Hurricane Hilary Havoc - Tractor Trailer Jackknife!

Hurricane Hilary Havoc - Tractor Trailer Jacknife! California is known for being sunny year round, but when it rains, EVERYONE forgets how to drive it seems. Hurricane Hilary was no exception here. While all my viewers from anywhere else in the world laugh at what we call a hurricane, it still never fails to amaze me how easily avoidable accidents happen with some rain.
I'm not sure on the details of what caused this accident, could have been speed or another vehicle swerving into his lane. Regardless, we got the call from California Highway Patrol to respond to a tractor with loaded trailer that jackknifed on the freeway and was blocking lanes. Alex was available and jumped on the opportunity to handle this job with Big Flipper, our 75ton rotator.
His first step was a very very smart move. The way the tractor spun and went forward was problematic to the recovery, and if he just did a regular winch out or pulled the tractor first, it would come in contact with the center divider and cause a ton of further damage. Instead he used the rotator to lift the trailer and drag everything away from the wall.
From here, it was a simple lift and swing to straighten this out. Well, not so simple since one of the bumper pins would not go in, but a Bailey's mini sling fixed that issue no problem. Against logic, the driver said he could finish driving the badly damaged tractor to his destination and refused the tow, while they had a new tractor pick up the trailer. Was a fun and challenging job made easy with the right equipment and operator.
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