Understanding Highway Signs As a Commercial Truck Driver

When you’re a commercial truck driver, you have a great many responsibilities to ensure the safety of everyone on the road with you. While you were in driving school, your instructor likely asked you to take notice of various signs on your route. It can be easy to forget to pay attention to these signs, but they’re extremely important. Here’s what to know

1. Signs Point the Way

Highway signs can tell you where to go without the need for a GPS unit, which can be really handy in the event of a technological breakdown. Knowing how to read highway signs can get you out of a jam. Green interstate signs are designed to be easy to follow, and you can get all the way across the country with their guidance.

2. Signs Alert You to Changes

Road conditions can change frequently, which means you need to be on the ball when it comes to noticing signs that will tell you when something changes. For example, as you approach city limits, the speed limits tend to be lower than on the open road, and failing to take note of these signs can get you a speeding ticket or get you into an accident.

3. Signs Keep You Safe

There are plenty of places where your truck won’t fit well, and the only way to know what those places are is to heed the signage. Clearance limits are especially important, and these are posted on tunnels and overpasses. You should know your truck’s dimensions and keep them in mind when you’re approaching a clearance sign; you may end up needing to find another way around to avoid getting your truck wedged under a bridge!

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