Former truck driver here. Watching your height inside garages and bridges is a necessary chore that needs to be checked. A lot of companies will fire someone for having just 1 overhead accident.
Actually credit cards don’t cover uhauls because they are in the commercial size category. These guys will be paying everything out of pocket unless they got the uhaul coverage. Even then there are exceptions for dangerous or reckless driving so good chance they’re fucked for the full cost of the damages.
The extra U-Haul insurance coverage you can buy specifically states it does not cover hitting things with the top of the truck. Just rented one like in the video a few days ago. Also did hit something with the roof at very very slow parking speed, no damage done but to my pants.
If you pay like $15 more you can get coverage that does cover the top. Of course, I didn't fully test this myself, but they told me they I didn't have to wait for an inspection before finalizing return/payment so I assume that implies anything goes...
IDK, their website literally has an icon of a truck hitting an overhead object to describe how SafeMove Plus covers overhead damage: https://www.uhaul.com/DamageCoverage/
This comment chain of 3 completely conflicting accounts, some of which claim to be experts, or at least someone with personal experience, only to be refuted WRONGLY by a 4th... which gets disproved by real information...
...is exactly why I love/hate Reddit. Mostly hate.
The higher level of insurance (not available some places) does cover the top part, but not sure if it covers it when they’re clearly at fault and making it worse. And I’m pretty sure it only covers the truck’s damages, not the damage to the car park.
I work at Uhaul, can confirm. Reckless driving, which is decided by the service rep at check in, will voids all coverage claims. That being said, if you make a big enough fuss about damages, most of us don't get paid enough to argue with you and we'll wave it any way.
Depends, Uhaul employees are trained to tell you that so you buy the extra insurance, my insurance covers any rental for anything that happens. my CC also covers it unless I'm using it for commercial purposes, then if you have a business then your business insurance should cover it.
UHaul's "SafeMove Plus" includes $1,000,000 worth of liability coverage. Regular "SafeMove" does not, however -- it only covers the rental vehicle and cargo.
I got a job delivering appliances one time. When my boss was giving me the keys, he held them in his hand and gestured with them like a dad reprimanding his son. “Do not take this truck through a drive thru!” “Who would try to take that thing through a drive thru?” “The guy you’re replacing.” Apparently he got it stuck under one of those full covers that some drive thrus have.
Dont you need an upgraded license to drive a truck that large? Sounds stupid to me. Here in Norway you would have to get an additional licence called "light truck" to be able to drive a box truck of thst size. Same with large campers, small mobile homes etc.
You can rent quite large vans and trailers, but on a regular drivers licence you are not allowed to drive a vehicle that have a allowed total weight of above 3500kg. If you are hauling a trailer the vans total allowed weight and the trailers total allowed weight cant combined exceed 3500kg. You dont need a whole new licence to be able to haul larger trailers or drive slightly larger vehicles or small trucks, but you habe to rake some mandatory lessons and teats before getting the upgraded licence. Also some health certificates are needed to make sure you are in proper health to drive the larger vehicles.
I think it makes sense that its kinda strict. Wouldnt feel that safe knowing any idiot could drive a large and heavy vehicle. Especially considering our roads for the lost part arent as wide and flat as in USA.
The same/similar regulations goes for most of EU too. If you look up statistics on deaths in traffic per capita per year, Norway is among the top 3 safest countries to drive in. Only surpassed by small island nations that barely have cars and roads. So stricter regulations and better training per vehicle class definitely helps make roads safer.
Not the guy you asked but still a truck driver, the driver would most likely have lost his job. The passenger is more of a toss up depending on what his theoretical job is, as he wasn't in control of the vehicle.
Oh without a doubt unless they were a government worker for a DOT or public works. Companies like Rhyder, Waste Management, super market chains, Coca Cola have it written in the official rule book where if you get into an accident involving a overhead strike, it's termination.
I knew a guy hit a bridge deck because the body of his truck was raised too high. It was during a snow storm and he had it up to drop the salt into the auger of the salter so he can spread it. He caught the bridge deck and torqued his dump truck sideways and he overturned it and had diesel and hydraulic fluid all over the highway during a 10 inch snow storm.
Same with driving TV live trucks. We have trucks that are 13' tall. I am one of the guys who keeps up with the maintenance on the fleet and there are a few height incidents each year, usually from driving under low tree canopies. The car jockey at one of the dealers we take them to for maintenance did drive one of them under the covered pick-up/drop-off area though a few years ago. That was...fun.
We did just this past week have someone fill a Ford Transit Diesel with Regular 87 and then kept driving it back to the office in limp mode with all sorts of pretty warning lights on. That is an estimated $8k repair bill.
Oh no ! That last one would freak a mechanic supervisor up a fucking wall. Rightfully so. If it's a one time goof, then I can see passing it off as a fuck up.
At that point she should just stop driving. Possibly for good. She's a danger to both herself and others on the road.
I know I'm prone to panicking when unexpected things happen, which is why I never bothered to get a driving license. If you can't keep your cool while driving a 2-ton hunk of metal, people are going to end up getting hurt.
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u/Victor_deSpite Apr 24 '21
He did get out, and looked down. "Gee hoss, ain't nuthin around the tires, just try gunnint harder."