"The truck had a height of 13 feet 4 inches before the crash."

[ilikeike]

Tractor trailer gets stuck under overpass - CBS 21 News - Breaking news, sports and weather for the Harrisburg Pennsylvania area

"The driver, 43 year old Darien Adams of Charlotte, NC, did not realize his truck would not fit until the trailer portion collided with the railroad bridge."

Darien? 11'? Did ATS explain that some tall stuff might not fit well under some shorter stuff?

[Roadhog]

ooO ooO ee ee ahh ahh

If he would have let the air out of all his tires,
he coulda wedged himself in there allot further.

[Lost_in_Ohio]

If he would of just gone a little faster, about 80mph I bet ya he would of made it all the way through.

[GMAN]

That truck was too tall, anyway.

[heavyhaulerss]

even without the posted height. that just looks like it is too low to try to go thru. I used to haul plastic pipe. I was always very aware of anything I was going to go under.

[Mr. Ford95]

I saw one today, sign a mile back and a block over says, "No Thru Trucks, All Trucks MUST Turn Left Here." That direction is the truck route for a reason, the bridge is higher on that street. The train bridge on the other stree is lower by a foot, it has a clearance of 13'-6". This fool came on down to the short side, non truck approved route, how he made the first turn to get to us without hitting a car is beyond me, and came to a full stop and pondered for a minute if he could fit. He went for it, just missing the concrete with the roof by an inch then got to the other side where he stopped and stared at his mirrors. The workers scattered when they saw him trying it, you drop down a hill to go under the bridge then as you get under it, you start back up the hill. Friggin retard, wish he had hit it, I'd have bene the first one over there to sock him in the mouth for being a total idiot.

It was a blue Big Orange Pumpkin truck.

[Steel Horse Cowboy]

Closest I have ever came was "tipping" my stack on a 12' bridge in Chicago. I just dumped my bags from then on as I went under it. It was the only way in and out of the chemical plant....... this guy was just plain stupid.

[Steel Horse Cowboy]

I saw one today, sign a mile back and a block over says, "No Thru Trucks, All Trucks MUST Turn Left Here." That direction is the truck route for a reason, the bridge is higher on that street. The train bridge on the other stree is lower by a foot, it has a clearance of 13'-6". This fool came on down to the short side, non truck approved route, how he made the first turn to get to us without hitting a car is beyond me, and came to a full stop and pondered for a minute if he could fit. He went for it, just missing the concrete with the roof by an inch then got to the other side where he stopped and stared at his mirrors. The workers scattered when they saw him trying it, you drop down a hill to go under the bridge then as you get under it, you start back up the hill. Friggin retard, wish he had hit it, I'd have bene the first one over there to sock him in the mouth for being a total idiot.

It was a blue Big Orange Pumpkin truck.

Schneider now has "Truck Routing GPS" in their Qualcomms....... guess he thought it was TARD-PROOF LOL

[Walking Eagle]

And never trust the posted sign if it is close, they will re surface the road but forget to change the sign. I had a load at 14-9 luckely my pole car had set her pole 6 inches higher. When she hit we stopped and measured the bridge, it was three inches lower than posted. By lowering my bags and trailer so it just scraped the road we got under. I was on route by my permit so the permit offices are not up to date either.

[Mr. Ford95]

Schneider now has "Truck Routing GPS" in their Qualcomms....... guess he thought it was TARD-PROOF LOL

Ha, well, had he followed the directions the QC gave him he would have never been so close. Too bad a cop didn't see him, those city cops are nasty about that stuff, they get woodie's when they see a semi messing up in their city.

[Windwalker]

Back when I was pulling houses, the stacks were cut down to 11 feet, and an empty flatbed would have made it through fine. But most trucks won't even fit through without a trailer.

And, at 80 mph, the sides have a way of getting "WELL ROUNDED", but the back door frame doesn't stay with the trailer anymore. Wonder if Anderson saw any humor in that?

[heavyhaulerss]

And never trust the posted sign if it is close, they will re surface the road but forget to change the sign. I had a load at 14-9 luckely my pole car had set her pole 6 inches higher. When she hit we stopped and measured the bridge, it was three inches lower than posted. By lowering my bags and trailer so it just scraped the road we got under. I was on route by my permit so the permit offices are not up to date either.

I lived in chi-town for 25 years, & they DO pave over & over the gound under the overpass without changing the signs. some are a ft. lower tham posted. one time in rouge steel ford co. my dispatcher asked me to measure my max height. I forget what it was but the height limit in the plant, wich was a city in a city was 12 ft. everything cleared easly except my c.b. ant.

[Graintrain]

That is the second picture I've seen in about 3 weeks of a burgundy International stuck under a bridge. Suppose I oughta paint mine pink or gray to avoid confusion with people that have poor math skills. The only saving grace is these were both 9400 type nose tractors.

Drivers that realize 13 feet is taller than 11 drive flat hoods!

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[Luzon]

He just wasn't going fast enough.

[ilikeike]

11' must have some mystical attraction:

Tractor-trailer wedged under overpass on St. Paul Street | www.WHEC.com

[GMAN]

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Welcome to CAD, Nancy.

[Windwalker]

11' must have some mystical attraction:

Tractor-trailer wedged under overpass on St. Paul Street | www.WHEC.com

NY marks their overpasses a foot lower than the actual height, so the actual height was 12 feet, not 11. Not that it made much difference... Wouldn't have gotten through either way.

[Steel Horse Cowboy]

I lived in chi-town for 25 years, & they DO pave over & over the gound under the overpass without changing the signs. some are a ft. lower tham posted. one time in rouge steel ford co. my dispatcher asked me to measure my max height. I forget what it was but the height limit in the plant, wich was a city in a city was 12 ft. everything cleared easly except my c.b. ant.

Yep, thats where I live, and that is where I "tipped" my stack. Right off the Skyway, I was bobtailing and hung a right under a 12' bridge, my stack was 12' 1" LOL

Now the highest point on my truck is 9' 11".... gotta love a flat-topper

[Windwalker]

Yep, thats where I live, and that is where I "tipped" my stack. Right off the Skyway, I was bobtailing and hung a right under a 12' bridge, my stack was 12' 1" LOL

Now the highest point on my truck is 9' 11".... gotta love a flat-topper

You have no idea how many times I thought about that back when I had my condo. Don't know how many times I cringed even though I was following another truck just as high as I was. Never hit any of the overpasses, but the top of the sleeper would have been damaged just before the trailer. I did get to see a few other trucks that weren't as lucky, though. Wonder how much it cost for all that duct tape wrapped around the top.