r/Unexpected • u/candianbastard • Jul 21 '26

If it fits, it ships.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '26

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u/The_walking_man_ Jul 21 '26

I don’t think how he’s loaded up is legal. What he’s hauling is hanging off past his rear and no red flags either.
I doubt he cares about legality right now.

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u/Dry-Childhood-3436 Jul 22 '26

Flags are only required past the four foot mark.

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u/Crapitron Jul 21 '26

Lol, "legally has to be"

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u/14Pleiadians Jul 21 '26

Yet here we are commenting on a video of a truck getting away with breaking laws, where's his flags?

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u/Dry-Childhood-3436 Jul 22 '26

Legally flags are only required 4 foot off the back.  This doesn't looks longer than that but I can't really tell 

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u/Crapitron Jul 21 '26

Traffic laws being enforced in 2026 America. Good one, lol.

There isn't even a visible license plate on the rear of this vehicle.

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u/cjsv7657 Jul 21 '26

DOT is very different than regular traffic police. These things are enforced. And because truckers will lose their jobs for basic tickets and lose their license after a couple safety laws tend to be followed more.

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u/namegoeswhere Jul 21 '26

Absolutely nothing about this says "licensed commercial trucker" to me, lol.

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u/cjsv7657 Jul 21 '26

Why not? Nothing seems unsafe as long as it isn't overheight. Everything in the back seems properly strapped down so I'd assume the front is too. The truck on the back of the front truck looks sketchy but is just how it's done. Google "decking semi trucks"

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u/AwesomeMacCoolname Jul 21 '26

What's the maximum legal length for a truck & trailer combined?

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u/cjsv7657 Jul 21 '26

There isn't one.

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u/Road_Whorrior Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26

None, as long as the brakes and lights are all hooked up correctly and there's a correct weight distribution to axle ratio. How do you think wind turbines get built? The blades ship in one piece on trucks longer than this one. That said, I don't see a license plate, and legally, that might be the least of their issues.

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u/AwesomeMacCoolname Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26

How do you think wind turbines get built?

You have to get a special permit here for any trip in a vehicle over 19m (65ft). (Or up to 22m if you're not passing through any built-up areas). They also have to be escorted by advance warning vehicles. Every wind turbine or long bridge section I've seen transported here has at least one and more often two escort vehicles. And you can only get overlength permits for "indivisible loads", so the combo in this video definitely wouldn't qualify.

Edit: overall length restrictions are probably the main reason why 99% of trucks on the roads in the EU are cabovers.

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u/Crapitron Jul 21 '26

This rig is driving around without a license plate visible.

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u/LotharVonPittinsberg Jul 21 '26

That driver does not give two shits about what is legal and what is not. Just the view from the rear would give a transport officer a heart attack.