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Old 11.26.2007
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Height of most trucks and trailers
I am a real estate appraiser and I am appraising a distribution warehouse. There is an overhead rail crossing with a 14'8" clearance at the entrance. What clearance do most distribution type trucks have? Does that impose a difficulty for many trucks? (I have seen a few trucks trying to make a U Turn just before the railroad crossing.

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13'6" is max height for dry vans/trailers.
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13'6 or less should be typical of 90% of all trucks on the roads. That is the height of a typical highway tractor pulling a 53 foot van. Hope this helps.
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there are a number of 14' trailers out there too.
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there are a number of 14' trailers out there too.
and that number would be 10% or less.
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yup 13'6" is the majorty

i still hate those 13'7'' underpasses it looks so darn close
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and that number would be 10% or less.



In western states where the height limit is 14' its probably a lot more than that.
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14'8 is high for an overheight truck,isn't it? If a drivers load is that tall,he should have a pilot car with a pole. But then, maybe you handle giraffes??
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