :-)

[@leegoldeneagle9003]

Nice 👍😊

[@edgarkerr234]

Could you have pulled the tractor to a less obstructive area and unloaded the trailer at a new spot thus causing less aggravation during rush hour. If you just inched the rig away slowly I don’t think the trailer would have totally collapsed

[@alandantas7496]

Vídeo top . Bahia Brasil

[@matthewmcnicholas2331]

The loader of this box trailer should have questioned this load and should have never loaded it. The Dispatcher should have sent a all steel flatbed, especially since it took 2 landols to move move the load.

[@GeorgeVeld]

That old trailer has probly 3 million miles on it there is no way to load it and it would not buckle I doubt he was over weight. Chaining them coils I bet they ended up in scrap

[@michaelaaron4212]

That’s why semi trailer’s can be adjusted I thought they were to help it turn less wide

[@paulrodney5757]

i've seen one of your divers on the 5 freeway an 170 to day at 4:18

[@dannyvesa781]

American quality trailers

[@kevinkenyon7045]

Josh another great video with teamwork! Thanks for sharing.Kevin

[@SaveOurWater]

Tight quarters!

[@PepesTowingService]

Tight and short, our specialty

[@alandantas7496]

Colocar a legenda em português por favor ai fica top ademais

[@mrincredible2330]

No 5th wheel attachment?

[@PepesTowingService]

For what? It's an empty trailer and going local

[@trevortaylor2778]

Simply not enough axles in NZ that trailer would have 4 axles the rear one being caster steer the tractor being tandem drive. , Twin stair 4 axles total rig 8 axles not 5

[@teaches2010]

A sliding carriage would be great here if it didn't add so much weight.

[@aznboycols]

Maybe the driver missed the class, about sliding the tandems to even out the weight class, in drivers school.

[@Unknown_Ooh]

Each roll of aluminum can probably make an average sized car

[@rupe53]

unknown ... based on the weight as the trailer dropped I would say that's steel and many thousands of pounds per roll.

[@DanielWilliams-wb8bg]

Actually not why you slide tandems, but ok. Trailer is overloaded period.

[@paulnorthup8828]

Also this an unsecured load.

[@happydays8171]

Bet it cost more to pay Pepe to bring that load to his yard than the load paid. And a trailer was sacrificed.

[@wonlop469]

Old beat up trailer, overloaded. Companies don't care. I've seen this before.

[@VineV-Dutch]

In Europe, we don't have to slide. Automatic lift axles, only override= all axles down. Consider it USA/CAN, if we can manoeuvre with 3 fixed axles on the ground, you can as well. Besides, if we have double rear tractor axles, 1 usually is a lift axle, and 80% chance it also steers. If we have 4 or more axles on a dumper or mixer: only 2 axles are fixed, rest is either liftable or liftable and steering. Why o why are you so behind in your technology and comfort features in the trucking business? It's like going back to 1990 for western Europeans.

[@FatGuyInaTruck]

On a trailer from THIS century this wouldn't really have been an issue.

[@PepesTowingService]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@dt20m84]

👍

[@andrewyork8208]

In the UK they would just close the road for a day - 0 risk to everyone.

[@PepesTowingService]

They would close an entire busy road for an entire day for a 2hr job? Sounds horrible.

[@rupe53]

@@PepesTowingService ... They bring in the union guys and it becomes a whole day job!

[@sdinim8695]

This is the reason I don’t haul 44000 I leave it for mega carriers with new trucks and trailers what pieces me off more they want you to haul 44000 for cheap rate I just refuse to haul cheap and heavy freight.

[@PepesTowingService]

Could not agree with you more!

[@woody1320]

Mullet or Mohawk, what's the difference? LOL

[@joeybleu66]

need subtitles that are not gray letters on a black background. you tube refuses to do it after years of trying so we are wondering if the podcaster would have the courage to give us sub titles. the ads on this podcast are way more frequent than on other podcasts so you have the money. let us get it done for your audience. please and thanks .

[@gregj7916]

who's the angry man in the light blue shirt?

[@PepesTowingService]

The boss

[@edwinschlee8374]

The driver kind of messed up putting the axles all the way back!

[@christopherparadise1131]

Astounds me how you yanks operate and load freight particularly in pantech trailers, number of times trailers break in the middle with freight like that, need to see how Australians transport goods, Americans have a lot to learn!

[@TrapMoneyBobby]

10-40 is how I ride when heavy.

[@robertspivey709]

Why not use drag winch to pull rolls to back of TRL then the boom on to the landall

[@PepesTowingService]

You could have done this job 100x different ways. I did it my way. Your way is even more labor, with my way once it's pulled forward the same line loads it. Literally the easiest possible way, why complicate things?

[@artyart31]

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