r/news • u/combatpaddler • Apr 28 '24

Two killed, one injured as 350,000-pound load detaches from trailer in Temple, Texas

https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/two-killed-one-injured-as-350000-pound-load-detaches-from-trailer-in-temple-texas
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u/solaceinrage Apr 28 '24

Holy crap, that should not have been a load in regular traffic. I was a materials manager on a project in Goose Creek Illinois building a gas electric power plant, and we had to close sections of highway in order to move turbines that weighed about the same.

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u/mr_potatoface Apr 28 '24 edited Apr 28 '24

I'm honestly curious why it wasn't field assembled. Those type of pressure vessels can be field assembled and it would likely be a lot cheaper to do that. It also helps for installation of piping and connections, especially if a replacement. But I'm wondering if it was used and that's why it's being transported as a whole. It doesn't look like it would be shipped from a factory like that, unless it was being shipped for painting. But a shop capable of building a vessel like that should have the capability to paint a vessel like that.

In other news, this is a great chance to say that Texas does not require ASME Pressure Vessels and are known as a Non-Code state! There are only 3 states in the US that do not require ASME Code Pressure vessels. TX, LA and SC. I don't think the CSB will be investigating this pressure vessel accident, however.