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BRIDGE BASHER!
Avoid the potentially tragic consequences of striking an overhead obstruction—or costly diversions—if your driver doesn't know the true height of his truck!
THE LAW will soon require in-cab height indicators to be fitted to all commercial vehicles over three metres high. Do you know how tall your truck is—and can you prove it? With Commercial Motor's reader
RIGHT HEIGHT
offer you'll have the answer!
The Right Height system is a simple way for drivers and operators to determine the height of their vehicle without having to climb all over it.
Using the Right Height fixed datum-point tape measure and a simple vehicle height scale, a driver can check the height of his wagon in minutes. Once a trailer is fitted with Right Height you'll always know how tall it is, regardless of which tractor pulls it. The exterior height marker can be fixed to a vehicle is less than 15 minutes; it is durable and weatherproof. Having used the datum tape measure to calculate the height the driver simply sets his in-cab indicator as an easy reminder while on the road.