@@Pen-sq7bj you do realize that some of the ticket money goes to police coffers and that the police get in trouble if they're not writing enough tickets, don't you? If there are easy tickets to be gained the police will set up a ticket trap there. With enough tickets the drivers will refuse to haul those oversized trailers.
Do a better turning analysis of the intersection, then use eminent domain, pay her and the neighbor across the street for about 10' of property in the turn zone and create an extended paved area for turning, new sidewalks, and replace her fencing. Also incorporate guardrails in the new turning zone.
As a truck driver, I 100% understand her frustration. The shipper and receivers are responsible for booking 53' trailers to locations made for 45'. It's about money in the end.
Also a driver here. The majority of the loads I've hauled should have been on a 48' or even 45' trailer, but the shippers all want 53-footers "just in case" they get a larger/lighter load to fill it with. Stupid.
They could just move their exit gate back some to allow adequate room for a driver to complete his turn without going onto the sidewalk. Simple fix. Retired driver.
Her fence has been hit so many times the top rail is gone from the front of the house. The rest of her fence is immaculate. I don't blame her for worrying about the children, her fence isn't even safe.
@@joycedudzinski9415 sounds like you are the truck 🚛 company owner.... even if fence wasn't perfect they can't destroy it because it deem worthless to you...... HUSH 🤫 and Do better
This problem was caused a long time ago by terrible decisions set in place by local zoning. Putting permission in place for industrial buildings in a residential neighborhood is a recipe for disaster. 🙏🏻
Mixed zoning is a good thing. It puts places of work within walking distance of were people live. USA is backwards normally forcing people to commute by placing them often tens of miles apart. Malls were originally created for this purpose, but zoning laws kept residents too far away from the all in one mall.
@@Alte.Kameraden the location of the story is in a densely populated part of Detroit that has numerous transit options. Mass transit cost to the individual are ridiculously cheap compared to owning a vehicle.
I couldn't help but notice her beautiful yard during this whole interview. In her words as well as her actions, she is a good neighbor that just wants what's safe for everybody. I'd hope that everybody can get behind that.
Push the gate of the company further back onto their own property so the trucks can drive out and turn before the sidewalks and not hit the wall of the company. She isn’t asking them to leave, she’s just asking them not to be the a-holes in the community.
@@heatherfahsbender6583 you can’t ask a company to use their own money to fix problems they caused! That’s up to local governments to handle and pay for or just let the pesky people who live around their shipping station deal with it. Honestly the entire neighborhood should just move. The shipping station should get all the property and room for their trucks because they creat jobs! And pay taxes sometimes! The sidewalk shouldn’t even be there what’s it doing near a shipping station anyway? Obviously everyone’s lives should be upended when a large company like this moves in! (Psst before you reply please assume the tone in this comment as sarcastic)
This woman is actually someone you can Talk to and Reason with..very rare nowadays..no yelling, no hostility or cursing..old school reasoning..Something needs to be done for her and the community....
The hole in the road, is a broken water drainage pipe broken under the road, Which will get worst if not fixed . It also doesn’t help to have extra weight from the trucks on it.
That’s right. Also, if this area isn’t zoned industrial, it should be. Then, the road would need to be reinforced for the type of industrial traffic using this road. You have industrial traffic in a residential area.
As a driver I can't tell you how often this was an issue. Some places I even still have pictures of. Roads so narrow my truck took up the whole road. Corners that I had to do what this driver did. I had docks that I had to jackknife into. Then you get the people who park illegally and don't know what a stop line is for at an intersection. I am so glad I don't deal with these issues anymore.
The driver in the video could have made a wider turn to the right then towards that road ahead then back into the road to his left (where that SUV is). These drivers suck.
The company could take down its wall and widen its gate so that the drivers have more room to start their turn inside of company property. That wall is the root of the problem, and the city should make the company fix it rather than do damage control at city expense. Also, how much is the company paying the neighbors (or the city) for private take-over of a public street? Nothing, probably.
The site was probably intended for shorter box trailers on standard day cabs or box trucks. He's rolling a 50 footer on a sleeper cab. He's at least 30 feet longer than the site is set up for. The roads likely don't have anywhere near the turn clearance required, too.
I see Faygo continues to be a VERY bad corporate neighbor. Lived two houses down from her family. The city would ticket & fine us over sidewalks that Faygo trucks damaged. Faygo maybe trying to bully them out & the city lets Faygo rule unchecked.over there.😢
That tracks. The country has functionally existed as a plutocracy for longer than I've existed as a person. There's a real legit argument to be made that we've further entered into a corporatocracy, as evidenced by this situation.
The best thing Faygo could do is moveout of the neighborhood. Why stay where you are not wanted? The neighborhood and the city would be so much better off without VERY bad corporate neighbors.
@mch2359 who was there first? Faygo or the residents? I'm sorry but if you buy a house in a industrial area you probably shouldn't complain about whatever business you moved across from. It's like people who move close to an airport then make noise complaints about airplanes.
It's not because the truckers are bad drivers. It's because they're being forced to drive in an area that is too small for trucks. That neighborhood was built when trailers were only 24 feet long. They are now 53 feet long. Trucks are 12 feet longer than they used to be when that neighborhood was built. The infrastructure isn't suitable for the trucks that are on the highway now. Perhaps it's time that the business down the street move to a location that can actually handle the trucks that it needs to come in and service its facility. Perhaps the city should upgrade the infrastructure.
Maybe the should down size the trucks, they are too big for the current roads have been for over a decade now, they made the trucks larger because it meant they could drop one driver, then they started adding a second trailer to the over sized trucks for the same reason it cuts yet another driver off the list, now the have added a 3rd trailer to these oversized trucks all for yet the same reason, it cuts out yet another driver. The fact that they are trying to kill off the railroad at the same time is not helping. It all boils down to corporate greed as well as government corruption. They go hand in hand.
@@dawsie So your solution is To redesign the trucking industry And shorten the size of 20 million trailers And double the amount of trucks and drivers instead of widening 3 small streets in South Detroit? I'm going to go out on a limb here and take a guess. You're a woman right?
as a former trucker this happens allover because the city and owners of the companies dont care the companies and city officials should never let this happen so please dont blame the driver most of us hate driving thru residential areas
With a passion. It is what it is though. Its not like we can get to a consignee and say we cant deliver due to a sidewalk. A broker or dispatcher will laugh at you. This is the reality of city driving. Also the reality of demand. If people want a company to stop something, dont buy it. Faygo does more taxwise than any of these people. Of course the city wont care.
I hear both of you...but as a citizen seeing your stuff and area get destroyed and you try to do somethings about it and it's constantly ignored for 4 YEARS I would be angry too
@@Gardenstategreat1225why can't you stand up for what is right? No backbone?? I've got balls and a conscience. Don't speak up for others ... There may be noone to speak up for you when it's your turn to be loaded onto the train. Sure, refuse it... When enough people stand up it will become a problem for the companies management to find a solution. Maybe become a Teamster for the backup of a union.
And this is a nice sunny day, now imagine 3 days of rain, or snow turning to slush! Shame on the Detroit city council, mayor, pay attention to our neighborhoods!!
The problem is not the trucks. It’s that company. Trucks swing wide or not and take things out. Additionally. That company likely does not allow trucks to park on the premise and yet want the truck standing by to get there shipment. It’s the companies not the truck or the drivers. They have no choice.
My dad was a driver for years (Diff company tho), can 100% confirm this is the case, they don't care about the drivers, they don't care about the neighborhoods, all they care about is their bottom line, half the time it's also because they fail to give the drivers proper training, so they get to tight roads like this and don't know what to do and are too afraid of damaging the truck so they just up over the curb instead of risking the trailer hitting something. My dad was lucky, he had a good teacher, but he knew quite a few other guys who didn't get trained properly and this stuff happened, or worse, people died.
The company's security wall is the root of the problem. It was not designed with enough space to allow the trucks to turn properly. The company could fix this problem by modifying their wall and gate.
The way I look at it is the truckers are 100% essential and have been for the past 100 years. The issue right now is that this country does not build and maintain roads to be used BY these trucks. It's not even close to the trucker's fault, since their jobs are absolutely required to keep the entire country moving. It's a total lack of improperly designed roadways for this day and age. You also see the same thing with certain sets of train tracks, where they haven't been updated in 80 years and are not meant handle modern freight. Those also need a total overhaul. The craziest thing about ALL of this, is that if these companies didn't pay their CEOs 90% of company profits, they'd have the funds to improve the things that they NEED improved, rather than making a government pay for it, like the town or city, or even state. That is totally unacceptable
@@Midnight.Shadows My father has been and still is a driver, for a little over 30 years now, and he is in the same boat as your dad. Amazing driver, can back into ANY space, but works with a few total idiots that give truckers a bad name.
Totally, what would it cost them to get together and fix things that’s been damaged? For a company that size, it’s a drop in the bucket. Corporations need to take care of their communities.
@@SCVM__ so then they are likely on a contract not to do damages and can have the amount deducted from their billing. I’ve dealt with LOTS of subcontractor contracts. It is the company’s responsibility to take care of their community and make sure their activity is not having negative impacts.
I love citizens who take pride in their neighborhood. We see quite the opposite more often these days....I hope they do right by her and fix her fence and respect her wishes to protect the beauty of her community.
It's not going to the black neighborhoods ... taxpayers' dollars go everywhere but where there needed ... thats how they do the poor black side of town
Well when your time is up you have to park that's the law ,you get caught driving after said time you lose your CDL and the company is fined , worried about trucks , that fence was put in by her crackhead nephew
She can’t do that to the public sidewalk or she will be fined, and forced to pay for removal of the boulders. On her own property, yes. Not on the public sidewalk.
Fargo pays a sizable city tax... City walks softly with them. Suggest she invest in cameras to record the trucks encroachment upon walkways and her property, for evidence in small claims court.
Go to small claims court, again and again, and collect funds enough to make your repairs and somehow block the trucks, (Maybe with something that is not good for trucks)
@@audreycolantuoni2414 Maybe put Banana Peels on the lip of the sidewalk so they slip off when they're trying to climb up it. I had a problem with Trucks a few years ago & I dipped Pumpernickel Bread in a sock with a bunch of Quarters (Dimes in Canada) & educated a few of the local....err...Oh wait, that wasn't me. I'm sorry.
Sidewalks and curbs belong to the city, not the homeowner. Even though the homeowner is responsible to keep them clear of ice and snow in winter. Since they belong to the city (aka public property) she can not file a claim in any court for any damage unless it's to her fence.
I hope the reporter does a follow up, because, she may get a retaliation visit from the code enforcement or building department! They don't care about homeowners in most neighborhoods!
Looks like she took advantage possibly of the city program to buy old vacant lots next to her home. She took eyesores and made a nice area. She needs to be listened to.
I'm a truck driver. When the Faygo plant was put there the standard trailer length was 48' or maybe even less. Standard trailer size is now 53'. You have to drive forward until the wheels on the trailer clear the fence of the place you're leaving before you can turn.
It's Detroit, the city government isn't going to do anything for her, and yes I was born there. If it doesn't affect the downtown district, nothing's going to happen.
Widen that exit gate by about 8 feet, and the trucks won't have to drive so far forward to avoid those concrete poles. The fact that they HAVE concrete poles at their gate shows that they know that it's an impossible turn for the drivers.
The company is farther down the road. That's one city street intersecting with another. A truck need 4 lanes to make a turn. 1 lane onto a 3 lane road, 2 lanes onto a 2 lane road, and 3 lanes onto a 1 lane road.
I work for the city years ago as Street maintenance worker so I know what goes on once a foreman or superintendent calls you a troublemaker that's the end of the story they'll make sure she doesn't get any satisfaction
She made the mistake of asking them “…how will they feel.” They feel nothing if a dollar amount isn’t involved. The city doesn’t care because that’s the “wrong neighborhood” to care about.
Easy problem to fix, used to have to deliver to a plant that was in an industrial area when it opened only for residential areas to take over the surroundings area. Roads that were ok for 45 foot trailers and cabover trucks were narrowed by sidewalks and bike lanes being installed. The company wanted 53' trailers so they could pack more products onto fewer trailers but modern sleeper trucks literally couldnt make the turn into the plant with a 53' trailer. The solution was to buy a lot just off the mail highway where we would drop the empty trailer and pick up a loaded one. They had a yard truck (think of a cabover semi put into a dryer so it shrinks) it would pick up the emptys and take em to the plant and bring the loaded ones back to the dropyard.
I understand her complaints. I'm a driver in the city of detroit and I had a delivery in that same area 4× a week. The only solution is the removal of the homes which is not logic at all. Fargo has been there for generations and so have the homes. When you buy a home you survey that area nothing next to any type of business, factory, school, restaurant and mainly grocery stores due to traffic and pests. The trucks that are mostly being complained about are the otr drivers making deliveries. I know the area and sympathy to her and the families around but there are sooo many homes in the same situation in the city of Detroit it's an urban area. The proper channels are being taken on her behalf now let's see if the city and Faygo steps up.❤
@@BenCoombs point is it is now an industrial zone area.. within the last 4 years we've learned that migration is important to get away to a more reasonable geographical location. This is probably why all those houses are so decrepit
@MyBizOnlu looks like she laid a barrier. People with corner lots often put boulders or smalls hills or logs at the corners and edges to help stop a car from ramming clean into the house.
The city never should have allowed trucks to exit out that gate into the residential area. When looking at that intersection from both a birdseye view and a Google street view, that gate is WAY too narrow... which means the trucks must drive straight out farther before they can turn (putting them on the sidewalks). One solution would be to widen the gate... but that would be difficult because there is a telephone/power pole right beside the gate and those power lines would have to be moved. The better solution would be for the city to prohibit truck traffic from exiting via that gate, and make them exit the factory using the gate on the north side of that lot, that exits directly onto Gratiot Ave... a MUCH larger intersection with a main road, and not a residential street.
As a long time truck driver of all kinds... i can assure you not because of bad drivers.. but when your pulling a 53 foot trailer and then a semi tractor that is another 25 to 30 feet in some rare case ... what are you supposed to do!.. many times through the years ive had to go up on grass sidewalks gravel you name it... im in the oilfield and believe me its a tight mess !!! Please just try to understand us...ive allways stopped for kids for other people animals.. its not.like the trucks are pulling out at 50 miles a hour.. poor engineering of not enough space!
As someone who live at a traffic light at a busy intersection, I am constantly sweeping the curb of glass and nails/screw from careless drivers and work trucks dropping stuff. It would really suck for Faygo and the city if suddenly a large amount of debris started showing up on those sidewalks damaging those truck tires.
She needs to.call the ADA. The sidewalks must be maintained for people especially for people with wheelchairs. They will help and possibly sue the city
Now, if the community got together and put up huge boulders, brick walls, tire busters and other various roadblocks I'll bet they would be forced to take them down because _the truckers and/or Faygo would be complaining_ 🙄
Actually it would be the owner of the facility that would be complaining because he'd have to lay everybody off because he wouldn't be able to get trucks in and out of there to supply him with his materials and ship product. They're not driving on the sidewalk because they're idiots. The driving on the sidewalks because that neighborhood was built-in the 1920s when trucks were 8 feet long and trailers were 24 feet long. Are you seriously so stupid that you can't figure it out for yourself
I used to live right there in the 80s I remember fayego started closing the roads ,Ms bee candy store was next door, and her father must have been the man with the white hair always on the porch. And Joyce and loyce stayed on the conner.
@@DaRealBruner Exactly. We're all fed up with it. They're robbing the poor blind and giving it to themselves. That's why America is crumbling from sea to shinig sea.
To really correct the problem is for Faygo to construct an entirely new commercial access road and construct new docks that are not facing the neighborhood. For a truck driver to back in the present docks, he must have experience in order to not cause any infrastructure damage. You have truck drivers with various skill levels driving AND backing into a dock area that is danger close to the home owners property lines/sidewalks. The aforementioned structural road damage(s)problems will only continue
They have a different exit... its on the north side of the lot and exits directly onto a very large main road, not residential streets. It appears they dont use it for some reason (probably because there is no traffic light at that larger exit)
we also have to hold city council accountable too, because if something's in their interest and they can get away with it, they'll gladly sell their constituents out, and next thing you know they'll have taken your street away and given it to faygo
A friend who lived in a Detroit neighborhood off of Gratiot said it was awful when “King” (term he used) Coleman Young was mayor. Nothing was done in his neighborhood until it was election time. He said that was the only time the streets were fixed and something was done about the abandoned houses and trashed alleys.
Wish you could see the curb at the corner of my house. It's broken into several pieces and visibly pushed back from where it was because of garbage trucks, construction vehicles, yard care vehicles etc. driven by people who just don't care. Some, not many drive up over the curb and get into our front yard. Bottom line, if it's not their place the city & people just don't care.
"She should put cameras up." Yeah, let me go check my camera drawer. I'm sure there's at least one in there that could do the job, and that nobody would bother.
We need to take better care of our neighborhoods in the US, this video reached me in Pittsburgh, some of our towns, towns that helped built the country (Like Detroit!) are just being left to rot, and that's not right. Everyone here deserves to be able to live in their home and know that their neighborhood is being looked after properly by the people we're forced to pay taxes to, that's the whole point of taxes, so our neighborhoods can be nice, and this ladies and gentlemen, is a prime example of why people don't want to pay taxes (or higher taxes) because its clearly not being used to keep us safe or keep our neighborhoods safe! I really hope this Woman and her neighbors get the result they are looking for! No one should have to deal with unsafe conditions. As for the trucking company: Do better guys, my dad was a truck driver, did long haul and then hazmat, that corner is doable without getting up on the curb. And I don't blame the drivers either, they probably haven't been properly trained by the company, 9 times out of 10 all the company does is make sure you can shift and then they put you behind the wheel. They don't treat our truckers right, they don't treat our neighbors right, these corporations need to be held accountable!
We have a similar problem in my community - no homes are involved, but we have a relatively new distribution center in an area with sharp corners that would be a tight fit even for older, shorter trucks. The trucks destroyed the sidewalks by trying to make turns onto the main road when there are cars stopped at the light, although people that frequent the road know now to sit back farther from the light to give them room. I blame the company more than the drivers, as you would think they would have consulted an engineer regarding the viability of the site for the volume and type of traffic they were bringing. The sad thing is, there are plenty of other sites nearby that accommodate large trucks, so they could have saved a lot of trouble by renting an existing site.
The gateway is too narrow, the trucks can't turn correct. Company has to restructure the outlet in order to actually fix this. And they should be willing to do that for safety
Maybe y'all should start electing people that cares about the community instead of voting for somebody that's going to promise you free shyt you ain't going to get
I’m a retired truck driver. I’ve seen this so many times. I know where the problem lies, cause I’m also an architectural draftsman, civil engineer, and a mechanical draftsman. Facilities was built trucks were smaller. The cabs also changed. At one time cab over was very popular and that was the majority of the trucks you see on the road. Trailers have gotten bigger, quite a bit bigger. I know of several ways of solving this problem. Also to my knowledge, it is rare if any company does the necessary remodel. I am an old fashion driver. I was also taught as a child if you sign up for a job you better be able to do it and know what the job is. I worked very hard and practice backing up, I also listened to every old timer, picking up hints and gleaning their experiences. Because of the conditions have changed some of the knowledge had to be modified slightly. Consequently I became very very good at backing up and getting out of tight places.
As a trucker, most of them keep forgetting adjust your tandems. It helps making the turms correctly without running over anything. I know that location I've picked up n delivered their n yeah the tandems all the way forward when leaving n readjusting afterwards really dose help allot.
I'm a truck driver too, in Detroit... These plants were designed for shorter trailers, 40' and 48'. Now, we pull 53' trailers, these areas were not designed for such large vehicles. Thank the US Government for allowing these trailers on the road. Now they want to extend the trailers to 60'! I am so glad I will be out of this racket in a few years.
This is not the fault of the trucks. It's poor engineering and city planning. Commercial and residential doesn't mix. As a commercial trucker, nobody wants to ride up on the sidewalks. Trucks need room to turn. That's just physics.
Trucks riding up on sidewalks is common in many places. Shouldn't happen, but at least the city replaced some. She should put up cameras so the next time there's damage to her property, she has a better chance of getting compensation. Alternatively, though likely not realistic due to limited finances, is moving elsewhere far from any truck activity.
That’s what the company wants I bet, if she and the others are forced to sell, it won’t be another family buying the home, beside due to the trucks going in and out all day long has de-valued her home.
I’m a semi tractor trailer driver myself and I understand how she feels but I think a lot of these people need to see how tight some of these places are to get a 65 foot truck in and out and I have many years experience and been in many places and it’s just not avoidable sometimes. It’s either that or tear up something on their property or damage our equipment. It’s just being caught between a rock and a hard place. It always looks easy standing outside but get behind the wheel and see how it is. Faygo ain’t no easy place either.
@@jaywholoveseveryone1721Faygo was built when trucks were smaller. Now, you are trying to run 2024 trucks from a 70 or 80 year old building. Who's fault is that????
As a driver I see her concerns. With the fact that both the city and the company are more or less ignoring her. With the news station getting the same answers. Now it is time to go higher. What I did not see in the video. Was the otherside of the street by the gate.
Liked and commented just to get RUclips to spread this farther. I'm so sorry such a nice person has to deal with the greed from corporations that don't care about the community they operate in.
I live near a city utility plant and those beeping sounds have given me major migraines. I feel for her frustration. I have a family home that my family has had for a hundred years, and I didn't want to move. Also #BoycottFaygo
Maybe the entrance to that business across the street should be wider/bigger? You can see all 4 of those yellow pole around the gate have been hit multiple times because the entrance is so small. If you have to, fine that business every time a truck drives up on the sidewalk. That way it's cheaper to make a wider entrance than pay the fines.
The only reason the concrete was replaced on the corners is because the feds set aside money for wheelchair ramps throughout the nation. I know because I tore out and replaced them for 3 years outside of KC Kansas. And I don't know about where you live but in most cities you are supposed to repair the street where a metal plate has been after x amount of time. Write letters. they get more action than calling.
It's a city issue. Trucking companies pay highway use and fuel tax as part of their share to maintain infrastructure and to fix damage. The city should put access streets to Faygo as no truck routes with 1000$ fine to pressure Faygo to move elsewhere to an industrial area.
I've been driving over the road a little over 20 years now and if a driver can't make that turn without having to get on the sidewalk they really didn't need to be driving
lots of places in detroit are not built to handle 53 foot trailers with sleeper cabs but they dont care and most drivers dont know until they get there , companies stay or come to detroit cuz its cheap , the trucker is kinda a victim here
I would personally install 2.5' tall curb stones if that was me and that fence would be rebuilt with cement filled poles. That woman is too kind for her own good, this is war!
The Faygo plant has been in that location for a very long time. Those houses most likely were built after the plant opened. And trucks are nowhere as small as they were years ago. They are upwards of 70 ft long. So they need way more room to maneuver. So they will pull onto the sidewalk when turning from that gate. The city could take a portion of the land around that corner and enlarge the intersection. Maybe she should consider that. As for the sidewalk repairs. That will be done by the city but she will be charged for the repairs. It will be added to her taxes. She can take Faygo and the truck company to cort for the expense. But she would need to prove who is at fault. I feel for her in this. But in the end she will lose. That is the way things are now. Faygo could do the right thing and simply take car of it. But chances are they won't.
You can tell just by looking at the homes architecture in the video that the home is an older 1900's home. I love old homes. I can spot them a mile away even renovated. That home was build most likely between 1920's to early 1950's. Faygo has been there quite a while as well. But that's not an excuse for them not attempting to fix the issue.
Crazy. They need to move the gate to a different location for the trucks use or start using smaller trucks. Or just put up rail guards on the corners. Great reporting on community matters! 🙌🏼
I am a driver and I have been to this location. Place Deff isn’t suitable for 53 foot trailers. Very tight getting in and out there. Faygo Deff needs to relocate
Extremely reasonable citizen who deserves positive results .
Exactly!
File complaints with the police. Tell them that they can make a bunch of money with a ton of easy tickets.
@@ianbelletti6241 They dont care they just get paid
@@Pen-sq7bj you do realize that some of the ticket money goes to police coffers and that the police get in trouble if they're not writing enough tickets, don't you? If there are easy tickets to be gained the police will set up a ticket trap there. With enough tickets the drivers will refuse to haul those oversized trailers.
Do a better turning analysis of the intersection, then use eminent domain, pay her and the neighbor across the street for about 10' of property in the turn zone and create an extended paved area for turning, new sidewalks, and replace her fencing. Also incorporate guardrails in the new turning zone.
As a truck driver, I 100% understand her frustration. The shipper and receivers are responsible for booking 53' trailers to locations made for 45'. It's about money in the end.
Also a driver here. The majority of the loads I've hauled should have been on a 48' or even 45' trailer, but the shippers all want 53-footers "just in case" they get a larger/lighter load to fill it with. Stupid.
They could just move their exit gate back some to allow adequate room for a driver to complete his turn without going onto the sidewalk. Simple fix. Retired driver.
@@vanmanmike But that would make sense! We can't have that around here. 🙄
Absolutely, you can tell by the size of the dock doors.
sir thats a seperate issue shes not even approaching it that way she's THIS is anti trucker material not we got stupid dispatchers material
Her fence has been hit so many times the top rail is gone from the front of the house. The rest of her fence is immaculate. I don't blame her for worrying about the children, her fence isn't even safe.
Imagine if gran kids playing in they're yard and truck 🚛 keep going 😢
@@joycedudzinski9415 Shut up. Move along. Mind your business.
@@joycedudzinski9415 sounds like you are the truck 🚛 company owner.... even if fence wasn't perfect they can't destroy it because it deem worthless to you...... HUSH 🤫 and Do better
@@joycedudzinski9415 Joyce, you're a "dud" 😂
Iam surprised the city hasn't fined her for the condition of the fence!, good luck lady sorry for the loss of the dog
This problem was caused a long time ago by terrible decisions set in place by local zoning. Putting permission in place for industrial buildings in a residential neighborhood is a recipe for disaster. 🙏🏻
Japan has mixed-use Zoning, the problem is US drivers. There’s driving like that all the time in NJ & NY.
Mixed zoning is a good thing. It puts places of work within walking distance of were people live. USA is backwards normally forcing people to commute by placing them often tens of miles apart.
Malls were originally created for this purpose, but zoning laws kept residents too far away from the all in one mall.
@@Alte.Kameraden the location of the story is in a densely populated part of Detroit that has numerous transit options. Mass transit cost to the individual are ridiculously cheap compared to owning a vehicle.
@@Flap999 So what? Mass Transit shouldn't be necessary for daily life. That doesn't change the fact mixed zoning is better. Lol
@@Alte.Kameraden what you wish for and what is actually available to you are light years apart. Might wanna join us here in the real world.
As a driver, I can't be mad at her.
I agree with you, she isn’t really upset with the drivers.
She is more upset with the city and the DC.
So magnanimous of you. 😊
As human beings, no one should be mad at her.
I couldn't help but notice her beautiful yard during this whole interview. In her words as well as her actions, she is a good neighbor that just wants what's safe for everybody. I'd hope that everybody can get behind that.
The problem is 53' trailers and 260" wheelbase tractors on streets designed and built for 42' trailers and 160" wheelbase cabovers.
260wd is short try having 295 -300wb plus.
@@jasonjusti6109ego much?
Push the gate of the company further back onto their own property so the trucks can drive out and turn before the sidewalks and not hit the wall of the company. She isn’t asking them to leave, she’s just asking them not to be the a-holes in the community.
@@heatherfahsbender6583 you can’t ask a company to use their own money to fix problems they caused! That’s up to local governments to handle and pay for or just let the pesky people who live around their shipping station deal with it. Honestly the entire neighborhood should just move. The shipping station should get all the property and room for their trucks because they creat jobs! And pay taxes sometimes! The sidewalk shouldn’t even be there what’s it doing near a shipping station anyway? Obviously everyone’s lives should be upended when a large company like this moves in!
(Psst before you reply please assume the tone in this comment as sarcastic)
This woman is actually someone you can Talk to and Reason with..very rare nowadays..no yelling, no hostility or cursing..old school reasoning..Something needs to be done for her and the community....
Tf are you talking about. Most people are reasonable at the end of the day.
she has every right, her concerns are valid
The hole in the road, is a broken water drainage pipe broken under the road, Which will get worst if not fixed . It also doesn’t help to have extra weight from the trucks on it.
That’s right. Also, if this area isn’t zoned industrial, it should be. Then, the road would need to be reinforced for the type of industrial traffic using this road.
You have industrial traffic in a residential area.
Sink hole in the making.
I would take a guess the reason they dont fix the hole.....is that Faygo cant shut down that spot for 2-3 days for a repair.
@@barbott5941and most places don’t zone them that way on purpose to avoid paying more
As a driver I can't tell you how often this was an issue. Some places I even still have pictures of. Roads so narrow my truck took up the whole road. Corners that I had to do what this driver did. I had docks that I had to jackknife into. Then you get the people who park illegally and don't know what a stop line is for at an intersection. I am so glad I don't deal with these issues anymore.
The driver in the video could have made a wider turn to the right then towards that road ahead then back into the road to his left (where that SUV is). These drivers suck.
Truck drivin' looks like fun, until all that nonsense.
@@jacobgreenfeld-yp8ox A lot of truck drivers do not even have proper training to operate an heavy vehicle. It is insane.
The company could take down its wall and widen its gate so that the drivers have more room to start their turn inside of company property. That wall is the root of the problem, and the city should make the company fix it rather than do damage control at city expense. Also, how much is the company paying the neighbors (or the city) for private take-over of a public street? Nothing, probably.
The site was probably intended for shorter box trailers on standard day cabs or box trucks. He's rolling a 50 footer on a sleeper cab. He's at least 30 feet longer than the site is set up for. The roads likely don't have anywhere near the turn clearance required, too.
I see Faygo continues to be a VERY bad corporate neighbor. Lived two houses down from her family. The city would ticket & fine us over sidewalks that Faygo trucks damaged. Faygo maybe trying to bully them out & the city lets Faygo rule unchecked.over there.😢
That’s insane!!! I’d never pay the ticket for something I didn’t do
That tracks. The country has functionally existed as a plutocracy for longer than I've existed as a person. There's a real legit argument to be made that we've further entered into a corporatocracy, as evidenced by this situation.
The best thing Faygo could do is moveout of the neighborhood. Why stay where you are not wanted? The neighborhood and the city would be so much better off without VERY bad corporate neighbors.
@@mch2359What are they gonna do, move to the neighborhoods their owners and executives live in? I think not.
@mch2359 who was there first? Faygo or the residents? I'm sorry but if you buy a house in a industrial area you probably shouldn't complain about whatever business you moved across from. It's like people who move close to an airport then make noise complaints about airplanes.
It's not because the truckers are bad drivers. It's because they're being forced to drive in an area that is too small for trucks. That neighborhood was built when trailers were only 24 feet long. They are now 53 feet long. Trucks are 12 feet longer than they used to be when that neighborhood was built. The infrastructure isn't suitable for the trucks that are on the highway now. Perhaps it's time that the business down the street move to a location that can actually handle the trucks that it needs to come in and service its facility.
Perhaps the city should upgrade the infrastructure.
Right. And then the jobs move to the suburbs. Be careful what you wish for.
Maybe the should down size the trucks, they are too big for the current roads have been for over a decade now, they made the trucks larger because it meant they could drop one driver, then they started adding a second trailer to the over sized trucks for the same reason it cuts yet another driver off the list, now the have added a 3rd trailer to these oversized trucks all for yet the same reason, it cuts out yet another driver.
The fact that they are trying to kill off the railroad at the same time is not helping.
It all boils down to corporate greed as well as government corruption. They go hand in hand.
@@dawsie So your solution is To redesign the trucking industry And shorten the size of 20 million trailers And double the amount of trucks and drivers instead of widening 3 small streets in South Detroit?
I'm going to go out on a limb here and take a guess. You're a woman right?
@@grahamstuart9164 lol bc repaving streets is so inexpensive too right
@@grahamstuart9164widen the roads with all that inner city Detroit tax payer money that they have so much of right?
She has such a beautiful home too. Im glad Demond went out to get results
Yes, yes, a real journalist, not fake!
Ok. Corner lot is Huge ❤
I noticed that too and look at that lawn! You can tell they care about the property.
as a former trucker this happens allover because the city and owners of the companies dont care the companies and city officials should never let this happen so please dont blame the driver most of us hate driving thru residential areas
With a passion. It is what it is though. Its not like we can get to a consignee and say we cant deliver due to a sidewalk. A broker or dispatcher will laugh at you. This is the reality of city driving. Also the reality of demand. If people want a company to stop something, dont buy it. Faygo does more taxwise than any of these people. Of course the city wont care.
I hear both of you...but as a citizen seeing your stuff and area get destroyed and you try to do somethings about it and it's constantly ignored for 4 YEARS I would be angry too
@@Gardenstategreat1225why can't you stand up for what is right? No backbone?? I've got balls and a conscience.
Don't speak up for others ... There may be noone to speak up for you when it's your turn to be loaded onto the train. Sure, refuse it... When enough people stand up it will become a problem for the companies management to find a solution. Maybe become a Teamster for the backup of a union.
So paying more money gives you more rights? You should hear yourself. "It is what it is..."
And this is a nice sunny day, now imagine 3 days of rain, or snow turning to slush!
Shame on the Detroit city council, mayor, pay attention to our neighborhoods!!
The problem is not the trucks. It’s that company. Trucks swing wide or not and take things out. Additionally. That company likely does not allow trucks to park on the premise and yet want the truck standing by to get there shipment. It’s the companies not the truck or the drivers. They have no choice.
My dad was a driver for years (Diff company tho), can 100% confirm this is the case, they don't care about the drivers, they don't care about the neighborhoods, all they care about is their bottom line, half the time it's also because they fail to give the drivers proper training, so they get to tight roads like this and don't know what to do and are too afraid of damaging the truck so they just up over the curb instead of risking the trailer hitting something. My dad was lucky, he had a good teacher, but he knew quite a few other guys who didn't get trained properly and this stuff happened, or worse, people died.
The company's security wall is the root of the problem. It was not designed with enough space to allow the trucks to turn properly. The company could fix this problem by modifying their wall and gate.
As a driver with 34 years experience, this is a shipper/receiver that you refuse to haul
The way I look at it is the truckers are 100% essential and have been for the past 100 years. The issue right now is that this country does not build and maintain roads to be used BY these trucks. It's not even close to the trucker's fault, since their jobs are absolutely required to keep the entire country moving.
It's a total lack of improperly designed roadways for this day and age.
You also see the same thing with certain sets of train tracks, where they haven't been updated in 80 years and are not meant handle modern freight. Those also need a total overhaul.
The craziest thing about ALL of this, is that if these companies didn't pay their CEOs 90% of company profits, they'd have the funds to improve the things that they NEED improved, rather than making a government pay for it, like the town or city, or even state. That is totally unacceptable
@@Midnight.Shadows My father has been and still is a driver, for a little over 30 years now, and he is in the same boat as your dad. Amazing driver, can back into ANY space, but works with a few total idiots that give truckers a bad name.
Faygo needs to take care of this situation. Period.
💯 they have an obligation to their neighbors to not menace their properties as the traffic alone is bothersome without the trucks being on sidewalks.
Totally, what would it cost them to get together and fix things that’s been damaged? For a company that size, it’s a drop in the bucket. Corporations need to take care of their communities.
The Drivers are Private Haulers .... they have nothing to do with the Company beyond delivery.
@@SCVM__ so then they are likely on a contract not to do damages and can have the amount deducted from their billing. I’ve dealt with LOTS of subcontractor contracts. It is the company’s responsibility to take care of their community and make sure their activity is not having negative impacts.
@@S_S-WHYT Ya Right
I love citizens who take pride in their neighborhood. We see quite the opposite more often these days....I hope they do right by her and fix her fence and respect her wishes to protect the beauty of her community.
And her home. It’s so cute and look at how gorgeous her yard is. The resident deserve so much better.
Two things:
A) Ring cameras to gather in-time evidence.
B) an attorney
WHERE'S our taxpayer money been going for the past 60 years? NOT being reinvested into the roads or infrastructures or schools!!
Faygo has paid more taxes to the city in one year than you ever will your entire life. Cooe
It's not going to the black neighborhoods ... taxpayers' dollars go everywhere but where there needed ... thats how they do the poor black side of town
Paying for ILLEGAL INVADERS that contribute NOTHING
I concur…
Police lawsuits, defending crooked city officials, those big SUVs they drive. Should I go on?
Invest in Boulders...large boulders...and then you will have a nice bumper collection.
That is a very good idea. A lot of truck stops and rest areas do that to keep trucks from going on the grass.
Well when your time is up you have to park that's the law ,you get caught driving after said time you lose your CDL and the company is fined , worried about trucks , that fence was put in by her crackhead nephew
The problem is that the sidewalks are public property.
She can’t do that to the public sidewalk or she will be fined, and forced to pay for removal of the boulders. On her own property, yes. Not on the public sidewalk.
Then Faygo would sue her for damages to their trucks 🤣🤣🤣.
It's the world we live in . SAD isn't it?
Fargo pays a sizable city tax... City walks softly with them. Suggest she invest in cameras to record the trucks encroachment upon walkways and her property, for evidence in small claims court.
Unfortunately she would be perpetually in small claims court. Groundhog day with the courts & the same companies.
Go to small claims court, again and again, and collect funds enough to make your repairs and somehow block the trucks, (Maybe with something that is not good for trucks)
@@audreycolantuoni2414 Maybe put Banana Peels on the lip of the sidewalk so they slip off when they're trying to climb up it. I had a problem with Trucks a few years ago & I dipped Pumpernickel Bread in a sock with a bunch of Quarters (Dimes in Canada) & educated a few of the local....err...Oh wait, that wasn't me.
I'm sorry.
Sidewalks and curbs belong to the city, not the homeowner. Even though the homeowner is responsible to keep them clear of ice and snow in winter. Since they belong to the city (aka public property) she can not file a claim in any court for any damage unless it's to her fence.
This woman is amazing. Cannot inagine her frustration, yet she is on camera calmly laying out facts, not raving.
She's not asking for much at all
Seems The Company and perhaps The City is trying to aggravate the residents to the point of moving away.
@@cbass7345 highly probable.
Exactly.
That's not what's happening.
@@D4V3.0H Tell us all about it then.
@@future_me_6067 it's called the hood
I hope the reporter does a follow up, because, she may get a retaliation visit from the code enforcement or building department!
They don't care about homeowners in most neighborhoods!
That is so true I called about a business putting tires in the alley. They blamed me. I said do I look like a tire shop?
Looks like she took advantage possibly of the city program to buy old vacant lots next to her home. She took eyesores and made a nice area. She needs to be listened to.
That also points to a poorly designed exit for the trucks.
🔨 meet nail.
Not designed for these rigs. Maybe straight dry vans, not 18 wheels.
That’s a really nice yard, reminds me of my childhood home, good memories 😊
I'm a truck driver. When the Faygo plant was put there the standard trailer length was 48' or maybe even less. Standard trailer size is now 53'. You have to drive forward until the wheels on the trailer clear the fence of the place you're leaving before you can turn.
Would love a follow up on this story as it goes.
It's Detroit, the city government isn't going to do anything for her, and yes I was born there. If it doesn't affect the downtown district, nothing's going to happen.
The company that has the trucks coming and going need to adjust the driveway for the trucks, so they pull in and out without problems.
Widen that exit gate by about 8 feet, and the trucks won't have to drive so far forward to avoid those concrete poles. The fact that they HAVE concrete poles at their gate shows that they know that it's an impossible turn for the drivers.
The company is farther down the road. That's one city street intersecting with another. A truck need 4 lanes to make a turn. 1 lane onto a 3 lane road, 2 lanes onto a 2 lane road, and 3 lanes onto a 1 lane road.
😢😢😢😢😢🎉🎉😢😢😢😢🎉😢😢🎉
Cutting off access to a “through way” decreases the value of those homes, raises their insurance rates & hinders emergency access.
I work for the city years ago as Street maintenance worker so I know what goes on once a foreman or superintendent calls you a troublemaker that's the end of the story they'll make sure she doesn't get any satisfaction
Wow! That’s awful!
Typical govt employee. Biting the hand that feeds them ( taxpayers). Pretty stupid if you ask me.
Good city management should have better oversight and reassign these supervisors to different divisions such as landfill duty.
@@ronhall3686 Unemployment line needs those turds.
She made the mistake of asking them “…how will they feel.” They feel nothing if a dollar amount isn’t involved.
The city doesn’t care because that’s the “wrong neighborhood” to care about.
Easy problem to fix, used to have to deliver to a plant that was in an industrial area when it opened only for residential areas to take over the surroundings area. Roads that were ok for 45 foot trailers and cabover trucks were narrowed by sidewalks and bike lanes being installed.
The company wanted 53' trailers so they could pack more products onto fewer trailers but modern sleeper trucks literally couldnt make the turn into the plant with a 53' trailer.
The solution was to buy a lot just off the mail highway where we would drop the empty trailer and pick up a loaded one. They had a yard truck (think of a cabover semi put into a dryer so it shrinks) it would pick up the emptys and take em to the plant and bring the loaded ones back to the dropyard.
I understand her complaints. I'm a driver in the city of detroit and I had a delivery in that same area 4× a week. The only solution is the removal of the homes which is not logic at all. Fargo has been there for generations and so have the homes. When you buy a home you survey that area nothing next to any type of business, factory, school, restaurant and mainly grocery stores due to traffic and pests. The trucks that are mostly being complained about are the otr drivers making deliveries. I know the area and sympathy to her and the families around but there are sooo many homes in the same situation in the city of Detroit it's an urban area. The proper channels are being taken on her behalf now let's see if the city and Faygo steps up.❤
Her property is gorgeous
Looks like a mess painted by her great grandkids.plus she lives in a commercial zone. What is Detroit government doesn't care
@@captng It wasn't commercial when those houses were built.
@@BenCoombs point is it is now an industrial zone area.. within the last 4 years we've learned that migration is important to get away to a more reasonable geographical location. This is probably why all those houses are so decrepit
Dead tree laying in yard from looks it's been there for years, junk leaning against home, fenceline with overgrowth. Raise your standards.
@MyBizOnlu looks like she laid a barrier. People with corner lots often put boulders or smalls hills or logs at the corners and edges to help stop a car from ramming clean into the house.
The city never should have allowed trucks to exit out that gate into the residential area. When looking at that intersection from both a birdseye view and a Google street view, that gate is WAY too narrow... which means the trucks must drive straight out farther before they can turn (putting them on the sidewalks). One solution would be to widen the gate... but that would be difficult because there is a telephone/power pole right beside the gate and those power lines would have to be moved. The better solution would be for the city to prohibit truck traffic from exiting via that gate, and make them exit the factory using the gate on the north side of that lot, that exits directly onto Gratiot Ave... a MUCH larger intersection with a main road, and not a residential street.
Or better yet move back to 48" trailers or less instead of staying with 53" trailers
As a long time truck driver of all kinds... i can assure you not because of bad drivers.. but when your pulling a 53 foot trailer and then a semi tractor that is another 25 to 30 feet in some rare case ... what are you supposed to do!.. many times through the years ive had to go up on grass sidewalks gravel you name it... im in the oilfield and believe me its a tight mess !!! Please just try to understand us...ive allways stopped for kids for other people animals.. its not.like the trucks are pulling out at 50 miles a hour.. poor engineering of not enough space!
As someone who live at a traffic light at a busy intersection, I am constantly sweeping the curb of glass and nails/screw from careless drivers and work trucks dropping stuff. It would really suck for Faygo and the city if suddenly a large amount of debris started showing up on those sidewalks damaging those truck tires.
She needs to.call the ADA. The sidewalks must be maintained for people especially for people with wheelchairs. They will help and possibly sue the city
Now, if the community got together and put up huge boulders, brick walls, tire busters and other various roadblocks I'll bet they would be forced to take them down because _the truckers and/or Faygo would be complaining_ 🙄
Actually it would be the owner of the facility that would be complaining because he'd have to lay everybody off because he wouldn't be able to get trucks in and out of there to supply him with his materials and ship product. They're not driving on the sidewalk because they're idiots. The driving on the sidewalks because that neighborhood was built-in the 1920s when trucks were 8 feet long and trailers were 24 feet long. Are you seriously so stupid that you can't figure it out for yourself
Yes then you can get a 150 gallon fuel tank punctured and leak into your front lawn. Great idea
I used to live right there in the 80s I remember fayego started closing the roads ,Ms bee candy store was next door, and her father must have been the man with the white hair always on the porch.
And Joyce and loyce stayed on the conner.
Mr. G.
DISGUSTING, that Detroit hires incompetent contractors. WHERE'S THE F-ING MONEY GOING DETROIT OFFICIALS?????
Thieves in a position of power like usual.
Gotta save some money for their third yacht somehow.
@@DaRealBruner Exactly. We're all fed up with it. They're robbing the poor blind and giving it to themselves. That's why America is crumbling from sea to shinig sea.
To really correct the problem is for Faygo to construct an entirely new commercial access road and construct new docks that are not facing the neighborhood. For a truck driver to back in the present docks, he must have experience in order to not cause any infrastructure damage. You have truck drivers with various skill levels driving AND backing into a dock area that is danger close to the home owners property lines/sidewalks. The aforementioned structural road damage(s)problems will only continue
They have a different exit... its on the north side of the lot and exits directly onto a very large main road, not residential streets. It appears they dont use it for some reason (probably because there is no traffic light at that larger exit)
I have the same issue with box trucks and semi's from a grocery store
we also have to hold city council accountable too, because if something's in their interest and they can get away with it, they'll gladly sell their constituents out, and next thing you know they'll have taken your street away and given it to faygo
A friend who lived in a Detroit neighborhood off of Gratiot said it was awful when “King” (term he used) Coleman Young was mayor. Nothing was done in his neighborhood until it was election time. He said that was the only time the streets were fixed and something was done about the abandoned houses and trashed alleys.
Coleman Young was a terrible mayor
@@JillyBean860 : That is what my friend said. Friend’s neighborhood use to be nice.
Very late in the video, it looks like a truck previously clipped the NO TRUCKS sign on the side block there. :(
Wish you could see the curb at the corner of my house. It's broken into several pieces and visibly pushed back from where it was because of garbage trucks, construction vehicles, yard care vehicles etc. driven by people who just don't care. Some, not many drive up over the curb and get into our front yard. Bottom line, if it's not their place the city & people just don't care.
"She should put cameras up." Yeah, let me go check my camera drawer. I'm sure there's at least one in there that could do the job, and that nobody would bother.
We need to take better care of our neighborhoods in the US, this video reached me in Pittsburgh, some of our towns, towns that helped built the country (Like Detroit!) are just being left to rot, and that's not right. Everyone here deserves to be able to live in their home and know that their neighborhood is being looked after properly by the people we're forced to pay taxes to, that's the whole point of taxes, so our neighborhoods can be nice, and this ladies and gentlemen, is a prime example of why people don't want to pay taxes (or higher taxes) because its clearly not being used to keep us safe or keep our neighborhoods safe! I really hope this Woman and her neighbors get the result they are looking for! No one should have to deal with unsafe conditions. As for the trucking company: Do better guys, my dad was a truck driver, did long haul and then hazmat, that corner is doable without getting up on the curb. And I don't blame the drivers either, they probably haven't been properly trained by the company, 9 times out of 10 all the company does is make sure you can shift and then they put you behind the wheel. They don't treat our truckers right, they don't treat our neighbors right, these corporations need to be held accountable!
Politicians don’t act until it affects them personally
We have a similar problem in my community - no homes are involved, but we have a relatively new distribution center in an area with sharp corners that would be a tight fit even for older, shorter trucks. The trucks destroyed the sidewalks by trying to make turns onto the main road when there are cars stopped at the light, although people that frequent the road know now to sit back farther from the light to give them room. I blame the company more than the drivers, as you would think they would have consulted an engineer regarding the viability of the site for the volume and type of traffic they were bringing. The sad thing is, there are plenty of other sites nearby that accommodate large trucks, so they could have saved a lot of trouble by renting an existing site.
The gateway is too narrow, the trucks can't turn correct. Company has to restructure the outlet in order to actually fix this. And they should be willing to do that for safety
Maybe y'all should start electing people that cares about the community instead of voting for somebody that's going to promise you free shyt you ain't going to get
It doesnt matter whos in office they all cater to the almighty dollar not the peasant homeowners.
I’m a retired truck driver. I’ve seen this so many times. I know where the problem lies, cause I’m also an architectural draftsman, civil engineer, and a mechanical draftsman. Facilities was built trucks were smaller. The cabs also changed. At one time cab over was very popular and that was the majority of the trucks you see on the road. Trailers have gotten bigger, quite a bit bigger.
I know of several ways of solving this problem. Also to my knowledge, it is rare if any company does the necessary remodel.
I am an old fashion driver. I was also taught as a child if you sign up for a job you better be able to do it and know what the job is. I worked very hard and practice backing up, I also listened to every old timer, picking up hints and gleaning their experiences. Because of the conditions have changed some of the knowledge had to be modified slightly. Consequently I became very very good at backing up and getting out of tight places.
As a trucker, most of them keep forgetting adjust your tandems. It helps making the turms correctly without running over anything. I know that location I've picked up n delivered their n yeah the tandems all the way forward when leaving n readjusting afterwards really dose help allot.
As long as they remember their overswing! Most wont.
Bless this Woman. There needs to be more citizens like her.
The city doesn't help the citizens
I'm a truck driver too, in Detroit... These plants were designed for shorter trailers, 40' and 48'. Now, we pull 53' trailers, these areas were not designed for such large vehicles. Thank the US Government for allowing these trailers on the road. Now they want to extend the trailers to 60'! I am so glad I will be out of this racket in a few years.
She needs a camera and lawyer.
They privatized a public street? Legally? But did they PAY for the street?
Look at how nice her property is. She has a beautiful yard. She deserves respect. Show the citizens of Detroit some respect!
This is not the fault of the trucks. It's poor engineering and city planning. Commercial and residential doesn't mix. As a commercial trucker, nobody wants to ride up on the sidewalks. Trucks need room to turn. That's just physics.
🙏🏻 I understand. We have problems with trucks wanting to go through our parking lot as they rip up our parking lot.
Trucks riding up on sidewalks is common in many places. Shouldn't happen, but at least the city replaced some. She should put up cameras so the next time there's damage to her property, she has a better chance of getting compensation. Alternatively, though likely not realistic due to limited finances, is moving elsewhere far from any truck activity.
i'll bet she was there before the trucking co.
That’s what the company wants I bet, if she and the others are forced to sell, it won’t be another family buying the home, beside due to the trucks going in and out all day long has de-valued her home.
I’m a semi tractor trailer driver myself and I understand how she feels but I think a lot of these people need to see how tight some of these places are to get a 65 foot truck in and out and I have many years experience and been in many places and it’s just not avoidable sometimes. It’s either that or tear up something on their property or damage our equipment. It’s just being caught between a rock and a hard place. It always looks easy standing outside but get behind the wheel and see how it is. Faygo ain’t no easy place either.
Your company or Faygo should be doing something about that. That is not the resident's fault.
@@jaywholoveseveryone1721 never said it was anyone’s fault. I’m just saying how it is.
@@kenneycooper6199 Ditto
@@jaywholoveseveryone1721Faygo was built when trucks were smaller. Now, you are trying to run 2024 trucks from a 70 or 80 year old building. Who's fault is that????
@@Joe-d7m6k My comment stands.
The metal plate over the hole in the streets has been there for almost a year now, if not longer.
As a driver I see her concerns. With the fact that both the city and the company are more or less ignoring her. With the news station getting the same answers. Now it is time to go higher. What I did not see in the video. Was the otherside of the street by the gate.
faygo represents more $$ in the mayors pocket than you do is the answer for all this
Michigan continues to suprise me!
The mayor, politicians or Faygo executives don't live there.
Liked and commented just to get RUclips to spread this farther. I'm so sorry such a nice person has to deal with the greed from corporations that don't care about the community they operate in.
I live near a city utility plant and those beeping sounds have given me major migraines. I feel for her frustration. I have a family home that my family has had for a hundred years, and I didn't want to move. Also #BoycottFaygo
Maybe the entrance to that business across the street should be wider/bigger? You can see all 4 of those yellow pole around the gate have been hit multiple times because the entrance is so small. If you have to, fine that business every time a truck drives up on the sidewalk. That way it's cheaper to make a wider entrance than pay the fines.
The only reason the concrete was replaced on the corners is because the feds set aside money for wheelchair ramps throughout the nation. I know because I tore out and replaced them for 3 years outside of KC Kansas. And I don't know about where you live but in most cities you are supposed to repair the street where a metal plate has been after x amount of time. Write letters. they get more action than calling.
God bless this lady
Rookie truck drivers, may not even be Faygo employees? (come & go)
Their parent company is National Beverage Corp.out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Try contacting them!
It's not the truck drivers fault they put a shipping place in a housing area
the location isn't the drivers fault. but the way the drivers drive their trucks is their responsibility.
So that gives them the right to destroy people's property???
That sink hole is probably a leaking water man or sewer. They need to fix it. Not cover it up with a plate.
We have an auto repair/trailer park running out of the house next door ! Cars everywhere , trailers , cars On The Grass !
City takes NO action
The government should really hire her as a consultant.
It's a city issue. Trucking companies pay highway use and fuel tax as part of their share to maintain infrastructure and to fix damage. The city should put access streets to Faygo as no truck routes with 1000$ fine to pressure Faygo to move elsewhere to an industrial area.
I worked for a A/V company and we had a 45f trailer it worked very well in tight spaces!
I've been driving over the road a little over 20 years now and if a driver can't make that turn without having to get on the sidewalk they really didn't need to be driving
I can't even imagine how frustrated she is. I love her house, I bet that it is amazing on the inside. ❤
lots of places in detroit are not built to handle 53 foot trailers with sleeper cabs but they dont care and most drivers dont know until they get there , companies stay or come to detroit cuz its cheap , the trucker is kinda a victim here
I would personally install 2.5' tall curb stones if that was me and that fence would be rebuilt with cement filled poles. That woman is too kind for her own good, this is war!
The Faygo plant has been in that location for a very long time. Those houses most likely were built after the plant opened. And trucks are nowhere as small as they were years ago. They are upwards of 70 ft long. So they need way more room to maneuver. So they will pull onto the sidewalk when turning from that gate. The city could take a portion of the land around that corner and enlarge the intersection. Maybe she should consider that. As for the sidewalk repairs. That will be done by the city but she will be charged for the repairs. It will be added to her taxes. She can take Faygo and the truck company to cort for the expense. But she would need to prove who is at fault. I feel for her in this. But in the end she will lose. That is the way things are now. Faygo could do the right thing and simply take car of it. But chances are they won't.
You can tell just by looking at the homes architecture in the video that the home is an older 1900's home. I love old homes. I can spot them a mile away even renovated. That home was build most likely between 1920's to early 1950's. Faygo has been there quite a while as well. But that's not an excuse for them not attempting to fix the issue.
It’s all about money. You don’t have enough, so you don’t matter.
Its been years since I made any deliveries to faygo but I remember the turn was tight I never went on the sidewalk.. there just lazy drivers.
Crazy. They need to move the gate to a different location for the trucks use or start using smaller trucks. Or just put up rail guards on the corners. Great reporting on community matters! 🙌🏼
My favorite Faygo is rock and rye
My right ear scooted around the back of my head to share the left ear's audio so now I've got both ears on one side of my head, I demand recompense!
line up boulders
you cant put boulders on public property and it would be costly to have them brought in. She certainly isnt paying for it.
I am a driver and I have been to this location.
Place Deff isn’t suitable for 53 foot trailers. Very tight getting in and out there.
Faygo Deff needs to relocate