Oh yeah, hadn't thought about hairpin bends. We don't have those here: Not really any mountains. That's worse than cities actually because if something goes wrong you're all alone.
I have no earthly clue I'm afraid, not a trucker. I gather everything's done via RFID tags to make sure the truckers aren't driving more than they should. Weights and heights and things are posted before bridges and tunnels.
Oh okay gotcha. I assumed you were a driver because you seem knowledgable.
Our trucks are a bit longer too I believe. Yall run cabovers (which I actually think makes more sense) while we tend to run long nose trucks.
Yep, you're right. It's funny when they have to access the engine and the whole cab gets pivoted forward, looks weird.
I think they're mandatory here because of all the narrow streets. Personally I've never understood why large trucks don't deliver to the outskirts of a city, then smaller ones do deliveries from a warehouse or something.
That would make more sense. I think they do something like that outside of New York. I feel like I've heard drivers talking about drop yards just outside of New York for that reason. Im not completely sure though because I make it clear with any company that I refuse to run northeast or California.
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