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Height restriction signs aren’t just a suggestion
MSNBC ^ | June 2, 2007 | MSNBC

Posted on 06/03/2007 6:47:41 AM PDT by csvset

Trucker sheers off roof driving too-big-rig length of Lincoln Tunnel

NEW YORK - A truck driver whose rig was 6 inches too tall for the Lincoln Tunnel drove its entire 1.5-mile length, peeling the trailer’s roof completely and ripping off decorative ceiling tiles.

Flashing signs and officers using a loudspeaker had warned the driver, and it was unclear why he didn’t heed them, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the tunnel.

“He misjudged the height of the tunnel, and once he was inside it he didn’t realize the damage he was doing,” said Roy Guzman, the safety director of the trucker’s employer, U.S.A. Logistics Carriers of McAllen, Texas.

The driver, from Texas, was charged with nine misdemeanor moving violations.

The central tube of three in the tunnel heading into Manhattan was closed for about 90 minutes after the accident early Thursday, but reopened just before the morning rush hour.

On the rare occasions when other trucks have scraped the tunnel’s ceiling, the drivers have stopped, Port Authority spokesman Steve Coleman said. Police then let air out of the trucks’ tires, so the rigs can be backed out.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: New York
KEYWORDS: dumbass; oops; supertrucker
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To: gas0linealley
He may not have ignored the attempts, maybe didn’t see them

It can happen. I passed a weigh station by accident once. A call on the CB and a state trooper quickly got my attention. What an embarrassment.

61 posted on 06/03/2007 8:38:11 AM PDT by csvset
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To: csvset

As my late FIL would say, “He’s no truck driver, he’s just a damned wheelholder.”


62 posted on 06/03/2007 8:38:57 AM PDT by azhenfud (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: csvset

His truck got peeled like a banana.


63 posted on 06/03/2007 8:41:58 AM PDT by reg45
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To: csvset
I could have been worse.




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64 posted on 06/03/2007 8:42:17 AM PDT by Professional Engineer (Don't blame me, I voted for Hatch.)
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To: CindyDawg

They could always channel trucks into a lane that determines heights and if one exceeds the limit, tire spikes automatically deflate the rig’s tires.

$400x18 is cheaper than one mile x $1 million.


65 posted on 06/03/2007 8:45:17 AM PDT by azhenfud (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: csvset
One of the mapping services has a disclaimer, advising you to check actual road conditions and routes.

I have also seen these, give impossible left turns (solid median barrier), Make no note of bridge restrictions (for truck weight), or road restrictions (no trucks on the parkway). Fortunately I was in the office reviewing the directions before driving the route.

66 posted on 06/03/2007 8:49:37 AM PDT by Fraxinus (My opinion worth what you paid.)
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To: halfright

OK buddy. That poor driver’s misfortune resulted in a good thread here, anyway.


67 posted on 06/03/2007 8:50:28 AM PDT by gas0linealley
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To: Professional Engineer

Ouch. That had to have cost the company a few bucks.


68 posted on 06/03/2007 8:52:51 AM PDT by csvset
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To: Popman

There’s a spot on a NYC roadway where I thought sure I must have hit one of the overhead beams. A check of the cargo showed no marks. Later I noticed the same feeling, with a very low load. I can laugh about it now, but it scared the hell out of me the first time.

The tunnels are pretty smooth, or used to be anyway, but much of the pavement gives such a bad ride that King Kong could be jumping on your trailer for all you’d know.


69 posted on 06/03/2007 9:00:50 AM PDT by gas0linealley
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To: gas0linealley; org.whodat; B4Ranch

I wasn’t clear. My comment was not about the accident that gave rise to this article.

The trucks that damaged the bridges near here were highway-type 18-wheelers, but it’s obvious from the replies I’ve gotten that they must have been equipped with leaf springs.


70 posted on 06/03/2007 9:13:02 AM PDT by savedbygrace (SECURE THE BORDERS FIRST (I'M YELLING ON PURPOSE))
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To: csvset

Just a few. LOL


71 posted on 06/03/2007 9:17:39 AM PDT by Professional Engineer (Don't blame me, I voted for Hatch.)
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To: Pete-R-Bilt; glock rocks

That must have woke him up...


72 posted on 06/03/2007 9:44:21 AM PDT by tubebender (Large reward for person offering leads to my missing tag lines...)
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To: Cheburashka; thinkinggal

Have your eyesight checked Monday. There’s something inside the trailer.

and watch out for low overhead signs?!

naw you wouldn't make that mistake...

73 posted on 06/03/2007 10:19:00 AM PDT by Pete-R-Bilt ( The key to happiness... excess in moderation.)
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To: tubebender
I love dumb truck driver tricks...

one time a few years ago I was listening to my scanner when a call came out that a driver that had loaded Case 580 backhoes out of Burlington Ia. had struck an overpass with the boom of one of the units.

upon further investigation they discovered that he had hit the previous overpass as well and the one in front of it and another, and another, and another, and another, and another, ultimately he had struck almost every overpass from Burlington, up to I 80 and across to Des Moines, 300 miles and no one thought to let him or the police know.

how does this happen?

ask Forrest Gump...

its the cars that travel the wrong way on freeways that confuse and scare me, and that happens ALOT!

74 posted on 06/03/2007 10:35:38 AM PDT by Pete-R-Bilt ( The key to happiness... excess in moderation.)
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To: halfright
Want to sweat, take a 57'-13'6" trailer under the railroad on 385 in Dalhart, TX. One end still coming down as the goes up...or so it seems.
75 posted on 06/03/2007 5:06:58 PM PDT by Dust in the Wind (Ad Astra per Asepsis)
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To: SamAdams76

I should have said, “looks emptied” not “is empty”. Oh well. I see you’ve had personal experience in these matters. The image of the truck struck me as funny, because the way the roof and sides were peeled back/pulled down, along with what seems like a loss of contents. Looks like it had been victimized by some very eager “shoppers”.


76 posted on 06/03/2007 7:27:42 PM PDT by Thinkin' Gal
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To: org.whodat

The truth of the matter is that this drive was probably an illegal, using bought documentation. Most sane southern drivers will not run into the north eastern area. Except for the garbage haulers!


77 posted on 06/03/2007 9:01:22 PM PDT by org.whodat (What's the difference between a Democrat and a republican????)
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