Company Plans To Tarnish Driver’s Reputation After She Destroys Historic Covered Bridge

Discussion in 'Trucking Accidents' started by mjd4277, Nov 17, 2023.

  1. Opus

    Opus Road Train Member

    20,210
    130,735
    Dec 18, 2011
    South GA
    0
    You know, honestly, if you're that dumb to try to cross that bridge, you really don't need to be driving a truck.
     
  2. Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

  3. buddyd157

    buddyd157 Road Train Member

    13,582
    34,897
    May 25, 2017
    under a shade tree
    0
    JoeyJunk Thanks this.
  4. mjd4277

    mjd4277 Road Train Member

    14,634
    44,945
    Oct 4, 2015
    Fitchburg,MA
    0
    Not even Swift drivers doing “Full Swift” are this bad.
    I can’t wrap my head around this- how on God’s green earth did a driver think that her 13’6’ high truck would fit through a bridge that only has a 11’ 10” clearance?
     
    buddyd157 and Opus Thank this.
  5. Munch75

    Munch75 Light Load Member

    202
    437
    Aug 29, 2021
    0
    Devils advocate:
    There was no mention the time of day the driver went through nor the conditions.

    Personal example was delivering to a store at 3am in an Atlanta suburb. Fog as thick as it can be up in the Blueridge. Turn into the store lot looking for the dock and didn't see it. Came out, hit the main road and did another circuit around. 3rd time fog lifted just enough to where I could see that when you entered the lot I was staring straight at the dock which was maybe 100 ft away, but passed it the other times because it was obscured by the fog.
     
    blairandgretchen, 201 and Numb Thank this.
  6. Iamoverit

    Iamoverit Road Train Member

    2,159
    4,952
    Oct 31, 2023
    0
    A narrow and one way road should be a pretty big indicator to anyone with a decades worth of experience or anyone with an IQ above 100. I bet if one were to Google Maps Street View the road they would see plenty of signage warning drivers of what's ahead.
     
  7. zodiacflyer

    zodiacflyer Road Train Member

    1,123
    3,015
    Aug 25, 2014
    0
    Irrelevant... if the fog is thick enough that you can't stop within your sight distance, you slow down, or just park it. To do otherwise is to deserve the crash that is about to happen.
     
  8. fishonron

    fishonron Medium Load Member

    647
    1,661
    Jul 25, 2017
    North Central Kansas
    0
    "Company Plans To Tarnish Driver’s Reputation After She Destroys Historic Covered Bridge"

    So she gets reported to DAC, bfd, she hit the thing.
    The title is clickbait.
     
  9. Numb

    Numb Crusty Curmudgeon

    4,274
    10,108
    Jan 30, 2012
    Charlotte, N.Carolina
    0
    I did a google street and couldn't find the bridge.

    article 1.5 miles from town. ??
     
    JoeyJunk Thanks this.
  10. Iamoverit

    Iamoverit Road Train Member

    2,159
    4,952
    Oct 31, 2023
    0
    I had no problem finding it. Picture of the entrance off 26 as well showing multiple signs.

    Screenshot_20231117-193107.png Screenshot_20231117-193055.png Screenshot_20231117-193039.png Screenshot_20231117-192920.png
     
    gentleroger, Bud A., bzinger and 2 others Thank this.
  • Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.