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Local neighborhood delivery with tractor trailer?

Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by VIDEODROME, Jul 3, 2011.

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  1. Jul 3, 2011 #1
    VIDEODROME

    VIDEODROME Road Train Member

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    Okay I've wound up trying this weird car hauling job based near Columbus, OH. The truck mentioned is a medium sized "Business Class" Freightliner. Just one rear axle and a small Doghouse sleeper. It's pulling a Wedge Trailer about 40 ft. long that can hold 3 cars. The whole combination vehicle is about 63ft long and overhead clearance of 9.5 feet depending on what car is on the front of the trailer.

    The owner is trying to get in the market of moving cars from Auction lots which is fine, but he also does personal delivery of cars right up to a person's doorstep in a neighborhood.

    Previously I've been driving regular 18 wheelers and it has always been my goal to never go into small neighborhoods. But this guy does it all the time as part of his normal business routine. He assures me his vehicle should be considered no different then a moving van and I shouldn't worry about the No Truck signs or being ticketed.

    It may be force of habit but driving a combination vehicle into a neighborhood makes me uncomfortable. I'm moving back and forth to avoid cars and wondering if I'll tear down someone's Cable TV. Or in this case dealing with trees scratching up the loaded cars.

    I'm wondering if I'm worrying needlessly or if this is kind of odd. It just seems to me a neighborhood delivery of a car should come from a single car flatbed.
     
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  3. Jul 3, 2011 #2
    CA_Uber_Alles

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    I got a ticket for being on a non truck route trying to deliver cars to a dealership in Huntingtion Beach, CA on Beach Blvd. I couldn't park on Beach and went around the dealership to park on the side street and a black and white was sitting right across the street. I drive a five axel stinger , so I don't know about your setup, maybe it's legal for those roads.
    As far as those POV to customers, call them up and tell them to meet you at a major shopping mall like Home Depot / Wal Mart or at a car dealership near by. It's gonna be a pain because they will tell you they don't have a car to get there, but they will find a way and it might cut into your tip.
     
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  4. Jul 3, 2011 #3
    Freebird135

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    i go in neighborhoods on a pretty regular basis in 48 and 53 foot trailers......i basically just try to look and analyze every street before i turn down it to make sure i can either turn around or back out of it without any major problems
     
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  5. Jul 3, 2011 #4
    Rerun8963

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    if there is any signage that states something like,

    "no trucks except for local deliveries" then you should be ok.

    if a sign reads "no trucks over 5 tons" you may or may not have a problem depending on the whole weight of your vehicle.

    if there is a sign (and these i see) "no trucks over 2.5 tons", then you had better find another way of making that delivery....

    if there are NO signs, you "should be" good to go there, but remember, this does NOT STOP someone from calling it in and having a cop come on over.

    the one thing you WILL NEVER WANT TO DO is drive that person's car to thier house if you had to park someplace else...you open up a can of worms you will NEVER ESCAPE.
     
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  7. Jul 3, 2011 #5
    Bumpy

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    I,too,have made many deliveries in residential neighborhoods,usually brick or the like,with a 1999 Kenworth and 48ft trailer..It is part of pulling a flatbed.:biggrin_2556:.
     
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  8. Jul 3, 2011 #6
    VIDEODROME

    VIDEODROME Road Train Member

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    I haven't driven a person's car to their house but he frequently had to park at a grocery store or mall to deliver to a Dealer and I drove a Hummer 2 down the street to the dealer lot.
     
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  9. Jul 3, 2011 #7
    VIDEODROME

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    The truck is similar to this but with only 1 drive axle. Also the trailer is more like a ramp the cars sit on top of.

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  10. Jul 3, 2011 #8
    Allow Me.

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    You have to consider the "intent" of any "no trucks allowed" signs. Does the Mayor live there and he doesn't like trucks ? Is there a hospital/school etc on that street? An old bridge that can't handle heavy trucks? A low overpass ? One street comes to mind in San Diego. It runs between the I-5 and the immediate coast route. There are RR tracks with a high berm that a car carrier will bottom out and get stuck on the tracks. It is posted "no trucks", but car carriers ignore it because they have to deliver a car, right ? I always thought they should post the reason why no trucks are allowed there. It would help the drivers in their decision making.
     
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  11. Jul 3, 2011 #9
    SHO-TYME

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    I deliver to people's houses all the time, I deal with alot of gated neighborhoods. Just watch where you go and be "neighbor friendly". Also, call the client ahead of time to make sure you can get in to them.
     
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    Big Don Thanks this.
  12. Jul 3, 2011 #10
    VIDEODROME

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    Well I'm concerned about the client's judgment. One guy bought a 1950s Chevy from New York and hired the company to bring it to North Carolina.

    He said we could go to his house but we couldn't do it. We had to pass his house because it was on a main street with to much traffic and turn to avoid a No Truck sign then ducked into a side street. Then just drove till we found a wide enough intersection to get out.

    It's possible the Owner/Trainer's trip planning style is just what freaks me out. He just uses a car TomTom GPS and heads straight in.
     
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