VIDEO: Pile it on and build it high

Overloading a vehicle can be dangerous. However, whether it’s a load of bricks or a pile of hay, this video shows that it can also be amusing, heart-warming and just downright fun – as long as no one gets hurt. The pictures also show that there is likely a very good economic reason in some cultures to get the most out of any logistics operation. Banana, anyone?
March 24, 2016 Read time: 1 min
Overloading a vehicle can be dangerous.

However, whether it’s a load of bricks or a pile of hay, this video shows that it can also be amusing, heart-warming and just downright fun – as long as no one gets hurt.

The pictures also show that there is likely a very good economic reason in some cultures to get the most out of any logistics operation.

Banana, anyone?

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