Oversized load on flatbed hits overpass in Houston

I would not want to haul that really low trailer. God knows I'll high center the first crown in the middle of a road somewhere a mile from your pickup. Im not very good with those. Nice photos though. Very nice.

 

See if I can answer some of the questions posed here.

1. It wasnt coming in from the port. He's eastbound inside 610. Port of Houston is actually straight south of where he nailed that bridge. It possibly could have been going to Baytown I guess.

2. There is no way an overheight permit from TxPros would have routed him on 10 through Houston. There are multiple bridges that are 14ft or just slightly taller. Id also guess he doesnt have a permit. But TxPros does screw up and Ive got an old permit to prove it.

3. There are multiple export companies in Houston that are nowhere near the port. One is off of 290 NW of Houston.

 

He is in Houston. He’s near the port...

 

I mean like AT THE PORT i.e does't have to travel across busy interstate roads 15 inches higher than it needs to be. Especially if pre-packaging the unit were to cause problems (such as this)

 

In my experience that’s not the way it’s usually done. They pack flat racks off site and deliver loaded flat racks outside of the ports. I see them all the time in Savannah. We do a lot of break bulk/outage stuff to container ships.

 

Also this height is not a big deal in Texas. If you have a competent driver, escort, and permit. I’m betting he was 0 for 3.

 

Okay. Well. Then the shipper needs to find a more competent carrier if they're going to play it that way for export sales. That $800 they may have saved by going with the "budget carrier" is going to cause a bit of delay in the sale transaction becoming complete

 

You have 2 crates, 5'x5'. You can place the crates side by side, making the outside edges of the crate 10ft wide on an 8'6 wide trailer. Or you can place one in front of the other to keep them inside of the rubrail. Which way is legal?

You're at the port of Baltimore with a flatbed. They stack 3 crates on your trailer that are 40'L x 8'6 W x 4' H on your trailer. Can you legally permit this load?

You're pulling a combine on an rgn. They removed the tires off the combine to get the size down and save on pilot car fees. The combine is secured in the well of the rgn and the tires and secured on the front and rear upper decks. You scale your load and you're 82000GVW. Legal?

Those tractors you've seen with the wheels off on rgns, as long as their legal GVW or less, they can have more than 1 object on the trailer. The tires would be fine to transport. BUT if the load goes over 80 k, and an OSOW permit is required, it has to be a single piece. Nondivisible.

 

The filmographers learned English pretty quickly.