Height of most trucks and trailers

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  1. apursley

    apursley Bobtail Member

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    I am a real estate appraiser and I am appraising a distribution warehouse. There is an overhead rail crossing with a 14'8" clearance at the entrance. What clearance do most distribution type trucks have? Does that impose a difficulty for many trucks? (I have seen a few trucks trying to make a U Turn just before the railroad crossing.

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    ssbowles Heavy Load Member

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    13'6" is max height for dry vans/trailers.
     
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    13'6 or less should be typical of 90% of all trucks on the roads. That is the height of a typical highway tractor pulling a 53 foot van. Hope this helps.
     
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    there are a number of 14' trailers out there too.
     
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    highirish Light Load Member

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    and that number would be 10% or less.
     
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    elharrison "Iam on my way"

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    yup 13'6" is the majorty

    i still hate those 13'7'' underpasses:biggrin_2551: it looks so darn close
     
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    In western states where the height limit is 14' its probably a lot more than that.
     
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    14'8 is high for an overheight truck,isn't it? If a drivers load is that tall,he should have a pilot car with a pole. But then, maybe you handle giraffes??