Since when can wind knock a transport truck over?

[Wise Guy]

The QEW is closed in both directions on the Burlington Skyway due to heavy winds that knocked over a transport truck Wednesday afternoon, Ontario Provincial Police said.
Emergency crews responded to the collision around 12 p.m. and quickly closed off all lanes of the highway to tow the vehicle off.

“Very windy, we’re getting blown around here right now,” Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said.

The transport truck was empty. No serious injuries have been reported, Schmidt confirmed.

Police do not know when the highway will reopen.

Heavy wind gusts have also lead to isolated outages in the Burlington area, Burlington Hydro confirmed.

The special for strong winds in Toronto and the GTA with wind gusts from 50 km/hto 80 km/h.

Burlington Skyway shuts down after winds knock transport truck over | Toronto Star

 

[Fuggedabouditt]

An empty trailer is like a kite in the wind. Drivers would much rather drive with a full load than empty or partial, the rig just handles better. Bob tailing might be fun, but it's a bitch and not what the tractor is designed for.

I owned two rigs and also drove before I hired a team of drivers. The skyway can get hairy and you'll soon be working up a sweat and white knuckling. All you can do is hope the other side comes fast.

In another scenario, my friend and I were riding our motorcycles over the skyway. I had my GF on the back so it was added weight, but he was riding solo. He got so pushed over by the wind, he hit the curb on the left side. All I saw was a cloud of dust in my mirror and him emerging. We had to stop at the bottom at the truck stop for him to calm down.

 

[Prick]

An empty trailer is like a kite in the wind. Drivers would much rather drive with a full load than empty or partial, the rig just handles better. Bob tailing might be fun, but it's a bitch and not what the tractor is designed for.

I owned two rigs and also drove before I hired a team of drivers. The skyway can get hairy and you'll soon be working up a sweat and white knuckling. All you can do is hope the other side comes fast.

In another scenario, my friend and I were riding our motorcycles over the skyway. I had my GF on the back so it was added weight, but he was riding solo. He got so pushed over by the wind, he hit the curb on the left side. All I saw was a cloud of dust in my mirror and him emerging. We had to stop at the bottom at the truck stop for him to calm down.

Empty or not it's a heavy mother F.... Then why or how do small cars get through without tilting over given the same wind factor?.

 

[Faphard]

It has happened before.

 

[Faphard]

 

[Warl0ck]

It's common in Southern Alberta along Hwy 2 or 22. One of the most nightmare blizzards I ever drove in started around Crowsnest Pass and got worst on 22 north. I literally came to a stop several times because I couldn't see anything. All I could do is listen for the rumble strips. The prairies get plow winds which feel like a wall of wind hitting you. They just suddenly appear. It hit the stage at Big Valley Jamboree once and blew it over killing 1 and injuring like 75 people.

It happens on the Coke (Coquihalla Highway) from Kamloops to Merritt too.

 

[Fuggedabouditt]

Empty or not it's a heavy mother F.... Then why or how do small cars get through without tilting over given the same wind factor?.

Smaller mass.