road train

[daedong]

Do you have rigs like this in the U.S?

 

[Chechnya]

Its not too common to find triple trailers but Fedex started doing it. Its very common seeing a dump truck and a pup trailer or a fedex truck with double trailers.

 

[Chechnya]

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[Chechnya]

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[Chechnya]

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[wroughtn_harv]

In the early eighties I lived in So California. I also did some business in Vegas. California had rules against triples. Nevada didn't. So at the border you'd see UPS triples breaking down and hooking up as the trucks adjusted for the different state's regulations.

The longest trailer I've ever towed was behind a duece and a half in Nam back in 67. I delivered four seventy five foot telephone poles to a base in the boonies. We went about sixty miles. On some of the corners the front wheels of the truck were almost inside the homes along the road while the trailer wheels were against the homes on the other side of the road.

I was about the youngest guy in the outfit and it was an honor to be picked for such a job. And it was fun.

 

[johnday]

Not quite like you guys, your the record holders as far as I know. But the road trains Iv've seen were even bigger than your attachment. You guys have some monsters. Sure would like to have one of yours the next time an idiot tailgates me for miles, then passes me on the blind side and cuts me off. That could be REAL interesting. Any bets on who would win? /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

 

[David_G]

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[RobS]

This is called a "Michigan Train". 11 axle limit up here. 5030 could probably give us more detail /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[RobS]

Then of course, there are rigs like this occasionally but I suspect all sorts of special permits are required /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif