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It’s easy to take routine towing tasks for granted. Be sure to complete a walk-around inspection every time you hook up a trailer and carefully secure all loads before heading out to the work site. (File photo)
A news brief outlining a fatal highway crash in North Carolina jumped out at me and I was momentarily horrified on behalf of onsite installers everywhere. A septic contractor was pulling a mini-excavator down the road when its trailer separated from the tow vehicle, crossed the centerline and collided head-on with a motorcycle, then continued on and struck two other vehicles. The 38-year-old motorcyclist was killed and the 57-year-old contractor was charged with causing a death by improper towing and operating a commercial vehicle without proper licensing. This nightmare scenario would be concerning to any installer who sends a crew out
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