How NOT to Load Stone In The Truck!
Loading heavy stuff into trucks is never as easy as it sounds. This dump truck has no options of opening the sides of the truck so the front loader operator has no other option then to just drop that enormous rock into the truck from that height. The back pivots at the top so the back is no good option either. What they should have done is loaded some sand first which will absorb the impact and add some weight on the trailer so it won’t bounce around like it did.
They probably damaged the bottom of that trailer and might have even cracked some suspension parts with that hit. Watch and learn how not to.
Why Loading Heavy Stone This Way Goes Wrong
The clip above shows a dump truck being loaded with a large rock dropped from height by a front loader. Because the truck's sides don't open and the tailgate pivots at the top, the operator has no clean way to set the load down gently — so the stone slams into the bed and the trailer bounces. The article's own takeaway is that a cushioning layer of sand loaded first would have absorbed the impact and added weight to keep the trailer settled.
What the Impact Can Do to a Truck
As the page notes, a hit like this can damage the bottom of the trailer and may even crack suspension parts. That is the core lesson: how you load matters as much as what you load.
