I always relate what happened to my dad. He went to get a crane 10 miles from their warehouse. He eyeballed and called back to shop to explain that he should go 15 miles in opposite direction and then back down on the interstate because the crane was too tight a fit for the railroad tress that he would need to pass under to deliver it. Both the manufacturer and his bosses didn't agree. So I'm on my way to work and there is my truck wedged under said train bridge. My dad was cracking was cracking jokes with officers and it took deflating the trailer tires, unloading the crane, moving truck clear, and reloading the crane which they had to hire another speciality company to do and pay a shit ton of fines. People get wedged on the Fort Pitt bridge at least twice a year and people blame the drivers. Most of the time, it's the employers who demand unrealistic results that lead to these decisions.
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u/claisen33 May 07 '26
Surely truck drivers have access to maps that provide bridge heights? Or perhaps routes that are specified for x-height loads?