From the OPs cited story...
http://www.pressconnects.com/articl...hamton-bridges-take-toll-unwary-truck-drivers
"...On Friday, a tractor-trailer transporting Olum's furniture hit a railroad bridge on Riverside Drive in Johnson City between Main Street and Grand Avenue. On June 9, a trucker hauling potatoes got stuck under a railroad bridge on Front Street near Clinton Street."
...evidently "stupid" is catching!
If its marked 11'7" and your 13'6" don't try it !!
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by groundpounder, Jul 19, 2011.
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Ny measures from the center of the axel to the bottom of the bridge
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The only exception to this in NY state is if the sign says "EXACT" along with a height. Then you can be sure that it is indeed exactly what the sign is indicating.groundpounder Thanks this. -
I agree completely. That's why everytime we go in New York city, whichever one of us that's not driving at the time is up front adding another set of eyes. I don't how many times we've had to go slow with the four-ways on with one us leaning out the window making sure we can clear the low clearance.
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Whats that song say ??? " What was he thinking" ???
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I make it easy I just don't go there!
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To all of you suggesting that the driver was fired for this...
He couldn't have been, because he wasn't an employee. That 9 at the beginning of the truck number says that this was a lease operator.
So they dumped him, but they probably stuck him with the cost of repairing the tractor as a way of saying "Nice knowing you!"
That picture is the thousand word answer to why it's playing with fire to take on the financial responsibility of a contract straight out of driving school.lostNfound Thanks this. -
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