TRUCK LOADED WITH CATTLE, HITS BRIDGE! But, were there other variables to consider?

TRUCK LOADED WITH CATTLE, HITS BRIDGE!
But, were there other variables to consider, that could've helped avoid this?
#trucks #bridge #crash #trucking #navigation #melbourne

[@AdamMilesMiles]

Thanks for backing the young fella. You are a great bloke.

[@TonesTruckinStories]

Cheers mate, yeah once you sit back and try and put yourself in someone else's shoes, sometimes it's not so black-and-white as it appears from the outset ey

[@michaelrohloff3679]

You’re a bloody legend Fulton. But that dog says it all with the eyes blinking and closing while you make your delivery lol!

[@chrisburt7849]

Awesum words Tone , good see him not gettin bagged out for an accident

[@damienwilloughby]

Thanks Tones 👌

[@PeterKemp-sf3jm]

Great Tones very well ✔️

[@gb4408]

Right I'm going to say this about the truck wiz. I made enquiries about b-doubles and the height WILL work for any combination as its height, but for a navigation device to have broad appeal in Australia the b-doubles on top of singles would be a bare minimum. What do you think. Why isn't Truck Wiz offering this feature? Further the signage needs to be a different colour for height restrictions, ie purple, also my default is to be immediately vigilant when approaching any bridge, even of a known height, preferably before.

[@TonesTruckinStories]

Cheers for the feedback Mate. In a nutshell, we had developed programs that were working quite well whilst trialling B doubles within the app. Unfortunately our base map provider pulled the rug out from under us, which meant we could no longer offer doubles efficiently & 3 years of work went out the window. Coincidentally, this happened around the same time that we were starting to get a name for ourselves as having superior B-double routing over all other major navigation companies, who happen to also use the same base map provider as Truckwiz... That's being said, a lot of people still do use Truckwiz for b doubles and road trains, as for the most part the app is developed to stick to Truck and major routes. You just have to be vigilant that the route is correct before proceeding 👌🏼

[@simonbull473]

Well said mate👍

[@TonesTruckinStories]

Cheers old mate

[@BJ.73]

Well said old son and your woom broom is coming along nicely almost as grey as the puppies😎👍

[@TonesTruckinStories]

Thanks a bunch mate, yeah definitely settling into the silver Fox phase of my life 😆

[@lucienleech-larkin7544]

Oooh..The Bovinity!!

[@alanclarke5979]

That looks like the one I found one night, I'm glad I went in after curfew at midnight and I just backed back to the lights and spun it around in the intersection, woulda been screwed if it was daytime with the traffic.... Melbourne always gave me bad anxiety so I just timed it to get in after 10pm every time 😂, well said though, poor bloke, its bloody stressful starting out and the things that help you aren't always made known to you when you start out

[@TonesTruckinStories]

Yeah I reckon you may have dodged a bullet there mate! Ha ha But yeah I'm the same with Sydney as well going to around the botany or mascot area. Still gives me a knot in my stomach today, and just like you sometimes it's better to do those things under the cover of darkness where you can get away with your stuff up a little bit better

[@alanclarke5979]

@@TonesTruckinStories yeah spot on, Sydney sucks too, never get it in my home state of Qld though 😂👍

[@TerryToon17]

Good comment Tones. Tired, lost, stressed, this could happen to anyone..

[@TonesTruckinStories]

Almost what you call the perfect storm I suppose

[@villainjohnnoel8075]

Hi from France, i'm originally from Melbourne,drove for a couple of companies back in the late '70's,wharf work, LCL and FCL (who remembers that ?),yeah had my fair share of panic attacks concerning bridges,it's the same over here....

[@TonesTruckinStories]

Yeah those would've been the days where every major arterial was basically scattered with low bridges 😆 Unfortunately trucks and transportation has got bigger, but the old infrastructure is still the same

[@maltesers1980]

100% true everything you said

[@TonesTruckinStories]

Cheers old mate

[@fionahobbs8818]

Yes, very difficult job. I felt sorry for him.

[@Ausmerica]

Melbourne always was a nightmare for low bridges. I've even hit the Mc Robinson's Bridge in 1992 with a 4.3m high dry van. The road height was changed when they resurfaced the road without milling the old bed. It goes to show it can happen to anyone.

[@TonesTruckinStories]

I'm tipping that the current freeway wasn't even close to being made at that point as well? But yes a similar thing happened in Brisbane about six months ago where three trucks in a day hit a bridge that they had all been under dozens of times before because of the resurfacing

[@Ausmerica]

@@TonesTruckinStories It was only 2 lanes each way then and only went as far as Warrigal Rd. It was known as the Mulgrave Freeway then. That time we were still going up Kingsway through the city, as the Western Ring Road wasn't built yet. That rail bridge in the city was a tricky one then too, one really had to know the height of their truck and trailer, as there wasn't much room for error. Back then there was no GPS or Apps as today, it was all Road maps, and Melbourne's Melways was the best out of them all as it did have all the low bridges marked on it, especially in the city. It also had a section for the heavy vehicles OD routes in the city.

[@ehpunka]

I can drive about 8 different trucks in a 5 day week doing local work with different sized tankers and i can tell you Brisbane will keep you on your toes. (or off them)

[@TonesTruckinStories]

Yeah that would be a little bit of a challenge having to keep aware of all of those different heights. But I suppose the beauty is you are fully aware of it in the first place 👌🏼

[@TonesTruckinStories]

Yeah that would be a little bit of a challenge having to keep aware of all of those different heights. But I suppose the beauty is you are fully aware of it in the first place 👌🏼

[@timmycarey1958]

That looks like a great app Tones. If all the new drivers had that app, its just 1 more barrier to having an incident.

[@TonesTruckinStories]

Yeah bloody oath mate, would be very handy for a newbie

[@doallwell1]

The visual tests are there for a reason

[@johngreydanus2033]

More signs? Ha ha, have your ever watched the 11 foot 8 videos?

[@TonesTruckinStories]

Can't say I have to be honest mate

[@ACDZ123]

Don't worry tones, neither have the penskie drivers 😅

[@dalemiller5893]

If ya don't know the height of your truck and bridges don't get in the banger 😂

[@gb4408]

@@dalemiller5893 yep thats the deal

[@rons4778]

What speed was he doing

[@TonesTruckinStories]

I believe that is unknown at this stage

[@rons4778]

@@TonesTruckinStories to get that much through he must have been up it

[@cantwellron11]

Yeah when they re do road wid 3" of new bitumin

[@TonesTruckinStories]

Yeah that's definitely got a few victims over the years in various places

[@palma8120]

That's something john Kelly would do... hha

[@andgate2000]

Ummmm.............measure your truck.

[@goprojoe360]

Dont blame more signs, if you cant read the bridge height and know your trucks height then your a muppet.

[@TonesTruckinStories]

Yet ironically, if there was a sign earlier for him to read, to turn, he possibly would never have been confronted with this situation 👍🏼