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Originally Posted by Theunz
Finished the work, loaded the machine, walked inside to get manager to inspect. By the time we got back, ruts from 2 trailers...
That's my point exactly. If he had spent the money widiening the drive instead of just adding more dirt the problem would be solved once and for all. Part of the problem nation wide however is that semi trailers keep getting longer. When I started driving in the late 70s they were in the process of going from 40' to 42'. By the mid 80s 45' was the norm followed quickly by 48'. Sometime in the early 2000s the transition to 53' occurred and in some places they run 57' trailers. Many of the buildings built before trailers grew so long were perfectly adequate in their day, but now present quite a challenge. And if anyone thinks that they can compare driving their 42' 5th wheel wheel to even a 42' semi trailer, let alone a 53', than they only need to compare how far back the semi trailers wheels are in comparison to their 5er.
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No, the driveway was not the problem. The street was, at the time 4 lanes wide stub where the city was planning to expand industrial/warehouse area. At the curb line, the driveway is 30 feet wide, where the trucks make a left turn in, a 10 feet wide island, and about 45 ft wide where they make right turn on the way out. The only reason to pull a trailer over the curb there is no penalty to the NDMF for doing it. In the OP, there is damage, a report written, and maybe a "driver" has to change companies.
And yes, running newer equipment into areas that where built up years back can create issues. But we can't pave the world.
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Originally Posted by grindstone01
One has to wonder why that concrete was there and if it was needed, why it wasn't highlighted with warning flags or such. In every situation, people are going to make mistakes, it's a consequence of being human!
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Why should it be highlighted? It was behind the curb, where not supposed to drive.