Joe DownsCEO & Co-Founder, Belrose Storage Group. Founder, Storage Moguls.

'It's Just a Geometry Problem' The Truck Access Reality Check

4 Apr 2026 · 1 min

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Joe Downs explains how to assess whether trucks can actually access a site. Measure on-site, check if Class A vehicles can turn through, watch for blind exits, and verify local rules before assuming vegetation or berms can be cleared.

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That's just a geometry problem. Walk it with a tape measure and have some— someone familiar with large vehicle turning radii assess whether Class A vehicles can navigate it. If they can't, facility is functionally Class B or C regardless of how beautiful it looks and what amenities it has. And then you get the blind exit. Vegetation clearing may help if it's trees or shrubs or the, or the obstruction, but a building, a berm, a road curve. A little harder to solve that problem. So check whether clearing is permitted under local ordinances before you model that fix-in.