Police in Phoenix, Arizona pulled over a semi-truck hauling a trailer because its brake lights were out. As cops soon discovered, that was the least of this trucker’s worries when they saw what the trucker was hauling atop his dump trailer. Your eyes do not deceive you. This jamoke had two SUVs tied down on top of the trailer.
At first glance, this is definitely illegal, right? WRONG. The cops — unsure of what to do with this situation — called in a commercial vehicle inspector to see if this setup was up to snuff, according to a Facebook post from the AZDPS Highway Patrol. That guy looked over the situation, determining that the minimum tie-down requirements for hauling vehicles had actually been met. Just because something is technically legal doesn’t mean it’s always advisable.
If we look closer at this guy’s setup, we can see that he (I don’t know the driver’s gender for certain, but no woman would ever pull a stunt like this) tied down the Chevy Tahoe and Lincoln MKT with a combination of chains and straps. He also put wooden blocks underneath the two SUVs’ axles. The MKT looks to be missing all four wheels, while the Tahoe is just missing its rears. However, the Tahoe’s entire front axle is hanging over the rear of the truck. I’m sure that would be terrifying for whoever was driving behind it. I’m not sure of the exact height of this rig, but I’ve got a feeling it might have some clearance issues going over lower bridges.
What the hell?
It’s hard to say exactly why this guy was hauling these vehicles like this. I mean, I cannot imagine they’re going to be in particularly good shape after being put in a dump truck. I can’t even really figure out how they got up there. My best guess is that someone used a massive forklift or crane to plop them on top, but surely there must have been a better way of getting these two vehicles wherever they had to go.
It’s genuinely a mind-boggling operation, but then again, so is the fact that an official deemed this legal. Maybe the desert air is cooking people’s brains in Phoenix. Surely, renting a car hauler from U-Haul would have been a better option. It’s rated to carry substantial loads. We’ve even covered other home-brew car haulers that are far more reasonable than this dude’s setup. I’ll never know what he was thinking, but I do know he’s a lot braver than I.
