in the 2nd article:
But looking at the specs a bit closer, the payload number for the 3500 isn’t the same truck. It is for a regular cab with a long bed, two-wheel drive, and a 6.4-liter V8 engine. The truck in question is a crew cab that features four-wheel drive and a 6.7-liter Cummins diesel engine. For that setup, Ram lists payload at 5,850 lbs.

And that is why the Ram warranty won’t cover the damage. The Eagle Cap 1165 camper weighs 4,900 lbs empty. Once gear, clothing, full fuel tanks, and more are crammed into it, not to mention the driver and a passenger, the total payload can easily exceed Ram’s 5,850 lbs rating. And the motorcycle hanging off of the back of the camper doesn’t help. Unfortunately, the owner has never had his loaded rig weighed.

It had to feel like a pig going down the road.........glad to see nobody was hurt.

Insurance will cover stupid.........the bigger the claim it will be likely be declined as long as possible. In this case, they will buy the guy's truck/pay him off.

In the case of the guy pulling that huge overweight boat (for money) out near Havasu and he blew a light and killed some people............that case might not be paid out as quickly. But then again if he had a 100-200K policy they might just write the check, walk away as "paid in full" and let the plantiff's lawyer sort out who gets what.

Just looking at the picture, all the weight on the rear tires and they are hardly bulging. I've loaded trucks so full that the tires fully inflated where almost flat. I did end up breaking a rear spring though. This is definitely a frame design issue unless modified, which I doubt. I used to work for an RV dealer and camper tops come with brackets that don't require drilling the frame.

This isn't a camper top, it's a slide in camper unit that can be dropped off at a campsite, on legs, and the truck driven out from under it. Is that the same situation?

Like someone else eluded to, prob went over something like a steep set of train tracks.

Found this video on youtube about it.

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The rear camper jacks are supporting a lot of the camper weight.

read the instructions !!!! lol

d’oh!!

I was thinking about this thread the other day for some dam reason. I was wondering, overloaded or not wouldn't you had expected the springs, or axles to fail before the frame? Would love to see a FEA analyst on this and how the frame was the first to go.