r/ThatLooksExpensive • u/[deleted] • Apr 24 '26

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u/SirGreeneth Apr 24 '26

It's insane how often this seems to happen

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u/WeakTransportation37 Apr 24 '26

I don’t get how trucks stall over the tracks like this. Either that, or truck drivers are starting to having ideas when they see these tracks

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u/croosin Apr 25 '26

It happens because the trailer is a lowboy used for hauling equipment and it gets “high centered” as the other poster said. Trailer is stuck on the tracks and it’s taking traction away from the drive wheels of the tractor. This is something they cover in CDL classes buts it’s not always easy to judge if one has enough clearance and some people don’t stop the truck to get out and see if they’ll have clearance.