{"id":592,"date":"2016-03-23T08:12:58","date_gmt":"2016-03-23T13:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.illinoisinjurylawyerblog.net\/?p=592"},"modified":"2018-04-12T12:41:27","modified_gmt":"2018-04-12T17:41:27","slug":"heavy-haul-transport-drivers-must-take-precautions-protect-drivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/heavy-haul-transport-drivers-must-take-precautions-protect-drivers\/","title":{"rendered":"Heavy-Haul Transport Drivers Must Take Precautions to Protect Other Drivers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Transporting heavy equipment from one location to another can be\u00a0a dangerous job. Drivers have to make sure to secure the right equipment, take proper routes, obtain permits and escorts, and follow regulations. Drivers and their employers also have to be concerned not only about their own safety but the safety of everyone else on the road.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/cases\/federal\/appellate-courts\/ca8\/15-1009\/15-1009-2016-02-23.html\" target=\"_blank\">case<\/a>, a widow filed a wrongful death action after her husband was killed by a driver transporting heavy equipment across a bridge. The woman\u2019s husband was killed when a driver was transporting an oversized log skidder, a heavy vehicle used in logging. The driver left Atlas, Illinois to deliver the log skidder to Eolia, Missouri. In order to reach Eolia, the driver took the Champ Clark Bridge, which connects Missouri and Illinois. The bridge is 20 feet wide and has two lanes. The log skidder was ten feet wide, so the driver had to take up part of both lanes on the bridge.<\/p>\n<p>The driver transporting the load planned to send a lookout driver ahead in order to block the eastbound lane of the bridge. The lookout went ahead and the transport driver called to make sure that the bridge was cleared. After being assured that the bridge was clear, the transport driver continued onto the bridge with the log skidder. As he was driving across the bridge, he saw a car coming over the bridge in the opposite lane. He tried to move over but he hit the bridge and struck the oncoming car, killing its driver. Although the lookout believed he had blocked traffic, he had not effectively blocked all oncoming cars.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/heavy-haul-transport-drivers-must-take-precautions-protect-drivers\/#more-592\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transporting heavy equipment from one location to another can be\u00a0a dangerous job. Drivers have to make sure to secure the right equipment, take proper routes, obtain permits and escorts, and follow regulations. 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