Tanker Lays Over RTE 24, FALL RIVER, MA

[newshoe]

http://www.boston.com/news/local/ma...ns-underway/ubOAdF5dl9WT3tcB2ZWQ9I/story.html

 

[Old Tex]

11,000 gallons of gasoline sounds like an overweight load.. Gas weighs a little over 6 pounds per gallon.. That would make 66,000 pound payload...

 

[newshoe]

I suspect just bad reporting.

 

[dumpman]

11,000 gallons of gasoline sounds like an overweight load.. Gas weighs a little over 6 pounds per gallon.. That would make 66,000 pound payload...

overweight permits are available in ma and ri for 105,000 gross weight.
Reports later were driver cited for excess speed.

 

[dumpman]

Driver of tractor trailer in fiery Route 24 rollover charged by state police - News - The Herald News, Fall River, MA - Fall River, MA