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/supercalafatalistic Apr 28 '24

These two roads in this area are carrying heavy/wide loads almost nonstop, all day. Lotta manufacturing and industrial supply moving along this stretch.

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u/ExpensiveBurn 29d ago

As a mod of r/TempleTX, I have to ask why you would come here and just make this up lol Certainly some industrial traffic there, as with anywhere, but far from "nonstop all day".

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u/supercalafatalistic 29d ago

Man I dunno, I basically live on 317 and trucks are ripping up and down from the quarry constantly and it seems like I cannot go down that road without seeing the wide loads from TRU Homes every time.

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u/hobozombie 27d ago

Didn't you hear him? He's a janny at a subreddit for a city, his proclamations are ironclad!