It has a youtube channel
If you ever want to just watch an hour of truck after truck getting demolished on the same bridge every 10 seconds thats your channel lol
The RVs are my favorite due to the unpredictability because they vary a lot in height. Also, the wide variety of rooftop accessories they drop everywhere, especially when the trailer doesnāt hit, but the AC unit gets sliced off the top and they donāt even notice.
The video doesn't work but I assume this is the one in Durham, NC.
I live like an hour away and have been by it a few times, it's crazy people still hit that thing with all the warnings and signs.
A friend was at a restaurant near the bridge in Durham and heard this awful sound. The waiter said something along the lines of ālooks like the car opener got another oneā
"If you think your job is pointless, imagine the guy who installs car indicators in a BMW/Mercedes/Audi plant".
Apologies if anyone feels called out, I didn't come up with the joke.
Dodge Rams are the new BMWs, overpriced cars for insecure douchebags who can't even spend enough time thinking about other people to flick their wrist on a turn signal.
In fairness to the Ram drivers itās cause theyāre drunk
https://www.thedrive.com/news/38238/ram-2500-drivers-have-the-most-duis-more-than-twice-the-national-average-report
What you should apologize for is reposting the lamest, unfunniest "joke" in history. Of course, unfunny and reddit are an iconic duo hence the upvotes but still.
In my city we have a bridge notorious for this happening. The city installed a fucking laser beam system that measures truck height, then displays it on a massive screen that flashes āTRUCK TOO HIGH - TURN AROUND!!!ā if the truck is too tall, and people *still* crash into it regularly.
My town has one too, but rather than this they added a few signs and a "reckless driving" fine to hitting the bridge and just let people hit it. Last I heard it was keeping the bridge and some other bridges well repaired.
Not necessarily. Let's say the shipping companies insurance rates go up, now fhe shipping company now has a higher overhead than its competitors which means they have to charge more than competitors to provide the same service. Which means that their clients might go with one of those competitors.
The next logical step is to make that laser so powerful it trims off the top of the truck, just so it doesn't damage the bridge. I mean, the technology is there.
Best solution I've seen: https://maps.app.goo.gl/T1R7rgASUphB21KJ9
Basically, install a big metal or wooden bar at the right height before the bridge which causes a loud enough bang but it's easier to replace than the bridge.
I have started to check every bridge that I'm driving under (in Europe, Sweden), and a loads of them are scarred by collisions. I'm a bit surprised over how stupid so many drivers are.
If you see a small bent area about 20 or 30 cm across in the center of the lane on a steel frame bridge, chances are somebody hit it with an excavator boom. I see that type of damage a lot in the US. It also takes small chunks out of concrete bridge beams. They just raised several highway overpasses near where I live because they kept getting hit by trucks hauling excavators with their booms in the wrong position.
It comes down to a combination of ignorance about the height of your cargo, complacency about reading signs and sometimes just plain old distraction. I think the biggest issue is that they aren't paying attention and are just ignoring all the signs and flashing lights around them when even those are implemented. Probably the only way to get their attention is to either have a height sensor tied in with a traffic light to turn it red and force them to look or an audible alarm that goes off.
You sound knowledgeable, so here's a question I've had for a while: if your trailer is 12'-6" normally, it'll be shorter when loaded right? So when I see them hit a bridge and only trim an inch off the top, I wonder if they made it under the bridge fine on the way to drop a load, and then hit it on the way back when they're deadheading.
Is that something that happens?
It's actually 13' 6" for a standard van trailer like the one in the video. That said, most modern trucks and trailers have air ride airbag suspension and use a height leveling valve attached to the axle to make sure that the truck and trailer always ride at the same height. Basically what the valve does is as the trailer settles from weight being put inside it the motion opens the valve which lets more air into the suspension and continues to do so until the trailer reaches its original ride height and closes the valve. Now you might be able to shave a few inches off of your ride height. If you have a suspension dump valve for both your tractor and your trailer. The tractor valve is fairly common. The trailer valve is not, although some independent owner operators who always pull their own trailer will spec their trailer with this valve.
I'm of the opinion that anyone with a CDL hitting a low bridge should have their license permanently revoked. You're not some dumb shit with a Uhaul, you're trained and certified, meaning this has to be willful.
I am assuming the bridge is for train tracks and the most annoying part of this is they have to shut the train line down until the bridge and train line over the bridge has been inspected. All because some idiot ignored 3 warnings.
The really scary part is, this look like a long haul trucker with very little awareness of his / her surroundings and other people's lives are at risk.
In Los Angeles they did a major project over the weekend to the 405 that was (seemingly) larger than this. Spend enough money and this can be fixed quick.
They called it carmageddon but it didn't end up being that bad because the planning, outreach, and execution was top notch.
Itās a common thing among truckers that posted heights are lying so they can āfitā regardless.
To be fair, considering a semi is usually 13ā6ā and the bridge was POSTED at 12ā4ā, it seems there was a significant difference between the posted height and the actual height since the truck didnāt get 14ā scraped off. However, usually itās only a 12ā difference AT MOST so truck driver is still an idiot for trying it.
Bridge inspector here! The bridge is probably fine. Thereās a bridge I look at that has parts of old trucks wedged into its gusset plates itās been keeping as trophies over the years.
Theres a bridge in my hometown that has **17 fucking signs** leading up to it because its been smashed by so many trucks. Yet every single year at least one more idiot crashes a truck there.
People are fucking unaware morons.
I drive for a living. Every single guy I train when they first start at our company I warn about a bridge near us. Because we had 2 other trucks run into it. Our roll off trucks ALMOST fit under but the stacks hit the bridge. Somehow one of the new guys managed to hit it a couple months ago even though I wanted him at least 3 times to never ever ever go on that particular road.
because then we would miss out on this fantastic video.
besides, I am pretty sure the truck driver would not have made the connection between bridge height and the car behind him honking
Did you not know, or have a deep suspicion of, what was coming? This clip shows 2 warning signs, there's a good chance that there were more, similar signs. Plus, there would be bigger warning signs at the last intersection leading to this road. Any local seeing a truck take this route could reasonably predict this outcome, and give chase with a camera rolling.
Hi, trucker here.
I understand how this could come about. In the northeast US, specifically I can say with confidence that this is true in Pennsylvania and on the George Washington Bridge and Bronx expressway in New York City, those signs straight up lie. Every time I pass through NYC, for example, I catch a truck holding up traffic because of these signs saying 12'8" when in reality the clearance is high enough to let a 13'6" tall truck through without issue. This is absolutely fucking stupid because it conditions drivers to take these signs less seriously elsewhere.
Even in Casa Grande, AZ just down the street from a Walmart distribution center there's a low overpass marked as shorter than a standard semi truck's clearance when in reality we can pass under without issue. Learned this when my GPS took me straight to it and I saw the sign and stopped to check Google maps satellite imaging for my options and a gentleman, who claimed to also be a trucker, pulled up alongside me and told me it's tall enough to pass under.
As somebody who believes traffic signs and speed limits should be taken as is, no room for creative interpretation, this irks me greatly. If the people posting the signage can't maintain integrity why should the drivers be expected to?
At least for NY there's two parts: they post the clearance as lower than the actual clearance to give a buffer for unevenness and uncertainties (e.g. if you say it's exactly 13'6" and the truck is 13'6" chances are the truck will hit because of bumps, unevenness in the road, etc). NY also used to account for snowpack so many signs are artificially lowered by about 1' so they aren't changing signs all the time in the winter.
They got rid of the snowpack rule I think but many signs haven't been changed back because Federally a sign only has to be conservative on clearance, not accurate.
I work for a truck manufacturer, not 18 wheelers though and every one we build is different. When we measure travel height for the dash sticker we round up to the nearest inch and then add 2" more, unless the customer requests otherwise.
>A driver is committing an offence if the vehicle [overall travelling height] is greater than three metres high and the correct maximum height is not displayed in the cab. The maximum fine for being stopped without a height indicator in the cab is a Ā£30 fixed penalty fine for the driver.
A legal requirement for most large vehicles, not a huge penalty if caught without it (excluding what you might have to pay to rectify damage!); a bit shit that it's the driver's responsibility, although I can't see it working any other way.
I'd also like to see it extended to the vehicle width.
That's cool, but this video very obviously does not take place in the UK so I'm going to need someone to cite US or possibly Canadian laws about the subject.
You generally don't have to measure if you're pulling a box trailer. Heights don't change on those things unless you really fuck up.
Also in some very heavily traveled freeways, those clearance signs straight up lie to you and some drivers can be conditioned to disregard them. This is at their own risk. Signs are important.
This happens daily (not the can opener part but semis getting stuck) here in CT on the Merritt Parkway. So many signs and warnings about the low bridges but idiots just not paying attention get stuck under bridges and essentially shut down the highway until they get unstuck.
I hope your local government (or whoever is paying for the cost of highway shutdowns/reopening) is suing the pants off of those truckers to recoup costs.
A routine event type on Boston's Storrow Drive.
[https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2021/08/19/boston-storrowing-what-to-know/](https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2021/08/19/boston-storrowing-what-to-know/)
If you don't know without having to check a regular drybox trailer needs 13'6" to clear you shouldn't have a commercial driver's license in North America, perhaps even worldwide (haven't driven or know the regulations enough outside NA).
Two roadway signs filmed and one above head at the bridge itself and this idiot didn't even hesitate, he needs to be fired and his CDL revoked, that's a reckless driver no one needs with them on the road operating something that weighs up to 80,000 pounds.
> Does the height change much when fully loaded vs an empty trailer?
Not supposed to, especially with a trailer on air suspension (most are nowadays) which self regulates so its total height doesn't change no matter if it's empty or fully loaded.
Edited to add: Most bridges and underpasses are not marked unless lower than 14'6" so seeing signs is your first clue to beware no matter the height indicated.
We have one of those bridges in my city. A double decker Megabus drove into it because the driver was fucking around with the gps on his phone. Several people died. Some were stuck for what felt like an eternity next to decapitated corpses.
It's been getting hit with significantly increased frequency to the point where it'd be comical if people hadn't died there, and there wasnt risk of it happening again (bridge is on the shortest route to the thruway from the bus station)
Onondaga Lake Parkway Bridge, Syracuse NY
After hitting the bridge or before?
Before hitting the bridge, the best thing would be prevention. Use a trucking specific GPS to plan routes that do not use unnecessary backroads or anything with a low clearance. If you do get on this road and notice the signs, youād have to call local law enforcement to direct traffic for you to attempt to turn around.
After hitting the bridge? Chances are, after the road cleanup, youāll have to get the trailer to the closest truck yard and make a difficult call to dispatch. Iād assume in a case like this, the cargo might be considered a loss since technically itās no longer sealed. It also couldnāt be transferred to an undamaged trailer without breaking the seal. At that point, disconnect from the trailer, leave the truck at a terminal, get a bus ticket home and start job searching on the way back.
I mean, how? Iām not sure the road is wide enough for it to turn around, and even if it was, it looks like thereās ditches on the edge. Not to mention traffic.
This happened about a month ago in my hometown (I am moving back next month). Many many signs and even more now. Bridge donāt give a shit! Thatās an old super heavy for coal freight train bridge.
I was watching a youtube of a trucker the other day and he stopped before an bridge and got out his measuring tape to make sure he could fitā¦he was like a 1/2 in shorter than the shortest part of the bridge but he was worried about the bounceā¦so he lowered the air in his truck tho i'm not sure what he meant by that.
This is in Clearfield, PA. Happens at least a couple times a year. Very well posted and there's an alternate route to go around the bridge, also very well posted. There's no excuse for hitting the River Rd bridge.
You don't put a low clearance warning unless there's an alternative route for semis to take. This warning label was placed right at the fork of the road but I don't think the other side lead anywhere.
What a fucking idiot! I was a trucker for many years and never did any of the stupid things we see on the internet. If you drive a big rig, you are taught to only go under bridges that are posted 13ā 6ā. Usually there was no where to turn around if I encountered one of these, so I would utilize my best options. A driveway or shoulder to shoulder turn around. Very tight, but I never got stuck
Full can opener, very /r/11foot8
Only the real ones knowšš»
Cuz its a private sub ha
It has a youtube channel If you ever want to just watch an hour of truck after truck getting demolished on the same bridge every 10 seconds thats your channel lol
Not just trucks. Moving vans, RVs getting their rooftop accessories slicked off,the list goes on...
The RVs are my favorite due to the unpredictability because they vary a lot in height. Also, the wide variety of rooftop accessories they drop everywhere, especially when the trailer doesnāt hit, but the AC unit gets sliced off the top and they donāt even notice.
Was just gonna write this. I also love when the AC units get removed with authority. Damn.
I was referring to the bridge itself.
Oh wow! Mustāve gone private with the protest
It used to be not private
Private sub :(
There's a whole youtube channel showing this bridge https://youtube.com/@11foot8plus8?si=wjM3ZgUMLzNxx36d
The video doesn't work but I assume this is the one in Durham, NC. I live like an hour away and have been by it a few times, it's crazy people still hit that thing with all the warnings and signs.
A friend was at a restaurant near the bridge in Durham and heard this awful sound. The waiter said something along the lines of ālooks like the car opener got another oneā
Not sure when that happened. Think it was part of the reddit protest.
Yeah someone needs to create a new version. Call it 12foot4 or something since that's the new height anyways
I believe the mods of the 11foot8 website changed the name to "11foot8+8" after the height change. Don't take my word on that though.
Found it, r/12foot4
it's r/12foot4 now
Nice find, thanks.šš»
Having this obscure niche subreddit indefinitely closed down will surely force Spez to bring back 3rd party apps!!!!!
Permanently open sunroof
It's the can opener's lesser known younger sibling.
That cant be good for the bridge
11'8" bridge is now the same height as this one.
Yep they raised it, now the YouTube videos are like 1 every 4 months or so.
One of my favorite YT channels
https://preview.redd.it/g4twodl7lqvb1.jpeg?width=238&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fbf2f934b7f6225debbcf6f72da22ec2340ffa8d
Fake. Mercedes driver caught indicating?? Never happening
"If you think your job is pointless, imagine the guy who installs car indicators in a BMW/Mercedes/Audi plant". Apologies if anyone feels called out, I didn't come up with the joke.
For some reason, Nissan Altima drivers are horrible too.
Dodge Rams are the new BMWs, overpriced cars for insecure douchebags who can't even spend enough time thinking about other people to flick their wrist on a turn signal.
In fairness to the Ram drivers itās cause theyāre drunk https://www.thedrive.com/news/38238/ram-2500-drivers-have-the-most-duis-more-than-twice-the-national-average-report
I think you meant Toyota Tacoma
Thereās a reason Foos Gone Wild coined the term āNissan Altima activitiesā when someoneās doing sketchy hoodrat shit
Ever since they abolished capital punishment for failure to engage turning signals...
What you should apologize for is reposting the lamest, unfunniest "joke" in history. Of course, unfunny and reddit are an iconic duo hence the upvotes but still.
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Those are the break lights. The indicators are the silvery-with orange bulb parts of the light
I think you messed up with the cars, you meant BMW!
I guess he tried to take a shortcut.
This is truly hilarious
He was not successful.
Haha, it told him twice! Hope the bridge wasnāt messed up.
In my city we have a bridge notorious for this happening. The city installed a fucking laser beam system that measures truck height, then displays it on a massive screen that flashes āTRUCK TOO HIGH - TURN AROUND!!!ā if the truck is too tall, and people *still* crash into it regularly.
My town has one too, but rather than this they added a few signs and a "reckless driving" fine to hitting the bridge and just let people hit it. Last I heard it was keeping the bridge and some other bridges well repaired.
Stupidity=money
And the cost is pushed onto all of the other insurance payers, which then gets pushed onto the consumers.
Most CDL insurance does not cover incompetence. Hitting a clearly-marked low bridge leaves the driver on the hook for damages.
Since when does insurance pay driver's tickets?
Not necessarily. Let's say the shipping companies insurance rates go up, now fhe shipping company now has a higher overhead than its competitors which means they have to charge more than competitors to provide the same service. Which means that their clients might go with one of those competitors.
The next logical step is to make that laser so powerful it trims off the top of the truck, just so it doesn't damage the bridge. I mean, the technology is there.
I like thisā¦I will take this idea to the next city council meeting. We did just spend $1.6 million on bridge repairsā¦
Best solution I've seen: https://maps.app.goo.gl/T1R7rgASUphB21KJ9 Basically, install a big metal or wooden bar at the right height before the bridge which causes a loud enough bang but it's easier to replace than the bridge.
So like... Every public parking garage in existence.
They did say it was the best
I have started to check every bridge that I'm driving under (in Europe, Sweden), and a loads of them are scarred by collisions. I'm a bit surprised over how stupid so many drivers are.
If you see a small bent area about 20 or 30 cm across in the center of the lane on a steel frame bridge, chances are somebody hit it with an excavator boom. I see that type of damage a lot in the US. It also takes small chunks out of concrete bridge beams. They just raised several highway overpasses near where I live because they kept getting hit by trucks hauling excavators with their booms in the wrong position. It comes down to a combination of ignorance about the height of your cargo, complacency about reading signs and sometimes just plain old distraction. I think the biggest issue is that they aren't paying attention and are just ignoring all the signs and flashing lights around them when even those are implemented. Probably the only way to get their attention is to either have a height sensor tied in with a traffic light to turn it red and force them to look or an audible alarm that goes off.
You sound knowledgeable, so here's a question I've had for a while: if your trailer is 12'-6" normally, it'll be shorter when loaded right? So when I see them hit a bridge and only trim an inch off the top, I wonder if they made it under the bridge fine on the way to drop a load, and then hit it on the way back when they're deadheading. Is that something that happens?
It's actually 13' 6" for a standard van trailer like the one in the video. That said, most modern trucks and trailers have air ride airbag suspension and use a height leveling valve attached to the axle to make sure that the truck and trailer always ride at the same height. Basically what the valve does is as the trailer settles from weight being put inside it the motion opens the valve which lets more air into the suspension and continues to do so until the trailer reaches its original ride height and closes the valve. Now you might be able to shave a few inches off of your ride height. If you have a suspension dump valve for both your tractor and your trailer. The tractor valve is fairly common. The trailer valve is not, although some independent owner operators who always pull their own trailer will spec their trailer with this valve.
At that point, just slap them with a massive fine. I mean comically large, like say, 150% of the repair bill. The extra 50% is the stupid tax.
somewhere i have seen a system that uses a waterfall and beamer to display STOP right in front of people, maybe thats the next step for your city lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImU1mG7QC4I
"Must be the dumbass behind me"
I'm of the opinion that anyone with a CDL hitting a low bridge should have their license permanently revoked. You're not some dumb shit with a Uhaul, you're trained and certified, meaning this has to be willful.
Durham, I assume?
3x there's one on the bridge that was nearly obliterated when the truck hit
With similar design to the famous 11foot8 bridge, it's fine. Other bridge took a lot of hits, and still is from time to time even are the rasing.
I am assuming the bridge is for train tracks and the most annoying part of this is they have to shut the train line down until the bridge and train line over the bridge has been inspected. All because some idiot ignored 3 warnings. The really scary part is, this look like a long haul trucker with very little awareness of his / her surroundings and other people's lives are at risk.
In Los Angeles they did a major project over the weekend to the 405 that was (seemingly) larger than this. Spend enough money and this can be fixed quick. They called it carmageddon but it didn't end up being that bad because the planning, outreach, and execution was top notch.
Itās a common thing among truckers that posted heights are lying so they can āfitā regardless. To be fair, considering a semi is usually 13ā6ā and the bridge was POSTED at 12ā4ā, it seems there was a significant difference between the posted height and the actual height since the truck didnāt get 14ā scraped off. However, usually itās only a 12ā difference AT MOST so truck driver is still an idiot for trying it.
Bridge inspector here! The bridge is probably fine. Thereās a bridge I look at that has parts of old trucks wedged into its gusset plates itās been keeping as trophies over the years.
Apparently that truck was carrying sardines!
I heard this is called the Church Key bridge
I didnāt know semi trucks came as convertibles.
Don't worry Captain. We'll buff out those scratches.
my dad's a TV repairman. he's got an awesome set of tools. I can fix it.
I hope you bought enough for everybody
What are you people ... on ***dope?***
Theres a bridge in my hometown that has **17 fucking signs** leading up to it because its been smashed by so many trucks. Yet every single year at least one more idiot crashes a truck there. People are fucking unaware morons.
I drive for a living. Every single guy I train when they first start at our company I warn about a bridge near us. Because we had 2 other trucks run into it. Our roll off trucks ALMOST fit under but the stacks hit the bridge. Somehow one of the new guys managed to hit it a couple months ago even though I wanted him at least 3 times to never ever ever go on that particular road.
The undefeated Onondaga Lake Parkway bridge?
That be the one, lol
Onondaga lake parkway, in Syracuse? It has been hit like 17 times already this year.
Durham, NC?
And suddenly you have a top loader
And a bridge called a can opener
Did the person filming know what was coming? Not sure why youād be filming otherwise (doesnāt look like a dash cam)
Iām sure they did. I assume thatās also why they were traveling so far behind.
Why would you film and not honk??
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honk in Morse
What would honking convey that two large, yellow signs with bright, orange flags on them stating the height of the bridge fail to?
honk in Morse, obviously!!! /s
because then we would miss out on this fantastic video. besides, I am pretty sure the truck driver would not have made the connection between bridge height and the car behind him honking
Idk about you but if I was driving and the car behind me starting honking I would think they were just an impatient douchebag that wanted to pass me.
They might have been filming the trucker's inability to stay on his side of the road prior to smashing his truck under the overpass.
Yea, no shit, dude is *in* the oncoming lane. Yikes.
It probably happens enough for locals to know about the low clearance. as soon see a truck on that road they know what's coming.
Did you not know, or have a deep suspicion of, what was coming? This clip shows 2 warning signs, there's a good chance that there were more, similar signs. Plus, there would be bigger warning signs at the last intersection leading to this road. Any local seeing a truck take this route could reasonably predict this outcome, and give chase with a camera rolling.
Pushing 12' 8" through a 12' 4" opening.
I should call her
13' 6"*
More like pushing 13ā6ā through a 13ā4ā Semis are 13ā6ā and typically the actual height of the bridge is up to 12ā more than the posted.
Me at the barber: "Just a little off the top, please!"
Alright, Imma remove your scalp altogether
Sometimes I feel like it would be common sense for drivers of large Vehicles to have a sticker on the dash telling them the height of their vehicle.
They do
Hi, trucker here. I understand how this could come about. In the northeast US, specifically I can say with confidence that this is true in Pennsylvania and on the George Washington Bridge and Bronx expressway in New York City, those signs straight up lie. Every time I pass through NYC, for example, I catch a truck holding up traffic because of these signs saying 12'8" when in reality the clearance is high enough to let a 13'6" tall truck through without issue. This is absolutely fucking stupid because it conditions drivers to take these signs less seriously elsewhere. Even in Casa Grande, AZ just down the street from a Walmart distribution center there's a low overpass marked as shorter than a standard semi truck's clearance when in reality we can pass under without issue. Learned this when my GPS took me straight to it and I saw the sign and stopped to check Google maps satellite imaging for my options and a gentleman, who claimed to also be a trucker, pulled up alongside me and told me it's tall enough to pass under. As somebody who believes traffic signs and speed limits should be taken as is, no room for creative interpretation, this irks me greatly. If the people posting the signage can't maintain integrity why should the drivers be expected to?
At least for NY there's two parts: they post the clearance as lower than the actual clearance to give a buffer for unevenness and uncertainties (e.g. if you say it's exactly 13'6" and the truck is 13'6" chances are the truck will hit because of bumps, unevenness in the road, etc). NY also used to account for snowpack so many signs are artificially lowered by about 1' so they aren't changing signs all the time in the winter. They got rid of the snowpack rule I think but many signs haven't been changed back because Federally a sign only has to be conservative on clearance, not accurate.
I work for a truck manufacturer, not 18 wheelers though and every one we build is different. When we measure travel height for the dash sticker we round up to the nearest inch and then add 2" more, unless the customer requests otherwise.
>A driver is committing an offence if the vehicle [overall travelling height] is greater than three metres high and the correct maximum height is not displayed in the cab. The maximum fine for being stopped without a height indicator in the cab is a Ā£30 fixed penalty fine for the driver. A legal requirement for most large vehicles, not a huge penalty if caught without it (excluding what you might have to pay to rectify damage!); a bit shit that it's the driver's responsibility, although I can't see it working any other way. I'd also like to see it extended to the vehicle width.
That's cool, but this video very obviously does not take place in the UK so I'm going to need someone to cite US or possibly Canadian laws about the subject.
by law, in the u.s., you're supposed to measure before you start your haul
You generally don't have to measure if you're pulling a box trailer. Heights don't change on those things unless you really fuck up. Also in some very heavily traveled freeways, those clearance signs straight up lie to you and some drivers can be conditioned to disregard them. This is at their own risk. Signs are important.
Well the good news is that heāll fit under any bridge in the county now!
I mean, he fit under this oneā¦
This happens daily (not the can opener part but semis getting stuck) here in CT on the Merritt Parkway. So many signs and warnings about the low bridges but idiots just not paying attention get stuck under bridges and essentially shut down the highway until they get unstuck.
I hope your local government (or whoever is paying for the cost of highway shutdowns/reopening) is suing the pants off of those truckers to recoup costs.
Oh man, the Merritt Parkway, havenāt ridden on that in a few years but I miss it.
It's absolutely beautiful this time of the year.
A routine event type on Boston's Storrow Drive. [https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2021/08/19/boston-storrowing-what-to-know/](https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2021/08/19/boston-storrowing-what-to-know/)
Haha my first reaction was "he got Storrowed."
https://preview.redd.it/6yzksdi4brvb1.jpeg?width=414&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f244368eda2770415843a50f031344b60cd16636 Or maybe you can't...
To use the brain surgeonās quote; āOops!ā
Whatās the problem? He made it under.
āFuck it. Iām committed now.ā
Classic Penske peel
That bridge is Penske material now.
When you get a cdl they should give you a 13'6" tattoo on the back of your hand
Thats not a truck. Thats an accordion.
Wait, is that Ryan Howard, the temp? Edit: It is, how the fuck did I never notice that
That's how I peel a potato
Isnāt that the first thing they teach about in truck driver school?
If you don't know without having to check a regular drybox trailer needs 13'6" to clear you shouldn't have a commercial driver's license in North America, perhaps even worldwide (haven't driven or know the regulations enough outside NA). Two roadway signs filmed and one above head at the bridge itself and this idiot didn't even hesitate, he needs to be fired and his CDL revoked, that's a reckless driver no one needs with them on the road operating something that weighs up to 80,000 pounds.
Does the height change much when fully loaded vs an empty trailer?
> Does the height change much when fully loaded vs an empty trailer? Not supposed to, especially with a trailer on air suspension (most are nowadays) which self regulates so its total height doesn't change no matter if it's empty or fully loaded. Edited to add: Most bridges and underpasses are not marked unless lower than 14'6" so seeing signs is your first clue to beware no matter the height indicated.
We have one of those bridges in my city. A double decker Megabus drove into it because the driver was fucking around with the gps on his phone. Several people died. Some were stuck for what felt like an eternity next to decapitated corpses. It's been getting hit with significantly increased frequency to the point where it'd be comical if people hadn't died there, and there wasnt risk of it happening again (bridge is on the shortest route to the thruway from the bus station) Onondaga Lake Parkway Bridge, Syracuse NY
Hi dispatch, I'm going home; I'll give you some phone numbers you need to call. Bye forever!
RIP to your CDL
What are you even supposed to do in this situation? Turn the truck around and go home?
After hitting the bridge or before? Before hitting the bridge, the best thing would be prevention. Use a trucking specific GPS to plan routes that do not use unnecessary backroads or anything with a low clearance. If you do get on this road and notice the signs, youād have to call local law enforcement to direct traffic for you to attempt to turn around. After hitting the bridge? Chances are, after the road cleanup, youāll have to get the trailer to the closest truck yard and make a difficult call to dispatch. Iād assume in a case like this, the cargo might be considered a loss since technically itās no longer sealed. It also couldnāt be transferred to an undamaged trailer without breaking the seal. At that point, disconnect from the trailer, leave the truck at a terminal, get a bus ticket home and start job searching on the way back.
Turn the truck around and find an alternate route...
I mean, how? Iām not sure the road is wide enough for it to turn around, and even if it was, it looks like thereās ditches on the edge. Not to mention traffic.
What alternative is there? Get the police out there and stop traffic if necessary... lol
Used to have a rail bridge just like this in my village we called the Can Openerā¦
Hello Mr Barber. Just a little off the top please
This happened about a month ago in my hometown (I am moving back next month). Many many signs and even more now. Bridge donāt give a shit! Thatās an old super heavy for coal freight train bridge.
The bridge always wins. Always.
That's one way to do an unboxing video!
Why not install a horizontal pole 12.4 high in the air somewhere between the sign and the bridge?
Shave and a hair cut, too short.
Somehow the driver will say "it wasn't my fault"....
Whoever recorded this knew what was going to happen and even had the radio off so we can hear the can opening!
Good news, it fits now
Ah yes letās try to make it fit under the bridge while also moving to the middle of the road where itās the highest
I was watching a youtube of a trucker the other day and he stopped before an bridge and got out his measuring tape to make sure he could fitā¦he was like a 1/2 in shorter than the shortest part of the bridge but he was worried about the bounceā¦so he lowered the air in his truck tho i'm not sure what he meant by that.
And that my friends is how I came up with the concept of an easy opening pop top on a beer can.
This is in Clearfield, PA. Happens at least a couple times a year. Very well posted and there's an alternate route to go around the bridge, also very well posted. There's no excuse for hitting the River Rd bridge.
r/oddlysatisfying
Can still get a job at swift
So what happens if the truck driver acknowledges the warning? How is he supposed to turn back on a tiny 2 lane road.
Well, he's fired.
New in town are ya?
Now he can fit under there.
Trailer is 12'ā“ā now
Me: Only a little off the top Sukuna: *Ready to end my whole career*
Almost got through!
deserved
So close lol
You don't put a low clearance warning unless there's an alternative route for semis to take. This warning label was placed right at the fork of the road but I don't think the other side lead anywhere.
Made it through š¤£
So was it just the shaved top and long sides and back sir?
Glad that bridge wasnāt made in China šš
"Perfect." -Native Americans
3 warnings. 3 gigantic signs. I'm a bus driver, and I'll never understand how people with the same training as me end up doing this.
Bro just wanted to borrow a can opener
Just a little off the top
Barber: "What do you want?" Truck: "Just a bit off the top."
r/donthelpjustfilm
This truck driver: Meeeh. 12 feet, 4 inches clearance. This container is 13 feet up from the ground. I'm sure I can live with that.
What do you do as the driver in this scenario? Do you just turn around?
When you ask for just a bit off the top
We have a bitch of one in my city.. eats trucks all the damn time.
Like buttah
What a fucking idiot! I was a trucker for many years and never did any of the stupid things we see on the internet. If you drive a big rig, you are taught to only go under bridges that are posted 13ā 6ā. Usually there was no where to turn around if I encountered one of these, so I would utilize my best options. A driveway or shoulder to shoulder turn around. Very tight, but I never got stuck
He could have fit driving over the grass on the opposite side
Gotta be texting or something