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okay I have a dumb question about "no trucks" signs

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by freightwipper, Nov 10, 2014.

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  1. Nov 10, 2014 #11
    joseph1135

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  3. Nov 10, 2014 #12
    OzzyOKC

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    it's been my experience that roads with that sign tend to be because turns etc on that road are not possible in a truck.
     
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  4. Nov 10, 2014 #13
    rank

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    +1. Or a low bridge ahead. Either way, I look to find another route unless I have business there and know the area. Even when bob tailing.
     
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  5. Nov 10, 2014 #14
    Grumppy

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    If you have business in there, you're usually ok. If not, you cant go in/through there.

    For example:
    If a house catches on fire, most likely a fire truck ain't gonna stop, turn around & go back to the station because of that sign (even a hook & ladder),
    Garbage trucks are allowed because they have business in there,
    If you just bought a house in there & you have to get your belongings moved, whether is a 26' U-Haul straight truck or a moving company with an 18 wheeler,
    If you buy new furniture, they need to be able to access the area to deliver your furniture,
    Commercial city or county trucks need to get in there to clean ditches or clean out sewer systems etc.

    As another person posted, it could be an old historic district & you may not be able to make corners with big trucks sometimes, even with a straight truck, but that is not going to be a common problem with a straight trucks. Tractor/trailers would need to pre-plan & find out if there is enough room to move around in there & get out. If its a hook & ladder, they would probably send several smaller trucks in there rather than one H & L if they cant make corners etc. If your 3 story house catches on fire in there, its probably gonna be a total loss, because if they cant get in, they cant get in. Bye, bye house.

    So, sometimes, its just a matter of brick streets or a thinner layer of streets & they dont want big trucks going in there busting up the brick or thin concrete or asphalt etc. Its mostly basic reasons for the sign but, if you have deliveries in there, you can usually go in but it pays to pre plan your route in & out of those area's. Because as we have seen on here the last few weeks, sometimes trucks get hung up on railroad tracks... that could be a reason. Just plan your trip.
     
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  7. Nov 10, 2014 #15
    Ebola Guy

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    Or they don't want trucks on that road. Seldom do I wonder why they put such signs there.
     
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  8. Nov 10, 2014 #16
    ironpony

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    I do my absolute best to observe the intent of those signs. Usually the GPS helps keep me out of those areas, but the database is only as good as the information that went into it. Local municipalities change "No Truck" zones frequently, so sometimes you get stuck. Usually it's worth stopping and putting on the 4-ways to see what's up.

    Many times it's a residential zone that they just don't want trucks in, and those streets generally aren't meant for us to be on. Sometimes they're placed as an advanced warning of a hazard trucks frequently run afoul of... weight restrictions, low overpasses, etc. You'll probably see those further on down the road.

    In my local area, there are a lot of streets that are weight-limited, so even a bobtail is normally prohibited. Yet city busses that weigh far more than a bobtail run on them... it's an attempt to keep large trucks out of those areas. I frequently run my bobtail on those streets, and have no problem with the local cops. That's something you're going to have to determine for yourself. I wouldn't run a bobtail through one of those streets except on a one-time, didn't know the restriction was there basis in an area I didn't know.
     
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  9. Nov 10, 2014 #17
    freightwipper

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    Okay here's an example, my mom lives somewhere kinda rural but to get to her house you have to take a road that says "no trucks".
    So how would I know if I could bobtail through there if I wanted to bobtail there to visit?

    It's one of those wonderful roads where they put the "no trucks" sign one block down the road after you made the turn without warnings prior and it's halfway block by tree leaves.
     
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  10. Nov 10, 2014 #18
    pattyj

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    No trk signs all over where I live but I use to bobtail home all the time and cops never stopped me.Some no trk signs you have to take seriously due to low wires and tree branches.
     
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  11. Nov 10, 2014 #19
    zaptear

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    I'm a local driver class A I drive on 24,000 lbs max roads all the time. Never have had a problem. But I deliver on most of them other ya drive thru.
     
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  12. Nov 10, 2014 #20
    Brandonpdx

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    Those are strictly to be ignored, so don't beat your head against the wall trying to interpret their specific meaning. Better to ask for forgiveness than permission.
     
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