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06-12-2019, 07:00 AM #1
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Height restriction planning
Having an RV as tall as my Reflection 230rl is new to me and I came up to an overpass yesterday that I was not going to clear. This was on a New York State road and was not marked on Allstays. Wondering what others are using to make sure of clear traveling with height issues? I don’t see a filter on google maps or on the gps in my truck. There must be an app for that.....
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06-12-2019, 07:23 AM #2
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06-12-2019, 07:33 AM #3
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For short trips, we check out the route first, without the trailer (very easy to do, even for slightly longer trips because Bruce travels all over the NE for work...daily ). For longer, out of state trips, we plan a route and check each stretch, by state for any restrictions in the Motor Carrier’s Road Atlas. Height, width, tunnels, and other restrictions are listed by state with routes listed in numerical order in charts (had a picture of one, but it didn’t make it into my photo stream). Major routes that are safe for big tractor trailers are highlighted in yellow-orange on all the maps. Bought the 2019 edition on recommendation here. We keep it in the trailer in case we are forced off the highway due to construction or an accident ahead.
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06-12-2019, 07:42 AM #4
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In case you don't know there are GPS devices for that. Garmin offers truck and RV GPS models that route according to the height / weight of your rig, and other manufacturers likely do too. While there are stories about them failing to do this perfectly, they seem generally to do it well. Plus I find other reasons for having a dedicated large-screen GPS in the truck in addition to the truck's built-in GPS.
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06-12-2019, 08:01 AM #5
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A Truckers Atlas is a handy atlas to have on hand for quick referance and double checking GPS routes before you hit the road
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06-12-2019, 08:37 AM #6
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We use a Garmin RV760LMT GPS (current model is 770 or 780) that enables the user to enter height, width, length, weight, etc., and I have also downloaded and installed the lowclearances.com data into our Garmin for anything lower than 14’. So far anyway this has worked quite well for us in our travels, but nothing is fail safe, so we have to stay focused for warning signs, etc., while towing. Most problems with low clearances, but certainly not all, are east of the Mississippi River and especially in the older parts of the country (the East). Very few low clearances out West in our experience.
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06-12-2019, 08:37 AM #7
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X2^^. We have used a Garmin RV GPS for almost six years, now, without any issues. The specs of the rig are entered and, when in RV mode (it also has a car mode for when not towing), it routes us around anything underpasses or tunnels where we won't fit, bridges we're too heavy for, roads where overall length is restricted (yes, they exist), etc. It has not taken us on any Quixotic adventures.
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06-12-2019, 09:48 AM #8
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06-14-2019, 11:46 PM #9
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There was a time several years ago that this was a major concern for me, I purchased a overhead heights data base, can't find it tonight, but it allowed me import height restricted routes into my GPS and my Street and Trips software that I use for trip planning.
It took several years of traveling. What I have found is that 99.9% of national and state highways have sufficient clearance for a 13' 6" 5th wheel. 14' is the normal. If it is not, then it usually posted well in advance.
Of course the exception is county and township roads. Sometime they are well marked and sometime not.
In any event, I have abandoned using the height restriction database as a planning tool. It simple has not been necessary. In 8 years of traveling around the country I have encounter too low an overhang twice, in both cases they were well marked.
Now trees are another subject, they don't always get trimmed....Dallas
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