Trucking Company Sued For Oversize Bridge Strike

"The permit also required that Dove find a suitable detour for any bridge with insufficient clearance."

Yes, the driver is most certainly responsible for not knowing the height of the bridge he was to drive under, but it seems like a specific route should have been given to the driver to follow by the permits office.

 

The cargo is insured under the cargo policy.
The bridge would be insured under the general liability policy. Which in my case is 1 mil. But yes the general liability will be paid out and you are responsible for anything over that.

 

I carry 3 million liability and 750,000 cargo. But after a strike like that and they pay all the in's and out's your insurance is going to go so high it probably wouldn't be feasible. Well, not for a small company like mine anyway. But if you're running 100 to 150 trucks, I'm sure it can be somewhat uncomfortable but doable.

 

You conveniently left this part out.




Should have never been on that road.

Every oversize load I have ever done comes with a route you're supposed to follow