Watch the video of the skillful driver below.
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Video credit: Rumble
The world is home to many engineering marvels that our forebears could not have imagined existing at all. Massive dams that tower hundreds of feet in the air. Soaring skyscrapers that literally seem to scrape the sky. Massive wind turbines that generate clean energy from wind.
While the end product is clear for all to see, what most people don’t realize is that a lot of the materials that were used in constructing these engineering behemoths had to be brought to the building site in the first place. Sure, some of them may have been fabricated on or near the construction site but some of the components are so specialized that they need a special facility to manufacture.
And when you consider that some of these big engineering projects are located in remote areas, you can begin to appreciate the skill and effort it took just to deliver these materials in the first place.
The following video from Scotland showing a truck carrying a massive turbine blade demonstrates the stark reality of what it takes to deliver these mega-raw materials and is also a display of the incredible skill and dedication of the people who make sure that these items are delivered promptly and on time.
Delays can easily cost construction companies millions and it’s not as if you’re delivering a few bags of cement, either.
These materials are not only big, but they are also extremely heavy so it does no good to handle these things haphazardly.
Just because trucks have wheels and a steering column doesn’t mean they handle like cars. The sheer weight of the truck itself means inertia and momentum are different which affects how soon the brakes need to be applied, how much acceleration is needed, etc. And when you’re carrying a massive turbine blade, precise positioning is key.
We can appreciate how much skill the driver had in maneuvering his truck onto a small side road. Of course, he had help in the form of a lead car to warn traffic away and a trail car to make sure that following vehicles don’t try to overtake.
And there were two workmen, one on the front and another at the back, coordinating by walkie talkie to make sure that the truck doesn’t fall off the bridge or scrape anything.
But the fact that everything went off without a hitch is a tribute to the driver’s ability to position himself well and carry through a hair-raising operation that could easily have cost them thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, worth of damage if he was careless.
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