Thoughts on LowClearances.com software.
I thought this sounded like an excellent product and bought it, and with the code got a years worth of clearance alerts for Canada and the US for about $20. I loaded the clearance I needed which was 1...
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Many of the "low clearance" lists may include clearances well above the state minimums on highways and roads designated for use by commercial traffic. The folks who plan routes to move oversize loads may need to know what is less than 16 feet, or what is less than 24 feet. These are the primary buyers of this kind of data. They also need to know points of minimum width, low hanging wires, road and bridge weight limits.
What you usually want to know as a casual user of this information, the clearances below state minimums on city streets, local roads, and rural highways not designated for commercial traffic, is often not in these databases because the primary buyers don't use those roads. Thus your database probably doesn't include the railroad underpass in Wichita Falls with 7 foot clearance, or all those trees with limbs at 11 to 12 feet overhanging the street.
What you usually want to know as a casual user of this information, the clearances below state minimums on city streets, local roads, and rural highways not designated for commercial traffic, is often not in these databases because the primary buyers don't use those roads. Thus your database probably doesn't include the railroad underpass in Wichita Falls with 7 foot clearance, or all those trees with limbs at 11 to 12 feet overhanging the street.
