The Dreaded Bridge Hit

WOW !! This leaves one speechless . Ever heard of a high pole? I haven't been very high.. 15'8" has been the highest. But never have pulled down any wires with a truck. That's why you have escorts and high poles. Now Rank... Some of those wires will sag, or get hit before and stretch some but won't break.. Always remember to look up.

 

Oh boy! This is dangerous info, if it falls into the wrong heads.

 

What about your cost to repair your damages?

I'm really tired of being on legal truck routes and having my expensive stainless stacks getting their tips bent up by tree branches that should be trimmed well above 13'6".

Maybe I should start stopping in the road and calling the cops to report this property damage due to their negligence!

 

Being the devious practical joker sort, this trick can be a lot of fun...defiantly get outta dodge quick, I wouldn't wanna get caught with the high pole still in my hands!

 

I do 50K miles per year over 16' high. (20 plus years of that puts me at about a million miles over height) The law does not require a high pole (New Mexico is the exception at 15'6") so 50K times $2 per mile for an unnecessary pole car (I know they aren't that much but overnights, downtime, etc...) means im giving away $100,000 per year that my competition is not. That puts me in an automatic self induced death spiral. Great idea!

You have never pulled down wires with a truck?


Go do OS/OW for a 24 years (like me) then tell me about your perfect record.

**edit** To clarify, I mean most states do not require a high pole at 16'0".

 

gee that's funny. Let me go down the list of states that require a high pole for less than 16 feet. Arizona 15, Arkansas 15'1", Georgia 15'6", Indiana 14'6",iowa14'4" and the list goes on. Sounds like that 24 years of not so legal operating. The only reason why I didn't list others is that im tired of typing .. But if you want I can list the other states that require a high pole at less than 16 ft. And no I've never in all of my 42 years pulled down any wires in a truck. Why? Because if I have any questions. I stop and check the height before I drive under. Nor have I ever had a over head strike.

 

I started reading your reply but stopped at Arizona requires a pole at 15'.... LOL. News to me. Im sitting three feet away from a foot tall stack of permits with an average of about 16'0" (some 14'8" some 16'9"). All have the signatures of either Marlinda, or Chris at class C.
Let me give you some real world heads up on over height permits. First of all it depends on who you know and what you say. If you are leased to a mega and try leaving Phoenix with a 15'6" load, you WILL have a pole car on your permit, if you are a local who does this every day, you can go at 16'6" with no pole car.
If you try to leave Long Beach with "Landstar" on your door you will probably have a pole car at 15'0" if I call Rene or Dan in Sacramento I can usually talk them into letting me go with no pole car at 16'0 and sometimes higher (depends on how busy they are).
Dont try to BS me with your vast knowledge of transporting over height loads... Reading the third page of a Rand McNally doesn't make you an expert, being third generation hauling oversize on the west coast affords me some luxuries that others just dont get. It does not mean I am "not so legal"... Quite the contrary, the reason I CAN do these things is because I do run legally with proper permits.

 

Never worked for land star..are they any good? Funny thing about the sunrise sunset book , and the states laws. It isn't who you know. Because from your own admission you've brought down a fair share of wires. I make enough money off of my oversize loads not to have to supposedly know people to get by. Your try at belittling is rather weak. But I guess that's what happens when one wants to look bigger than they are. But then again I am an expert driver who obeys the laws, don't hit things, or knock things down, am safety first, and funny thing.. My customers call me and pay what I ask, because they know that product or equipment will get to the other end un damaged, and with no wires or bridges knocked down. But then there are those that just go and blow with big loads. But guess you don't want others to know about that one