Recently, two Sacramento residents, George Perry, 68 of Roseville and Bette Ann McDonald-Perry, 69 were killed in
Bakersfield, California when a Land Rover fell off of a car carrier and careened across a freeway killing the Sacramento residents
traveling on the other side of the I5 Freeway.
It’s a shame that transport companies often are derelict in training their employees and contractors to properly load cars on
Transport vehicles. Most car carrier accidents are caused because the cars were not properly secured or the ramps on the
carrier vehicle were not adjusted correctly.
Here’s a video that shows how it ought to be done.
In many ways, the European market is far advanced than that in the US in terms of standards and safety practices in
transporting cars.
See the Safety Loading Guidelines in the below article.
Click to access cargo_securing_guidelines_en.pdf
I’m Ed Smith, a Sacramento Truck Accident Lawyer since 1982. Please call me if I can help you or your family in any
Trucking accident. You can find my firms Reviews on Yelp and Avvo.
My telephone number is 916-921-6400 in Sacramento or 800-404-5400 Elsewhere.
