Every now and then I have to take a detour when the route is shut down. Low bridges and tight turns are my greatest fears. I have stopped in the road in front of a low bridge to take a look. I've also sat in an intersection where a whole line of oncoming cars had to back up to give me room to make a tight right turn. Seems my Garmin OTR GPS doesn't understand why semi's shouldn't make right hand turns in the middle of cities.
@@t.l.robinson2162 I have the Garmin OTR710, and I have it set for a 75' long, 13'6" high, 102" wide semi. Garmin is retarded - you wouldn't believe how many times it tries taking me down roads that are posted NO TRUCKS. Drive places like I-77 thru Charlotte and it's always telling me to get into the express toll lanes. No traffic slowing down the regular lanes and plenty of signs saying 2 axle vehicles only in the express lanes. Like I said, the Garmin is retarded! It will say the road is closed and try taking you on a long detour. I check with Google Maps and keep on going and yep, no road closure. My only surefire way to avoid low bridges is using my eyes.
Over 10K Lbs. need 4 points of securement, so running a chain thru the drawbar / king pin isn't legal. I use 2-20' chains and 4 binders for pretty much anything - even on a VW bug I hauled for a friend. I've seen lowboys hauling APC's and the chains were so loose they were bouncing. As for checking equipment, I'm so used to doing it on flatbed that I still walk around 53' dry vans when I fuel.
Ton of respect for you and others driving daily. I just did a 3300 mile personal trip in six days towing my wheeling truck. Its tiring.....
Every now and then I have to take a detour when the route is shut down. Low bridges and tight turns are my greatest fears. I have stopped in the road in front of a low bridge to take a look. I've also sat in an intersection where a whole line of oncoming cars had to back up to give me room to make a tight right turn. Seems my Garmin OTR GPS doesn't understand why semi's shouldn't make right hand turns in the middle of cities.
You have the wrong GPS. Truckers GPS will warn you of upcoming low bridges etc.
@@t.l.robinson2162 I have the Garmin OTR710, and I have it set for a 75' long, 13'6" high, 102" wide semi. Garmin is retarded - you wouldn't believe how many times it tries taking me down roads that are posted NO TRUCKS. Drive places like I-77 thru Charlotte and it's always telling me to get into the express toll lanes. No traffic slowing down the regular lanes and plenty of signs saying 2 axle vehicles only in the express lanes. Like I said, the Garmin is retarded! It will say the road is closed and try taking you on a long detour. I check with Google Maps and keep on going and yep, no road closure. My only surefire way to avoid low bridges is using my eyes.
Over 10K Lbs. need 4 points of securement, so running a chain thru the drawbar / king pin isn't legal. I use 2-20' chains and 4 binders for pretty much anything - even on a VW bug I hauled for a friend. I've seen lowboys hauling APC's and the chains were so loose they were bouncing. As for checking equipment, I'm so used to doing it on flatbed that I still walk around 53' dry vans when I fuel.
Wassup