Truck Smashes Into Overpass

YT: Video taken on Long Island, NY. Trucks here are not supposed to drive on the parkways, due to low overpasses. Earlier today, as I was driving, I saw a tractor trailer driving down the parkway in the right lane. I knew that something was about to happen, and I immediately started recording. Soon after I started recording, the truck struck an overpass, and was obliterated. I pulled over to make sure the driver was okay. He was fine, but clearly upset.
Porksandwichsays...

I don't know if it's pertinent to the video or not, as I couldn't see plates or anything distinguishing on the vehicle....but ......

A lot of trucking companies will have US drivers drive into Canada and Mexico and drop off their loads, to be picked up by an out of country driver and brought BACK into the US because it's cheaper since Canada and Mexico don't have as many laws for their vehicle standards/tagging/insurance and their labor rates are lower so US drivers can't come close to their rates. And because the US authorities aren't going to be as likely to get anything if they pull them over for violations....so they are more likely to pass them over in favor of in country drivers.

Now, I find that different cities/states ways of handling traffic signage and other things is confusing as someone in country at times. So I can only imagine what kind of shenanigans having a bunch of out of country drivers crossing back and forth across borders and delivering all over the place will lead to. I don't believe non-CDLs are tested for driving in other countries at all....and am unsure of CDLs...I really doubt it.

shatterdrosesays...

Oops. I didn't see the white sign . . . after the yellow sign. After the other sign that said 13' 3". You know, I can kinda see how the drive isn't at fault. He clears one bridge, but then the next one is shorter and there's no way off.

CelebrateApathysaid:

lActually, the bridge that he hit was 10'5". No possibility of making that.

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