It looks like this accident was based on the theory that "if I drive fast enough, nature will not have time to discover that my vehicle weighs 55 tons, and thus I'll clear the bridge before anything happens to it...." You can see this phenomenon on Tom & Jerry cartoons. Maybe the truck driver watches a lot of those.
sebofo We had many years go same stuff in our Village. Wooden bridge, heavy truck with trailer loaded with cement blocks. Driver crawled over bridhe in slowest gear with steady throttle. Bridge was crying and shaking. But than he thought he is safe and he shifted into second gear onle meter before driving axle was on firm land again. That blown the planks apart and trailer felt into river, dragged truck back into watter to. It was middle day.
According to newspaper reports, the driver had been following his GPS, he did see the sign but floored it, hoping to make it across the bridge. He has been charged with reckless driving.
new subscriber! Awesome recovery job, impressed with the night work. Confused how a truck with that weight could even consider crossing that bridge, the most bizarre thing I've seen today.
Hello Boss, sorry but I've broken my mirror. Unfortunately the cab got dented as well. How bad is it? Not sure, it's still in the river at the moment!! Glad he was ok, though.
Transporting a heavy load in a large truck at night on local roads requires planning, which this driver apparently did not do. Perhaps he relied on his GPS to find the way, and we've all had issues with that method! Modern mapping provides all the data we need, but it can also lead us far astray.
There are really clear signs, and if he didn't see them he really shouldn't drive a truck. It's a narrow wooden pontoon bridge and he should've realized he was to heavy just by looking at it.
SO MUCH PULLING POWER! Must be some nice cables since they arent as big as Id have expected and still hold up. But maybe its just the smooth steady pulling with no shock loads?
I dropped my new motorbike yesterday and I'm watching some of these to make myself feel a bit better. I was stuck underneath the bike by my boot and couldn't get up or move the bike. Had to lie there and wait for a passing motorist to rescue me. Much cheaper 👍
60 ton truck on 4 ton max bridge. Thats over 10 times the max weight. What the hell was the driver thinking! You can tell just by looking at the bridge that it would never support 60 tons. 5 tons maybe but never 60.
FishplateFilms Floating bridges used to be common. This one is (was) the last one open for vehicle traffic. At 4 tons maximum capacity it started to feel a bit wobbly driving a car across it. The water it crosses is the river "Österdalälven"; the water-level varies quite a bit. As shown in the video the water is at its lowest level which makes the final section onto land a bit steep.
I don't mind if you give me the truck. I will fix it up. Like most have already said, he almost made it too. Good job on the recovery, got love the recovery vehicles defiantly built for the job. Lucky being a left hand drive truck might have been a different outcome otherwise.
cibie01 Goes to show people who think trucks are magically safe and indestructible just because they are big and heavy. How not true at all. In any way.
Falck is a Danish Famely owned Compeny for almost 100 year's it is 108 year's old, back in year 1906 the Dane Sophus Falck did start the Famely Compeny Falck, to'day 108 years later Falck is one of the biggest recovery compeny in the world they are 38.000 workers in 46 Contry's Falck have more then 8000 Trucks and car's and Ambulancer are fire truck's, more then 8000,,that is alot,
+The Bushwacker for sure not ..but he is talking about recovery operation.. only 60k for new truck and 20k for trailer at maximum .. now for the bridge ididnt know that Trucka recocery companies build bridges too!!
@@qusaisaher I really hope you're kidding. A new truck like that (if it's not used) costs around 1 mil SEK (100k Euros) from the factory without the tanks, stock paint and without bumper bar and extra lights. Not sure about how much a trailer costs but I know an asphalt tub costs around 150k SEK (15k Euros) so I'd guess quadruple that and you get yourself a new trailer with all the equipment you need.
The authorities don't put 4 Ton Max signs up to stop 60 Ton trucks crossing the bridge just to piss you off. there is a good reason for the sign to be there.... mate
Såvitt jag hört var det träpellets i lasten, om det var full vikt vet jag däremot inte, kan ju lossat något ställe innan ... Hur har det gått med bron ? rep påbörjat ? Hur har det gått med lastbilen/släpet ?
Presumably the driver was prosecuted as it wasn’t an accident but a case of ignoring the sign? Also did he or his company/insurance have to pay for a new bridge?
Robert Becker The proper bridge is about 5km downstream. The distance saved would've been less than 5km though, and the winding back roads means he was losing time anyway.
Here is a map, www.google.se/maps/@60.5874523,15.0708235,14z , it's zoomed in on the floating bridge. He was coming from the south-west when the GPS told him to get off the E16 too early.
+Robert Becker The bridge is either suitable or not, and if it is not, the length of the detour is completely irrelevant. There may not even be a detour available.
In theory you are absoluty right, but ik you can't waste time, you might take some strange decisions, like a bridge should take a little overload once, only for you...
Fniss...jag drog över en bro med max vikt 4 ton. En trä bro och när jag kom fram till gården och skulle lossa fullt lass stallströ så kom bonnen och undrade hur fan jag kommit dit och de va inte ens där jag skulle lossa utan hos grannen så jag dönade över bron igen och hamnade till sist på rätt ställe.
Could have been a whole lot worse. This happened on a floating bridge which sustained minimal damage and no lives were at risk, apart from minimal risk to the driver. Just imagine if this had happened on a conventional bridge, crossing another road or a railway line. The company was no doubt fully insured as required by law, so it is unlikely they went out of business. They may experience some overloading on next year's premium, though.
1: The driver was near death, a thick pole that hold the bridge in place was 1dm from his stomack and could sink in to the 22m river, he also got physical damage. 2: It was a one man company, so he had to pay ~300 000€
+Frulck -- I am relying on information from the owner of this channel, ADVideofilm. In the very top post they say that the driver was not hurt in the accident, so for you to say that he was "near death" and "he also got physical damage" does not ring true. I have looked up a number of other reports and they all say that the driver was not injured.Your statement that the driver "was a one man company, so he had to pay €300.000" is nonsense. It does not matter if the driver is an owner-operator or if he works for a multi-national because ALL motor vehicles in Sweden must carry insurance. However, it is possible that the insurance company claimed it back from him because this was NOT an accident. It is reported in several places that the driver knew that the bridge would not carry him and made the attempt anyway, and at full speed. In those circumstances (a deliberate and monumentally-stupid act) the insurers must still pay for the damage but they can reclaim from the driver.
There are some truck drivers who are true criminals. They don't give a shit about signs and traffic laws. Then, when the shit hit the fan, the tendency is always to blame the employer for stressing them with delivery terms.
Bane Se där. Tack, fan. Fuel pellets brukar vara pellets av brännbart material man använder i vissa värmepannor eller för att lätt starta en större brasa. Brukar vara gjorda av ihopmosade träflisor eller liknande, så det blir ganska tung litervikt.
It looks like this accident was based on the theory that "if I drive fast enough, nature will not have time to discover that my vehicle weighs 55 tons, and thus I'll clear the bridge before anything happens to it...."
You can see this phenomenon on Tom & Jerry cartoons. Maybe the truck driver watches a lot of those.
sebofo We had many years go same stuff in our Village. Wooden bridge, heavy truck with trailer loaded with cement blocks. Driver crawled over bridhe in slowest gear with steady throttle. Bridge was crying and shaking. But than he thought he is safe and he shifted into second gear onle meter before driving axle was on firm land again. That blown the planks apart and trailer felt into river, dragged truck back into watter to. It was middle day.
sebofo or alternatively the theory that it was dark, unfamiliar with area, following a satnav, didn't see sign.
According to newspaper reports, the driver had been following his GPS, he did see the sign but floored it, hoping to make it across the bridge. He has been charged with reckless driving.
@@sebofo next time he shouldnt use google maps when driving a truck
That was the Jeremy Clarkson theory "Speed and Power"
Being from Calif, I really enjoy watching your videos. Thank you very much.
new subscriber!
Awesome recovery job, impressed with the night work.
Confused how a truck with that weight could even consider crossing that bridge, the most bizarre thing I've seen today.
Hello Boss, sorry but I've broken my mirror. Unfortunately the cab got dented as well.
How bad is it? Not sure, it's still in the river at the moment!!
Glad he was ok, though.
David Marker Snr. It was the boss him self driving 😬🙄😱
@@mikaellillnockebohannon How much would a tow job like that cost in Sweden?
4 T = four times.
He just went once,this sign is a lie.
Excellent video and great recovery job, well done.
0:14 "Falck!" I bet that's what the driver said as the bridge collapsed under him.
Jim Norris qw
the driver said kurwa :-)
I love the dual front turning axles in some of those rigs.
Bra film förresten! Tack!
sebofo Tack!
Good video of an interesting recovery!
Liked to have seen a video of this truck trying to cross a 4 ton bridge
Clean work
Its great to see how well this team works as one...
Excellent video
***** Thanks!
Transporting a heavy load in a large truck at night on local roads requires planning, which this driver apparently did not do. Perhaps he relied on his GPS to find the way, and we've all had issues with that method! Modern mapping provides all the data we need, but it can also lead us far astray.
There are really clear signs, and if he didn't see them he really shouldn't drive a truck. It's a narrow wooden pontoon bridge and he should've realized he was to heavy just by looking at it.
Nice tow trucks. Greeting from USA.
Ja mycket bra film på en mycket tokig händelse
bm1113 Tack! Det gick lite snett s.a.s.
SO MUCH PULLING POWER! Must be some nice cables since they arent as big as Id have expected and still hold up. But maybe its just the smooth steady pulling with no shock loads?
Bra film, snyggt jobbat 👍👍
Tobbe Hallman Tack!
nice work and super trucks
These videos are oddly fascinating. Thanks so much for the effort to produce and share them.
I dropped my new motorbike yesterday and I'm watching some of these to make myself feel a bit better.
I was stuck underneath the bike by my boot and couldn't get up or move the bike. Had to lie there and wait for a passing motorist to rescue me.
Much cheaper 👍
Ännu en sevärd film från dig. Tack 😄
Andreas Fjällman Tack själv!
Big big job big money job proper setup 👍
Good and interesting video, thanks for uploading it.
Scooby Thanks for watching!
I see the lorry put it mooring light on as it came to the bank
Vem körde lastbilen?
Riktigt bra jobbat och det är riktigt intressant att följa er kanal fortsätt så!!!
Great video!
jix177 Thanks!
good recovery guys well done
How strong are each of those wreckers? Thats a lot weight to pull through the mud. Props to the operators for a good job!
Usually at least 100 tons per main winch line, double with a pulley/snatch block. usually 30 tons+ on the secondary lines.
NEW VIDEO
great video!
Evandro C.B. Thanks!
Täcker försäkringen detta?
60 ton truck on 4 ton max bridge. Thats over 10 times the max weight. What the hell was the driver thinking! You can tell just by looking at the bridge that it would never support 60 tons. 5 tons maybe but never 60.
good job and video
take care
Nice work ! Is that a floating bridge? It was fortunate to have a "ramp" on the lakes edge to aid in the recovery!
Gregg.
FishplateFilms Yes, floating bridge :)
ADVideofilm Ok , thanks!
FishplateFilms Floating bridges used to be common. This one is (was) the last one open for vehicle traffic.
At 4 tons maximum capacity it started to feel a bit wobbly driving a car across it.
The water it crosses is the river "Österdalälven"; the water-level varies quite a bit. As shown in the video the water is at its lowest level which makes the final section onto land a bit steep.
Rallarbusen Very interesting, thank you for the info! It would of been a rough ride!!
Cheers Gregg
impressive recovery job
mobb figga The driver was not hurt at the accident.
ADVideofilm The driver must have been hurt in his/her head BEFORE he/she attempted this idiotic crossing...
ADVideofilm seems impossible :) lucky strike
ADVideofilm One wonders if the driver and/or his company will have to pay damages.
Harry Andruschak Definitely. Would have cost the company he/she worked for a fortune. Also, the truck driver would have lost their license.
+ADVideofilm Driver suck's!!
Driver and the company he works for should be held fully responsible for repairs/replacement of the bridge
- Å fan!
I don't mind if you give me the truck. I will fix it up.
Like most have already said, he almost made it too.
Good job on the recovery, got love the recovery vehicles defiantly built for the job.
Lucky being a left hand drive truck might have been a different outcome otherwise.
En dunder tabbe. Det snackades nog en del på åkeriet efteråt. Fick föraren tillbaka körkortet eller tog han ett nytt?
very good job
Thank god that was a left hand drive or things could have been drastic.
excellent video yet again.
cibie01 Thanks!
cibie01 Goes to show people who think trucks are magically safe and indestructible just because they are big and heavy. How not true at all. In any way.
Had he almost made it across the bridge when it broke?
1:18 Good. The truck is alive.
Can't help but wonder what was in the tanks? Saw no mention of it or I might just have missed it.
He was carrying close to 40'000kg of wood pellet fuel.
Falck is a Danish Famely owned Compeny for almost 100 year's it is 108 year's old, back in year 1906 the Dane Sophus Falck did start the Famely Compeny Falck, to'day 108 years later Falck is one of the biggest recovery compeny in the world they are 38.000 workers in 46 Contry's Falck have more then 8000 Trucks and car's and Ambulancer are fire truck's, more then 8000,,that is alot,
What was the cargo?
"A 60 ton truck tried to cross the bridge" Nice try, but it was the stupid driver who tried! Well produced video - kudos!
Omg, what was the driver thinking about? :)))
btw is he ok?
Looks like a $50k recovery, truck & wagon totaled, + bridge repair. Poor decision probably cost $350k US.
How mutch this operation?
Yrkeschaufför?
Va det inte ägaren som körde bilen?
Ajdå, där blev det tokigt!
En av de viktigaste skyltarna att ha full koll på. Tillsammans med C17 Begränsad fordonshöjd.
Professionals are so successful
Kuinka paljon pitää peruskoulussa olla tunteja? Vai vastuutako taas siirreltiin. EI fysiikkaa , kemiaa, saati kieliä. Förstås?
Oppa Gagnef style! (Psy in mind!)
What was the total cost of the whole operation inclinding the repair costs? And what was the estimated value of the truck undamaged?
800k for what ?!
you can buy new truck with it and new trailer
+The Bushwacker for sure not ..but he is talking about recovery operation.. only 60k for new truck and 20k for trailer at maximum ..
now for the bridge ididnt know that Trucka recocery companies build bridges too!!
@@qusaisaher I really hope you're kidding. A new truck like that (if it's not used) costs around 1 mil SEK (100k Euros) from the factory without the tanks, stock paint and without bumper bar and extra lights. Not sure about how much a trailer costs but I know an asphalt tub costs around 150k SEK (15k Euros) so I'd guess quadruple that and you get yourself a new trailer with all the equipment you need.
wonder what the recovery cost
The authorities don't put 4 Ton Max signs up to stop 60 Ton trucks crossing the bridge just to piss you off. there is a good reason for the sign to be there.... mate
If you think about it, not even a bush elephant could cross that bridge. The normal size male is 6 tons.
I remember watching this in trucking school. I wonder what the driver does now?
He sure ain't driving a big rig anymore, ofc.
Såvitt jag hört var det träpellets i lasten, om det var full vikt vet jag däremot inte, kan ju lossat något ställe innan ...
Hur har det gått med bron ? rep påbörjat ?
Hur har det gått med lastbilen/släpet ?
a22roadrunner Bron ska repareras och vara klar före midsommar. Beräknas kosta 3 miljoner.
is 4 ton the weight of the load ? because just my truck with no trailer is 7.5 ton
4 ton is the max weight for the bridge. truck was grossing 60 tons of which the cargo was close to 40.
good thing it's a volvo. nice video btw
Alcyorr Zone Thanks!
ADVideofilm no probs mate
Maybe he thought that the zero must have fallen off the sign; no-one would make a bridge which can only carry 4 tons!! :-D
What was the tanker loaded with?
Mario Muscat Fuel pellets
Presumably the driver was prosecuted as it wasn’t an accident but a case of ignoring the sign? Also did he or his company/insurance have to pay for a new bridge?
Driver of the Year Award nomination ------------------------ CANCELLED !!!!!
That water looks COLD!
4ton bridge??
God film
Nice video, my question is: what would have been the distance to drive around and cross the river by a proper bridge
Robert Becker The proper bridge is about 5km downstream. The distance saved would've been less than 5km though, and the winding back roads means he was losing time anyway.
Here is a map, www.google.se/maps/@60.5874523,15.0708235,14z , it's zoomed in on the floating bridge. He was coming from the south-west when the GPS told him to get off the E16 too early.
Rallarbusen Thanks, little shame than...but a good teaching case in our company from now...
+Robert Becker The bridge is either suitable or not, and if it is not, the length of the detour is completely irrelevant. There may not even be a detour available.
In theory you are absoluty right, but ik you can't waste time, you might take some strange decisions, like a bridge should take a little overload once, only for you...
Bra och proffsigt filmat.
Hans Bäckdahl Tack!
The driver?
Fniss...jag drog över en bro med max vikt 4 ton. En trä bro och när jag kom fram till gården och skulle lossa fullt lass stallströ så kom bonnen och undrade hur fan jag kommit dit och de va inte ens där jag skulle lossa utan hos grannen så jag dönade över bron igen och hamnade till sist på rätt ställe.
Trevlig film på större delen av bärgningen!
K-DaK Tack!
Ben inanamıyorum şok oldum bu tonajla oraya girmesi şoför hatası
Det är flera härliga svenska dialekter i bruk i den här video snutten en det brukar vara med en helkväll med SVT.
That's was cool I didn't see the truck go in the lake so let's all do it again this time let's get it right actions
volvo marine:-)
What are those tanks holding? Just dry bulk cargo? Never seen a trailer like that...also how the hell did he think he will make that...
That particular truck carried wood pellets, but these kind of tanks are also common for carrying animal feed and grain.
Could have been a whole lot worse. This happened on a floating bridge which sustained minimal damage and no lives were at risk, apart from minimal risk to the driver. Just imagine if this had happened on a conventional bridge, crossing another road or a railway line. The company was no doubt fully insured as required by law, so it is unlikely they went out of business. They may experience some overloading on next year's premium, though.
1: The driver was near death, a thick pole that hold the bridge in place was 1dm from his stomack and could sink in to the 22m river, he also got physical damage.
2: It was a one man company, so he had to pay ~300 000€
+Frulck -- I am relying on information from the owner of this channel, ADVideofilm. In the very top post they say that the driver was not hurt in the accident, so for you to say that he was "near death" and "he also got physical damage" does not ring true. I have looked up a number of other reports and they all say that the driver was not injured.Your statement that the driver "was a one man company, so he had to pay €300.000" is nonsense. It does not matter if the driver is an owner-operator or if he works for a multi-national because ALL motor vehicles in Sweden must carry insurance. However, it is possible that the insurance company claimed it back from him because this was NOT an accident. It is reported in several places that the driver knew that the bridge would not carry him and made the attempt anyway, and at full speed. In those circumstances (a deliberate and monumentally-stupid act) the insurers must still pay for the damage but they can reclaim from the driver.
what trailer have in them ?
mark haynes Fuel pellets
It's alive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nice job guys. Love the American made wrecker with the Swedish chasis. At least it looks like Miller made wrecker equipment.
Nah we need tougher stuff over here since our trucks load about the double compared to yours.
How did the diver get out with no Injuries he was very lucky and I am glad he is so lucky
There are some truck drivers who are true criminals.
They don't give a shit about signs and traffic laws.
Then, when the shit hit the fan, the tendency is always to blame the employer for stressing them with delivery terms.
Vad fraktade han?
Bane Se där. Tack, fan.
Fuel pellets brukar vara pellets av brännbart material man använder i vissa värmepannor eller för att lätt starta en större brasa.
Brukar vara gjorda av ihopmosade träflisor eller liknande, så det blir ganska tung litervikt.
Excuse me, what does "succued" mean? I've never heard this word before! xD
What was the truck carrying?
+79pejeperro wood pellets for heating
Oh really? I thought the load was something liquid. Thanks!!
aren't loads of that weight supposed to have a pilot with them?
+SickPrid3 no, 60 tons is a normal load
Bushwacker.....that's a good one.
You..............former joke writer for Jay Leno?
Wondering how much is charged by the tow company just to answer the phone.
What was is cargo?
Fuel pellets
No performance bonus for the driver this year. :)
So he managed to cross 90% of the bridge it seems? Foolhardy yes. But if successful he would have been the king in the bar. ...
What was in the truck?
Workmule4ever2day Fuel pellets
ADVideofilm sweet... The spilt diesel is bad enough. Tg its wasn't something toxic.
Who payed this bill?
The bridge says 4t but he thought in Sweden they always have a room to play with... He thought the difference of 36 tons was the room to play with...
+jirka merunka The driver's maths was as bad as yours.
+fkarno Haha =)
fkarno :)
+fkarno hahaha 👍
+jirka merunka Bridge 4 ton, truck around 60 ton, and you come with 36 ? what with the other 20 ton ?