Trucks wanting to be trains

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edbenton

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Posted by edbenton on Saturday, April 8, 2006 1:57 PM

Futuremodal this topic has already been argued on this forum already. The east coast cites flat out can not handle anything heavier or longer than what is out there already. I for one would hate to take a langer trailer into Boston NYC of Philly myself.

Always at war with those that think OTR trucking is EASY.

railfan619

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Posted by railfan619 on Saturday, April 8, 2006 1:03 PM

Here in Wisconsin the most semi's can carry are doubles I think it's some sort of safety reason they can't carry triples or better known as three's

Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 8, 2006 12:51 PM

Get used to it, because we have two choices for this nation's economy:

1. Longer combination vehicles and increased gross vehicle weights to efficiently keep up with demand for transportation services, or...

2. An economic rescession.

Take your pick.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 8, 2006 12:11 PM

Dude,
Turnpike triples, Rocky mountain doubles, now four trailers were talked about running thru NV and UT and anywhere possible. Plus triples can be seen off the turnpike in OK!!
Craig T Driver Cloud

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 8, 2006 11:04 AM

There's been triple trailers in Austrailia for some years now.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 8, 2006 11:02 AM

I have seen those once when I went back east to see my cousin once. Here in Nebraska tripple trailers are out lawed. Other than thay can sometimes run up to Two trailers. Allan.

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, April 8, 2006 10:51 AM

Have any of you seen the double 53' footers up in New York. CRAZY[:P]

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chad thomas

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Posted by chad thomas on Saturday, April 8, 2006 10:43 AM

Those double 40s with 20' converter dollys hauling ore up in Nevada are pretty knarley too.

edbenton

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Posted by edbenton on Saturday, April 8, 2006 10:35 AM

Heck you should have looked for teh twinb-48's. It was nothing int eh 90'2 o pass a group of those on the IN and OH TP's NY also allows them on the thruway.

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chad thomas

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Posted by chad thomas on Saturday, April 8, 2006 10:02 AM

There called triples...And we have them all over the west except California. Nothin new about that.

sanvtoman

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Trucks wanting to be trains

Posted by sanvtoman on Saturday, April 8, 2006 9:52 AM

While driving the Ohio turnpike the other day i noticed i think a UPS truck.Anyway it had 3 trailers hooked up to the tractor.So i guess a mini truck train. By the way if you pass one pass it quick because they tend to sway a bit on the road.