Steel Coil Awareness

Steel Coil are transported part all over the world. However, we typically deal with coils when the truck hauling one has an accident or loses its’ load. Steel coils are loaded onto trailer is three common configurations. Those are, Eye in the sky, Shot gun style, and Eye to the Side (Suicide).

Eye in the sky

Shot gun style

Eye to the Side (Suicide)

Weight

Steel coil weights vary vastly. However, Coils can weigh in excess of 45k pounds.

Safety Stand Down

The video below is demonstrates how a 45000 lb steel coil can easily crush a mid sized vehicle. The video is from Worthington Industries in Monroe Ohio and part of their safety stand down.

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