Knight trucks for sale?

Ah so what you're saying is that either:

a) the underpass was unmarked, and the accident could have been avoided by better trip planning

or

b) the underpass was marked, and the accident could have been avoided if the driver had read the sign

So if this situation could have easily been avoided by a little effort on the driver's part, why would you refuse to drive into Chicago?

 

Chicago is nowhere as tricky as it used to be, they lowered roads all over the city in the last 20 years. Doesn't mean there aren't still "trailer toppers" around though, as that shot shows.

Back in '86, I eased a van trailer under an underpass, and it just wasn't going to fit, LOL! Trouble was, I was just crawling, so traffic was backed up behind me, and I couldn't go forward, of course, had to back up to get out of there. A cop eventually showed up, and helped me and my trainee (I had about 4 months experience and was training (!), talk about the blind leading the blind!) get out of there, but I was sweating for awhile.

Sometimes you just have to learn the hard way.

 

Ah, just dump all the air out of your drive axle tires, and your trailer tires. You'll probably be able to just "zip" right on through then.

 

If that would have happened in 1998, I would ask if you were 'my' trainer!! Went thru the same situation at night in an area in Chicago where I was 'the minority', and had to guide my trainer back thru a stop light to get out of it...RR bridge was 12'6"...well-marked, my 6 mo. 'wonder' trainer shud have known better than to even try (as in creeping up to it and looking, while backing up traffic in the process!!).

Always wondered if some driver ever let the air out of all 18 tires to try and squeeze under a bridge.....unless it was a guaranteed 1" or less to 'make it' with no other good options, I wouldnt even consider it! Would 25-30 psi/ea tire with a heavy load drop the whole rig 1" (with air bag dump to help)??

 

Why don't you give it a try and let us know?

Just think how much fun you would have airing up all those tires after you got through. If you didn't ruin them in the process. If you had the air hose set up to work off your glad hand.

 

Would have to air up before getting on any road at speeds above 35 mph. Used to p/u loads at the U.S./Mex border regularly with all kinds of tire probs...learned the 'art' of nursing leaky/bald/etc. tires til could get them replaced at a TS/term..

Figure at 15 mins/tire to air up to 100 psi using glad hand air (I've run low tires at 30 psi short distances at reduced speeds and w/o making sharp turns; aka, 'babying it!') for 18 tires is about 4 1/2 hours....now compare the time to merely drive around the low clearance which typically is going to be less than 1 hr !!

 

Kevin Knight is majority owner, his son's have some of the company as well.

 

Randy actually is the majority owner with Kevin in a close second. Kevin and Keith are brothers, cousins of Randy and Gary, also brothers. They each own around 7% of the stock. Some of their kids own only minuscule amounts.

 

Yeah, a real family outfit. Too bad so many members of their family are treated like "red headed stepchildren. . ."

 

I'm sure there is no irony in that post <ahem>

And let me add to that, "their drivers are treated like "red truck slaves."