I was looking back at yovo68's oldest stuff and this popped up in the reccommendations column. I thought one of the 11'8"s victims was seeking vengeance.
That was a cruel joke someone played, and it wasn't funny. Also, what low clearance bridge has only one clearance sign? Usually low clearance bridges have their clearances painted on them.
Im a truck driver myself if im not sure about a bridge i wont go under it if i see there ir no sign or the sign is confusing like this one i will not try to go under it even if i try i will stop first take a look see if i can make it and then go through or back out some signs are even wrong most trucks are 13.6 but here in louisville kentucky there are bridges that are 12.10 another one that is 13.3 and 13.5 and you can go under those 3 maybe the sings are wrong i know the área and i know i can fit but some drivers that are mot familiar with the area will turn around
I don't think so, it was his responsibility to not hit any bridges and even with NO signs you can still see it's going to be very close so as a truck driver myself when I've encountered those close calls I pulled up near it and G.O.A.L. to see if I could clear it .. I thought he was able to get another job as he would have to tell the new company he got fired for hitting a bridge as i'm sure he was ticketed and it would show up at some point on his Driving abstract.
Till this day nothing has changed. We’re still out here driving the highways/cities with minimal to no help with these bridge heights. It’s absolutely ridiculous.
I drive a lot of miles, and I've noticed that there are some lanes that have signs that point directly down to them however they are incorrect. What will happen is you'll come upon four lanes and three lanes will go to the left and one way and we'll go to the right but that sign for that one lane will be over the second lane. This causes people in the second lead to dive over the last second when they realize the sign was wrong!
some one must have tempered with the signs and caused the trucker to have a accident, its like sneeking down a street at night when the speed limit signs is says 40 MPH and you swap out the side and put 80 MPH speed limit signs and cause motorist to speed on city street.
Almost same thing happens to me my company dispatcher. Gave me direction to my pick up load went under a low clearence bridge. I took off the front of the roof on a 13'6in.trailer. I was fired from my job. I had to drive for outlaw companies for a few years.
@@keeng9698 apparently not... Still have to think about what you are approaching because here there was no sign and he should have realized it was lower than 16 feet
He saw the sign, or so he whined, but he couldn't understand it because some buddy flipped it. He knew what he did and went adolescent on his culpability.
That's not the trucker's fault. The rule of thumb is if there is no clearance sign present on a bridge then a 13ft6in truck can fit under it. The sign was rotated backwards so he didn't see it. Additionally, a company provided trucker gps is designed to route trucks around low clearance bridges that are less than 13ft7in and away from weight restricted roads and infrastructure with weight ratings less than 40tons/80,000lbs. Failure of the bridge signage and failure of the companies truck gps provider. They can't say he should have used an atlas because an atlas don't show all your little city streets they show mostly your big roads designed for big trucks. We have been saying this for years, no big trucks should be allowed anywhere near urban Chicago! Drop that shit off at storage and have box trucks come take it where it needs to go. Most of urban Chicago's urban infrastructure was not designed for today's modern long nosed conventionals pulling 53 foot trailers anyway they were designed for 40 foot trailers pulled by flat nosed cabovers.
Still the driver's fault he should have stopped and got out and looked at the situation....and he should know better if he has been driving that long ......I have been driving for 25 years and still get out and look because Chicago has cornered the market on top choppers.....
USA safety not of the highest importance. It's the reason why we in the UK expect it to be fixed to the bridge or obstruction as well as an advanced signpost.
1 truck hits 1 bridge in a land of 275 million motor vehicles that navigate 4 million miles of road, and that is the conclusion you jump to?? Okay then...
Most van trailers are 13'6" Thats 7" Sounds like a "railroad" issue? the more trucks that hit the bridge the more the railroad collects for "inspections n repairs" SOUNDS like a "money makeing sceem" ?
That must be 11-8’s tricky big brother!
I was looking back at yovo68's oldest stuff and this popped up in the reccommendations column. I thought one of the 11'8"s victims was seeking vengeance.
That was a cruel joke someone played, and it wasn't funny.
Also, what low clearance bridge has only one clearance sign? Usually low clearance bridges have their clearances painted on them.
or a long sign ON the bridge itself too!
Im a truck driver myself if im not sure about a bridge i wont go under it if i see there ir no sign or the sign is confusing like this one i will not try to go under it even if i try i will stop first take a look see if i can make it and then go through or back out some signs are even wrong most trucks are 13.6 but here in louisville kentucky there are bridges that are 12.10 another one that is 13.3 and 13.5 and you can go under those 3 maybe the sings are wrong i know the área and i know i can fit but some drivers that are mot familiar with the area will turn around
At least he has a witness to corroborate his story.
I guarantee he found a better truck driving job no more than a week later
driving in a different states where there less low bridge over roads.
I hope so too. Sounds like a shitty boss to get him kicked like that.
I don't think so, it was his responsibility to not hit any bridges and even with NO signs you can still see it's going to be very close so as a truck driver myself when I've encountered those close calls I pulled up near it and G.O.A.L. to see if I could clear it .. I thought he was able to get another job as he would have to tell the new company he got fired for hitting a bridge as i'm sure he was ticketed and it would show up at some point on his Driving abstract.
Till this day nothing has changed. We’re still out here driving the highways/cities with minimal to no help with these bridge heights. It’s absolutely ridiculous.
I drive a lot of miles, and I've noticed that there are some lanes that have signs that point directly down to them however they are incorrect.
What will happen is you'll come upon four lanes and three lanes will go to the left and one way and we'll go to the right but that sign for that one lane will be over the second lane.
This causes people in the second lead to dive over the last second when they realize the sign was wrong!
It’s the City’s fault, no signs warning of high clearance.
*low
some one must have tempered with the signs and caused the trucker to have a accident, its like sneeking down a street at night when the speed limit signs is says 40 MPH and you swap out the side and put 80 MPH speed limit signs and cause motorist to speed on city street.
better give him his damn job bac
Nah he should hang it up, just by looking at the bridge he should have known that it was a no
@@John_R_Jackson_III bro the sign was backwards. Stop being a jackass lmao
12'9" that's nothing I've made it under 12'6" bridges hold my beer.
Nobody gives a fuc*
how about having the sign above the road! must be visible!
My truck requires 6' 8" clearance. In situations where it's close, I realize it ahead of time and look for signs.
Almost same thing happens to me my company dispatcher. Gave me direction to my pick up load went under a low clearence bridge. I took off the front of the roof on a 13'6in.trailer. I was fired from my job. I had to drive for outlaw companies for a few years.
Gotta go limbo big time😂
Truckers know that no clearance sign is supposed to mean at least 14 feet.
Poor guy.
The City won't take any responsibility for this.
If there was no sign all the more reason to check.
No sign means automatic 16 foot clearance
@@keeng9698 apparently not... Still have to think about what you are approaching because here there was no sign and he should have realized it was lower than 16 feet
Pity there isn't a huge flat surface facing traffic,to paint a larger sign on that would be impossible to miss.
You can't assume it's safe to pass because you can't see the sign
He saw the sign, or so he whined, but he couldn't understand it because some buddy flipped it. He knew what he did and went adolescent on his culpability.
should of made it under with no.problem.. when is last time the bridge was measured.?
In NY almost all the signs are wrong. If it's marked 12'6 like a 99% chance you can drive under with a 13'6 truck
so you can drive a WHOLE FOOT under a low clearance bridge, interesting 🤔
@@terrellp22yeah in ny… but i still go very slow…
I drive a truck. If it doesn't have a sign doesn't mean you fit. Drive up to it, get out and look.
Lesson of the day: if you hit a bridge, move the sign and get rid of it
That's not the trucker's fault. The rule of thumb is if there is no clearance sign present on a bridge then a 13ft6in truck can fit under it. The sign was rotated backwards so he didn't see it. Additionally, a company provided trucker gps is designed to route trucks around low clearance bridges that are less than 13ft7in and away from weight restricted roads and infrastructure with weight ratings less than 40tons/80,000lbs. Failure of the bridge signage and failure of the companies truck gps provider. They can't say he should have used an atlas because an atlas don't show all your little city streets they show mostly your big roads designed for big trucks. We have been saying this for years, no big trucks should be allowed anywhere near urban Chicago! Drop that shit off at storage and have box trucks come take it where it needs to go. Most of urban Chicago's urban infrastructure was not designed for today's modern long nosed conventionals pulling 53 foot trailers anyway they were designed for 40 foot trailers pulled by flat nosed cabovers.
Still the driver's fault he should have stopped and got out and looked at the situation....and he should know better if he has been driving that long ......I have been driving for 25 years and still get out and look because Chicago has cornered the market on top choppers.....
Who ever did that cause man his job
Route 666.
Upside down would read 6 feet. What would make him think he would fit under 6 feet? And not 12 feet??
It was turned around 180 degrees facing the complete opposite direction so he wasn't able to read it at all.
@@utube4you507 exactly
@@utube4you507 people talk just to talk, you are right on, the sign was flipped 180
USA safety not of the highest importance. It's the reason why we in the UK expect it to be fixed to the bridge or obstruction as well as an advanced signpost.
1 truck hits 1 bridge in a land of 275 million motor vehicles that navigate 4 million miles of road, and that is the conclusion you jump to??
Okay then...
Not his fault who's routing him!?!
His GPS. Good job watching the video.
Completely the drivers fault, You know when your close and the fact that he didn't practice G.O.A.L just tells me it's time for him to call it quits.
Most van trailers are 13'6" Thats 7" Sounds like a "railroad" issue? the more trucks that hit the bridge the more the railroad collects for "inspections n repairs" SOUNDS like a "money makeing sceem" ?
13 6 on tall rubber if you're running low pros you can get under a 13-4. but don't try anything any lower.
You should be able to eyeball that bridge to be honest . Without even seeing the video play yeti saw it was pretty low..
Railroad was there before the road most likely. Its the road builder who decided not to go deeper under
Trucking 18 years? He shouldn't need a sign...just looking at the bridge should have been enough.