The 11'-8'' bridge of doom

[Mike]

This should be added to ATS! I bet a lot of players'd fail
One truck a month?! That's insane and kinda funny. We're talking about real life, though

Must be great to live in Durham, NC. Every fourth week the road is blocked and you have to take the long way home... You'll have a good laugh after seing that a few times in a row, though

http://www.autoblog.com/2016/05/17/truck-bridge-crash-video/
http://11foot8.com/

[HighwayHick]

I wish they would do that as well. Or atleast start by posting the hight clearance of the bridge and notifing the driver/player what the hight clearance of there trucks is. There is also some DOT laws regarding the hight of certain trailers in certain states.

[Puncake]

Make a mod

[Tombstone Shadow]

As a former driver, I can tell you that there are very few low bridges outside of cities. If there is one, it is likely that you are on a road that a semi is not allowed on anyway. The worst city I have ever encountered with low bridges is Chicago (which will be a while before we see that in this game). At one point in time, Chicago had 147 low bridges. I had a seperate map just for those bridges.

There are quite a few things in this game missing from the real world of trucking. Low bridges are a thankful omission. Since you use a GPS, you would be routed away from all low bridges anyway. If you were really driving, and didn't have GPS, then you would have to plan out your route on a map. While planning it out, you would have to check all low bridges and prohibited roads prior to setting out.

You also have to check the weight of your load and tandem locations. Just because you are under the Gross Vehicle Weight does not mean you are legal. You could have too much weight on your drive tires, or too much on your tandems (trailer tires). You have to slide the tandems to adjust the weight, but there are laws regarding the distance from your drive tires to your tandems. California has different rules for that distance than most other states.

All in all, I am glad they are missing these things. Being a real driver is a thankless job that comes with many headaches and pains in the asses. Paying lumpers, finding loads, filling out your coloring book, listening to jack asses on the CB, trying to find a place to rest for the night, law enforcement looking for a big payday, 4 wheelers cutting accross 4 lanes of traffic in front of you to hit that exit at the VERY last second, construction zones that go on for 20 miles, sitting at a dock for hours and hours, speed limits that differ from cars (in some states), dispatchers, DOT regulations forcing you to take a 30 minute break in the middle of your day. I'm sure I could go on and on.

[Ornery]

Originally posted by Tombstone Shadow:

As a former driver, I can tell you that there are very few low bridges outside of cities. If there is one, it is likely that you are on a road that a semi is not allowed on anyway. The worst city I have ever encountered with low bridges is Chicago (which will be a while before we see that in this game). At one point in time, Chicago had 147 low bridges. I had a seperate map just for those bridges.

There are quite a few things in this game missing from the real world of trucking. Low bridges are a thankful omission. Since you use a GPS, you would be routed away from all low bridges anyway. If you were really driving, and didn't have GPS, then you would have to plan out your route on a map. While planning it out, you would have to check all low bridges and prohibited roads prior to setting out.

You also have to check the weight of your load and tandem locations. Just because you are under the Gross Vehicle Weight does not mean you are legal. You could have too much weight on your drive tires, or too much on your tandems (trailer tires). You have to slide the tandems to adjust the weight, but there are laws regarding the distance from your drive tires to your tandems. California has different rules for that distance than most other states.

All in all, I am glad they are missing these things. Being a real driver is a thankless job that comes with many headaches and pains in the asses. Paying lumpers, finding loads, filling out your coloring book, listening to jack asses on the CB, trying to find a place to rest for the night, law enforcement looking for a big payday, 4 wheelers cutting accross 4 lanes of traffic in front of you to hit that exit at the VERY last second, construction zones that go on for 20 miles, sitting at a dock for hours and hours, speed limits that differ from cars (in some states), dispatchers, DOT regulations forcing you to take a 30 minute break in the middle of your day. I'm sure I could go on and on.

Well spoken. I still shudder thinking about driving in Windy. And rush hour Big D or Crashville.
But I do miss a lot of it. ATS helps me relax. Lots of fun with less BS
Happy Truckin'
Oh and keep 'er 'tween the ditches