Ladders And Vehicles Shouldn't Be Mixed!
It is inevitable that Extension Ladders will need to be transported from one place to another. Unless you have them delivered to their only permanent location, ladders must be transported by vehicle, which is why ladder racks are designed to enable safe, easy transportation. When ladders are not secured correctly to a vehicle, they can have serious, sometimes fatal consequences. Last month, a motorcyclist was severely injured when he fell off a pick-up truck and struck his bike. When he crashed and was seriously injured, an airlift was needed to transport him to a hospital. While retrieving his ladder from a busy freeway, another man was killed. He died instantly after being struck by another vehicle while picking up his ladder and removing it from his truck. In response to the ladder falling off his truck, he reversed his vehicle down the hard shoulder to the scene after backing over to the hard shoulder. Numerous instances have occurred where ladders have been involved in ...