Six times a day a bridge is struck, and the fall out for the lorry driver and their employer can be wide reaching.
As well as the sheer inconvenience, there can be a prosecution, a hefty repair bill and the wrath of the traffic commissioner to consider.
Simon Walton, a rail freight expert in his spare time, looks for answers to the perennial problem of bridge bashing.
Whether the answer is better routing, warning signs or a large neon sign in the shape of a pointing index finger jabbing towards the aforementioned bridge, or a combination of all three, something has to be done to resolve the problem.
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