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The_Jazz · 06-01-2007, 08:07 AM

One of my competitors just sent me this link. Apparently he writes the insurance coverage for these guys and is a little worried that it might get to his layer excess of $1M.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/01/ny...fba603&ei=5090

The next time you're on the highway, just remember that the truck right behind you could be driven by this guy or someone just like him.

Cynthetiq · 06-01-2007, 04:34 PM

yes this was on the news here... it happens often.

We have Expressways and Parkways. Trucks are not allowed on the Parkways because of low bridges. But inadvertantly there are many times where trucks "forget" and you see them there, sometimes you see them with just a corner "can openered" at least they stopped in time.

cyrnel · 06-01-2007, 05:21 PM

Amazing. Drivers aren't _that_ insulated from their load or the outside world. Something in that guy's head must have been very wrong or very medicated.

MSD · 06-02-2007, 08:12 PM

The same day, I got to work only to find that a copycat with a Uhaul had come out of the confrontation victorious.

troit · 06-03-2007, 11:15 AM

unbelieveable...

Sticky · 06-04-2007, 10:58 AM

I always wondered whether truckers knew their heigth off hand. I always assumed they did but still wondered what would happen to a Canadian truck driver going into the U.S. and seeing height marked in feet or the reverse, a U.S. driver entering Canada and seeing height marked in meters.

Do U.S. truck drivers know their height in meters and Canadians in Feet?

What about all tose guys who rent trucks (Uhauls) for a specific job or move?

DDDDave · 06-04-2007, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Sticky

I always wondered whether truckers knew their heigth off hand. I always assumed they did but still wondered what would happen to a Canadian truck driver going into the U.S. and seeing height marked in feet or the reverse, a U.S. driver entering Canada and seeing height marked in meters.

Do U.S. truck drivers know their height in meters and Canadians in Feet?

What about all tose guys who rent trucks (Uhauls) for a specific job or move?

Usually there is a sticker on the dashboard right above the gauges in big letters that says ' Vehicle Height xx ft, xx in. '

Luciian · 06-04-2007, 04:44 PM

People never cease to amaze me. Even if he didnt know his height off hand..look at that rig, it is totally destroyed. And he drove 1.5 miles with screaming, ripping, violent shaking all the way through the tunnel...

06-01-2007, 08:07 AM	#1 (permalink)
The_Jazz Asshole Administrator Location: Chicago	New York canopener One of my competitors just sent me this link. Apparently he writes the insurance coverage for these guys and is a little worried that it might get to his layer excess of $1M. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/01/ny...fba603&ei=5090 The next time you're on the highway, just remember that the truck right behind you could be driven by this guy or someone just like him. __________________ "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - B. Franklin "There ought to be limits to freedom." - George W. Bush "We have met the enemy and he is us." - Pogo

06-01-2007, 04:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	yes this was on the news here... it happens often. We have Expressways and Parkways. Trucks are not allowed on the Parkways because of low bridges. But inadvertantly there are many times where trucks "forget" and you see them there, sometimes you see them with just a corner "can openered" at least they stopped in time. __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION!

06-01-2007, 05:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
cyrnel Adequate Location: In my angry-dome.	Amazing. Drivers aren't _that_ insulated from their load or the outside world. Something in that guy's head must have been very wrong or very medicated. __________________ There are a vast number of people who are uninformed and heavily propagandized, but fundamentally decent. The propaganda that inundates them is effective when unchallenged, but much of it goes only skin deep. If they can be brought to raise questions and apply their decent instincts and basic intelligence, many people quickly escape the confines of the doctrinal system and are willing to do something to help others who are really suffering and oppressed." -Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media, p. 195

06-03-2007, 11:15 AM	#5 (permalink)
troit Transfer Agent Location: NYC	unbelieveable... __________________ I've yet to dephile myself...

06-04-2007, 04:44 PM	#8 (permalink)
Luciian Upright Location: south florida	People never cease to amaze me. Even if he didnt know his height off hand..look at that rig, it is totally destroyed. And he drove 1.5 miles with screaming, ripping, violent shaking all the way through the tunnel... __________________ i am ninja "Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind dont matter, and those who matter dont mind." -Dr Seuss

06-04-2007, 10:58 AM	#6 (permalink)
Sticky	I always wondered whether truckers knew their heigth off hand. I always assumed they did but still wondered what would happen to a Canadian truck driver going into the U.S. and seeing height marked in feet or the reverse, a U.S. driver entering Canada and seeing height marked in meters. Do U.S. truck drivers know their height in meters and Canadians in Feet? What about all tose guys who rent trucks (Uhauls) for a specific job or move? __________________ Sticky The Stickman