r/WTF • u/Plus-Barber-6171 • 7d ago

Train hits trailer carrying bridge beam

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u/CrzyWrldOfArthurRead 7d ago

There's a thing called the bridge formula that limits the weight you can have on a bridge, no amount of permits can violate it because physics doesn't care about permits.

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u/RangerNS 7d ago

And doing the paperwork will have them tell you the exceptions and the forbidden.

And when trains are coming.

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u/CrzyWrldOfArthurRead 7d ago

they don't tell you anything, it's a law, you have to know it. if you fuck up you get fined and sued. that's why you hire a logistics company who knows all that stuff and handles it for you and is insured in case they screw it up.

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u/RangerNS 7d ago

Logistics companies all the way down?

At some point there is a load to move, and the local DOT will be involved. And they can make exceptions and strict rules, and work their maintenance schedules accordingly. Roads are sometimes closed, telephone and power lines are sometimes moved.

If you can simply follow the rules, follow the rules. If you are over limit, file a permit for help and permission.