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RR's are full - then let truckers pull doubles!
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Hey guys. <br /> <br />I'm not really into discussing the pros and cons of double trailers or road trains on the highways in the US since i dont even live there! But i thought you might be interested in what we have here in Australia. These are the real ROAD TRAINS! It must be noted however that these trucks dont drive down the main streets of major cities (at least not that i have seen), as far as i am aware they are limited to the national highways in particular the 3000km+ one way journey from Adelaide to Darwin. Are you sure you guys dont wanna have these driving around over there? [;)] I dont blame you!! <br /> <br />Check out this site for some pictures of what you are missing: <br />http://outbacktowing.tripod.com/australianroadtrainsnewphotoalbum/index.html <br /> <br />And believe it or not the world record comes in at 79 trailers, 3,340 ft in length and weighing 1,072 metric tonnes - all hauled by a single Kenworth prime mover a distance of 8km. (Not quite the economics of scale that one) <br /> <br />Despite that i still think trains are way cooler than trucks!
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