Got to learn from one of the greats last night.

[ForgivenOne]

love my job as you guys know. Last night I got a call of a 40' container trailer on its side with 20 tons of paper waste inside at the Port. I was by myself so I called David Solis to see if he was still in Oakland. I asked him if I could do this call by myself and he said no that he was not in the city. He recommended I call Scorni or Bob. I ended up calling Bob and he decided to come out and help me with this one. It's always a treat to learn from Bob and watch his thought process on calls. I don't know what happened but the trailer legs lost one of its rollers and over the trailer went onto its side. Bob and I made it right.

 

 

Trailer on its side at the Port of Oakland. Nothing unusual here, move along people,....

 

 

So this is a trailer foot and it came off the leg which is why the trailer rolled onto its side.

 

 

This is the trailer leg the wheel broke off of.

 

 

So Bob had this thick cable with two eyelets at the end and it was just the right length to go around the diameter in between the trailer wheels. He then hooked his cable to it and pulled the trailer chassis away from the container and it landed right where it did. Bob showed me he has no fear or he's done this plenty of times before.

 

 

This is the cool part of his truck, #140, his boom rotates like a clock dial. Bob swings the boom over so he can lift the trailer in the air and the truck driver can back up underneath it and reconnect it to his tractor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We are both trying to manipulate roughly 40,000 lbs of weight and that's heavy. You gotta know what you're doing and not get anybody killed or damage property in the process. I was an extension of Bob's thought process. When we righted this container, I let out a man cry. I love big trucks and I cannot lie,...

 

 

 

 

 

We lifted the container in the air high enough for the truck driver to be able to back the container chassis underneath it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's what I'm talking about, we made it right again. The tractor driver was happy to be back in one piece again.

[GRUMPS The Towman]

Very nice work. Well thought out and executed. I Know just the type of " man cry " you described. Nothing feels better than completing a job exactly as planned. 😁

[Moose]

That's a true industry leader to come out at night to lend guidance and experience to a recovery.

 

Daniel your growth over the past decade has been so enlightening and should serve as a beacon to those questioning their limits. Keep your limits in check and you'll be the one offering an expanded knowledge soon enough.

[yoBdaBenO]

Dad, says to call if I need his experience. Reminds me of not that long ago when he said if I got out and had to much to drink, I should call him and he would come and get me no questions. Not to get in the car with someone else or try to drive myself. Funny Looking back As I was always the Designated Driver. LOL