Dash Cam of the Week: Rollin’ rollin’ rollin’

Our first Dash Cam of the Week for 2017 is a prime example of why the world needs transportation professionals. And it also should serve as an amusing (no one was hurt) reminder to even the hard-core chain slingers out there: Secure that load.

Kevin Jones

Jan. 6, 2017

Dave Cole was driving on U.S. 40 in southwestern Pennsylvania this week when he noticed something odd on the other side of the 4-lane highway: A giant spool of wire rolling eastbound in the westbound lane—and into oncoming traffic.

“Not in all my traveling, I’ve never seen nothing like that. Seen quite a few accidents, but nothing quite like that,” Cole tells Pittsburgh television station KDKA. “Obviously, they didn’t have the right equipment there.”

So he turned on his cell phone camera and trailed the action, getting in behind a pickup truck that was pulling a now-empty utility trailer and pacing the loose load.

While we’re on the subject, DCOW staff also came across this fresh example of trailers gone wild:

About the Author

Kevin Jones

Editor

Kevin has served as editor-in-chief of Trailer/Body Builders magazine since 2017—just the third editor in the magazine’s 60 years. He is also editorial director for Endeavor Business Media’s Commercial Vehicle group, which includes FleetOwner, Bulk Transporter, Refrigerated Transporter, American Trucker, and Fleet Maintenance magazines and websites.

Working from Beaufort, S.C., Kevin has covered trucking and manufacturing for nearly 20 years. His writing and commentary about the trucking industry and, previously, business and government, has been recognized with numerous state, regional, and national journalism awards.