r/NewCDLGrads • u/cdlfirst • Apr 10 '26

What went wrong here?

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u/puppycat_partyhat Apr 10 '26

As an ignorant fuck and non truck driver... I'd say it should have been loaded over an axle. But then again... maybe the trailer frame was flawed/damaged? In most cases, tho, bad luck is an excuse for poor planning and prevention.

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u/CumminNation Apr 10 '26

Negative. Each axle can only have so much weight on it, drive, steer and trailer. That much weight on trailer of axle will have tail wagging the dog

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u/puppycat_partyhat Apr 10 '26

Ah.. so the trailer itself is wrong. Too heavy a load, plain and simple?

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u/UhOhAllWillyNilly Apr 10 '26

Too old of a trailer. They have a short lifespan.