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On Thursday, September 7, 2017 at nigh 9:30 am, the Pepin County Sheriff's Office had study of a disabled semi unit of measurement on USH 10 close the Pepin/Pierce County Line W of Durand.
The semi unit of measurement had left St. Paul, Minnesota at unopen to seven pm on September sixth destined to deliver its charge to a place inward Neenah, WI.
At nigh 8 pm 2 tires blew out on the semi-trailer where it became disabled.
The driver contacted a tire repair service to response to the scene to supervene upon the tires. The repair service was non able to elevator the trailer inward social club to alter the tires due to its weight. The next forenoon a instant repair service attempted to alter the tires. That service contacted a heavy tow truck operator to elevator the raise of the trailer to let the tire changes. The tow operator contacted the Pepin County Sheriff's Office to suggest them of the obvious overweight issue. Pepin County Deputies thence requested a State Patrol unit of measurement to assist. Sergeant Wm. Berger responded to the scene to assist.
The initial tow truck was non able to elevator the raise of the trailer thence a second, larger fifty ton rotator tow truck responded in addition to was able to elevator the raise of the trailer to alter the tires. Due to the extreme flexing of the frame in addition to the potential for a catastrophic failure of the trailer frame organisation extra blocking in addition to jacks had to last used to back upwardly the middle the trailer piece it was beingness lifted.
The unit of measurement was eventually weighed on a ready of the Wisconsin State Patrol’s portable scales. The unit of measurement had a gross weight of 165, 900 lbs. The legal gross weight of the unit of measurement was 80,000 lbs.
All of the tires on the semi-tractor in addition to trailer, amongst the exception of the steering tires, were significantly exceeding the tire manufacturer’s maximum tire weight rating. Some of the tires were carrying to a greater extent than than double the allowable weight allowed past times the tire manufacturer’s rating.
The driver was issued a citation for failure to house the required emergency alert devices for a stopped vehicle inward the surface area about the disable semi unit. The unit of measurement was partially inward a traffic lane for over 10 hours without anyone contacting constabulary enforcement or placing the security devices. The companionship was issued a citation for an 85,900 lb. axle grouping overload. The bond sum for the overweight citation was $20,287.86.
H5N1 instant citation was issued to the carrier for exceeding the tire weight ratings. Nine other axle weight warnings were issued along amongst 12 out of service violations for exceeding the tire weight rating limitations. H5N1 in conclusion alert was issued to the driver nether the Federal Safety Regulations for Reckless Driving. The unit of measurement was escorted unopen to four miles where it could last safely offloaded.
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