Another one bites the.....

Discussion in 'Trucking Accidents' started by Hardlyevr, Oct 14, 2010.

  1. Hardlyevr

    Hardlyevr Road Train Member

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    you better look at the pictures! The bridge has one heck of an arched roof, I bet at the curb it might only be 11 feet.
     
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  3. Travelinman

    Travelinman Medium Load Member

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    Clearly the driver saw the sign, and also saw the lowered clearance on the sides. He took the truck thru the middle. He shouldnt have gotten stuck. The sign is misleading and needs to be changed. Like someone else commented, they probably repaved the road and didnt adjust the sign. The officials also need to have two signs posted, one showing the high clearance and one showing low clearance.

    5 trucks getting stuck there every week is ridiculous and negligent on the part of city officials.

    This is a good lesson for all of us!
     
  4. pepper03

    pepper03 Bobtail Member

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    Ive read your posts too. You are wet behind the ears. You are on my ignore list now too.
    Indiana Jones. It is not the years but the miles.
     
  5. Passin Thru

    Passin Thru Road Train Member

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    I knocked the top door catches off a Great Dane Dryvan one time in Pa. It was on 22 ebnd west of Pittsburg. Made a bang like I blew out tires. The darn latch mechanixm wa 2' above 13' 6" . I went home and then told the mech the trailer was in the yd with broken door latches.
     
  6. fallinangel

    fallinangel Medium Load Member

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    I read the feeds on the artical and a fella that works next to that bridge says it is the cities fault due to the fact they resurfaced the road and never changed the sign it is actully a 13-2 bridge
     
  7. blackw900

    blackw900 The Grandfather of Flatbed

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    No they weren't....:biggrin_25513:
     
  8. Sequoia

    Sequoia Road Train Member

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    Ya know..all these trucks getting stuck under this bridge and yet the town doesn't do anything about posting warning signs or perhaps re-measuring the bridge if the road was resurfaced.
     
  9. Travelinman

    Travelinman Medium Load Member

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    Someone should go out and measure the clearance then sue the city to have it fixed! Easy lawsuit!
     
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