Just because they write permits doesn't mean they know what they're doing. I once had a permit want me to get off a perfectly good divided highway for no particular reason to go on an adventure. Nope.
Oversize Load Wedged Beneath A Bridge-I-93-Medford,MA
Discussion in 'Trucking Accidents' started by mjd4277, Jul 20, 2021.
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For example cargo hight is 7 feet BUT no one is counting that it's 7 feet + trailer height iseft.
Do you flatbed guys have like a measure tape to see if your load is actually let say 7 feet high from a ground?
Who responsible in this case.
You paperwork said 14 feet , but in real life it's 14'2 , you hitting bridge... Is it still your fault? -
Every competent driver knows what the loaded dimensions are and has a way of confirming that.
It doesn't matter what the shipper says, what the paperwork says, if the state's permit office says the route is good or even what the highways department says the bridge height is... you hit it, it's your fault.FerrissWheel, Bud A., IH Truck Guy and 1 other person Thank this. -
Driver can tell difference between 14 feet and 14,3? -
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Before leaving the shipper the load is measured by the driver and sometimes by the shipper and the driver together. The driver verifies that the height of the load on his trailer is equal or less then the height on the permit. Occasionally it is not, and a new permit Has to be issued.
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If he puts little KY jelly on that load it should slide right through....he's doing it wrong.
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