That's a lot of real estate.
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That's a lot of real estate.
There not so bad when you're both going in the same direction but I still keep well clear. If they have a blowout, and I've seen that, it's bedlam, especially on the freeway if other cars are around. When a truck tire explodes near drivers they don't check their mirrors before they change lanes and they change in a hell of a hurry lol.
Here's a cool vid of aussie trucks encountering less than aware people. Sorry for the thread hijack R-toad. But it's all in the name of safety
Here's a cool vid of aussie trucks encountering less than aware people. Sorry for the thread hijack R-toad. But it's all in the name of safety
KawabusaRex
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we have the b-trains with three trailers in WA, USA. Hard to believe they're allowed with how much they jiggle and sway
Or one day a road rager comes ups behind you... Ragers are easy to dodge but not a semi's tire blowout next to you or large bolts tumbling loose in front of you...
They’re only allowed on certain roads over here, Interstates mostly. Once they hit a heavy population area and city streets they have to stop and another truck is called to take the rear trailer.
I drove big trucks for years, and am still licensed to do so, CDL class A.
48' and 53' are the 2 standard trailer lengths in the U.S., and 96" or 102" wide.
There is an 80k lb truck and trailer weight limit, up to 93k lb with a heavy haul permit (average tractors weigh 15-20k lbs of that).
Anything else is a wide load, or special permit.
48' and 53' double trailers are only legal in California.
UPS and Fed-Ex run lots of small double trailers, around 20' each, 50 state legal...and fun to try and back a double trailer, lol
I've never seen or heard of triples in the U.S.(but don't doubt it).
I drove a spread axle flat bed 48' tractor trailer through 40 states, delivering all kinds of things to various construction sites...which puts you in some tight spots sometimes, and that's when it really is fun, vs stuck in traffic on the highway.
48' and 53' are the 2 standard trailer lengths in the U.S., and 96" or 102" wide.
There is an 80k lb truck and trailer weight limit, up to 93k lb with a heavy haul permit (average tractors weigh 15-20k lbs of that).
Anything else is a wide load, or special permit.
48' and 53' double trailers are only legal in California.
UPS and Fed-Ex run lots of small double trailers, around 20' each, 50 state legal...and fun to try and back a double trailer, lol
I've never seen or heard of triples in the U.S.(but don't doubt it).
I drove a spread axle flat bed 48' tractor trailer through 40 states, delivering all kinds of things to various construction sites...which puts you in some tight spots sometimes, and that's when it really is fun, vs stuck in traffic on the highway.
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I saw one give way on the SE freeway in Brisbane years ago, I was about 400m back, the freeway had light traffic on it. Boom! It looked like a bomb went off. There was a sudden huge dust cloud and big chunks of tire flying out. He was in the Left lane (Oz, slow lane) and the two right hand lanes had 3 cars in them coming up and just behind the truck, all going 100 km/h. Suddenly it looked like a dodgems race, the cars weaving this way and that. Ten seconds or so later I was up where it happened on the Busa, and I had to maneuver through the detritus, some pieces quite large.
The experience left an indelible impression on me. Just keep your distance from them trucks, never shadow them, pass them as soon as you can. On another occasion I came down a hill to an intersection with a big RH turn leading off. Cars had been parked at a Red and a semi had come down the hill from the right, turned into the 4 lane road and spilled a massive roll of steel sheet off the back. It had landed on the front end of a little bitchbox and flattened it like a tack. I bet the person sitting in it had a heart attack! Inches and seconds. I have some other interesting tales but I'll leave it at that. This sort of thing happens a lot more than people realize, either that or I'm just a magnet for it. It's why I always lane split, I want the option of getting the hell out if something goes wrong.
Edit: Dinosaurs and weapons eh R-toad. Interesting book collection.
I've had tractor and trailer tires blow out.
What's really amazing is, that with just one of 18 tires gone, it feels like someone just added 10 tons to the load.
What's more impressive are the roadside hulks that come and change them for you, lol
My nephew used to do that.....he's built like a barrel....
lol...he'd have to be.
And, I honestly don't thing I've ever seen an average size man, or even thin and muscular, be a roadside diesel tech...they're all brutes for a reason.
michael parris heuberger
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Hi. I have had 27 yrs in big trucks and over 2.5 mollom miles the only permit I did not have was passerger. I did a lot of over weight and over size loads out of El Paso TX.
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HI. This was a drive not a ride. I moved generator the total weight was abot 240,000 lbs. I also moved wind turbine blade yhat wad 172 ft long. I wish I still had the photos but all were lost after mr wrck in Dalas TX. The most wheeles on a trailer was 384 and the heavyest was 4,800 tons I wes not involved with them.
Cool, I've seen those wind turbine blades transported, and they're huge.
A friend of mine used to haul the massive I-beams for highway overpasses, and there's Alot involved with getting one of those from point A to B.
michael parris heuberger
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Hi. OH. Yes there is. We also did some of the big stuff at night too.
I will be ready to overtake once I get out on the open road ..got some nice
bits for the 2015 H2 ordered .
bits for the 2015 H2 ordered .
Wow! 98 tires.
Rojo
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Truckers Did It | Random Thoughts
Don't know if any of you guys have heard, but alot of the self owned truckers and small trucking companies have really gone on strike due to high fuel prices. I know this may complicate things and raise some other prices due to demand for goods, but I am glad to see that someone is stepping up...
Got out to an evening bike meet , took Karate out for a cruise . Not a bad turn out , clear weather , no wind and cool air . The 14R was making power , but we stealthed past all the cops . Got pics of some of the bikes .
Isn’t that the lil CB250R?
How does this happen? Not like Hollister or Laughlin or Srurgis where thousands get together but small(ish) meets like this? Is it that we Americans have too many options, too many other things we can do? I’ve been trying for some time now to arrange some kind of get together and even listed several venues/locations but with little to no response.
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