Prime Flatbeds Ltd, Calgary, AB
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More frustration after pair of over-height truck strikes in Fraser Valley - BC | Globalnews.ca
Both vehicles, operated by different trucking companies, were carrying identical loads from the same shipper.
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The Ministry of Transportation said the trucking companies involved are Ryanson Transport and Prime Flatbed Ltd., both based in Alberta.
It says they were carrying identical loads from the same shipper.
At what point does the shipper become some what responsible for the supplier they choose to haul their freight?
The video stated the carriers had the proper permits, so they must've known that it was over height and the shipper/broker must've conveyed this properly. The drivers were either unaware of the height, because the carriers didn't convey to the drivers properly what was required, or the drivers just didn't care or have the experience to measure their height.
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Option 3 they could not read the permits and not enough basic understanding of the English ( or French) language to comprehend signage etc. We get at least a driver a week in here showing us their phone and all they can say is pick up.
Option 4 - shit happens and just because they may be (x) doesn't mean they are (y). Pretty sure the white guy who smucked the 405 few weeks ago with the escort could read the signs. It's as easy as being in the wrong lane at the wrong time. Now, it could 100% not be that too - maybe the overall height was 14'1 and it came out of Ontario and instead of waiting for permits they said it was 13'11 to run it on annuals.
On the other hand, we'd have folks on here complaining that we put too much money into the public sector to have the administrative infrastructure to reduce single trip permits timing that leads some unscrupulous individuals to make these choices.
On the other hand, we'd have folks on here complaining that we put too much money into the public sector to have the administrative infrastructure to reduce single trip permits timing that leads some unscrupulous individuals to make these choices.
This happened because there was complacency on all levels. A piece of freight (x2) that required specialized equipment should have had more checks and balances all the way through. The unfortunate part is that the guy behind the wheel was the last opportunity to catch this problem, and it wasn't caught. We now point fingers.
I have said this numerous times to some of my customers. As a carrier we get trucks and trailers loaded, receive paperwork from shippers, drive trucks down the road, cross borders, give paperwork to receivers and receive paperwork back from the receiver. Every customer requires something different and there is very little conformity or standardization in our industry. The industry has an extreme long-term over-supply of service providers which has kept downward pressure on rates and in turn filters down to low pay for the driver and skinny back-office support staff. This causes driver shortages, and the industry is left picking low hanging fruit to fill their trucks. These drivers are the individuals that get your freight picked up and delivered, left to fend for themselves to get loaded at shippers and unloaded at receivers, demanded to get paperwork and provide paperwork, ensure that paperwork is complete and accurate, expect to hand in this paperwork, stay compliant for every jurisdiction they drive through, be responsible for very expensive equipment and precious cargo, manage traffic and still be on time safely for everything. The very least the customer can do is assist by making sure that the driver has everything possible to make that happen.
I have said this numerous times to some of my customers. As a carrier we get trucks and trailers loaded, receive paperwork from shippers, drive trucks down the road, cross borders, give paperwork to receivers and receive paperwork back from the receiver. Every customer requires something different and there is very little conformity or standardization in our industry. The industry has an extreme long-term over-supply of service providers which has kept downward pressure on rates and in turn filters down to low pay for the driver and skinny back-office support staff. This causes driver shortages, and the industry is left picking low hanging fruit to fill their trucks. These drivers are the individuals that get your freight picked up and delivered, left to fend for themselves to get loaded at shippers and unloaded at receivers, demanded to get paperwork and provide paperwork, ensure that paperwork is complete and accurate, expect to hand in this paperwork, stay compliant for every jurisdiction they drive through, be responsible for very expensive equipment and precious cargo, manage traffic and still be on time safely for everything. The very least the customer can do is assist by making sure that the driver has everything possible to make that happen.
They had everything they needed. Permit states to ramp #3 road and one driver went under it instead. The other driver decided he would go his route instead of the route on his permit and hooked and tore down a communications cable. You cannot fix stupid!!!