Alright, we like to talk about heavy vehicles around here. That’s no surprise to anybody.
But there are a few REALLY BIG vehicles out there.
Sure, there are big vehicles like this.
But there are some other big vehicles out there, like triple trucks, customized rigs, and road trains.
Sounds hard to handle!
Double & Triple Trucks
Now every now and then, you might see a few double and triple trucks here in the states. You’re more likely to see the a Rocky Mountain double, a B-Train, or a triple trailer.
In the US, most rigs on public roads are limited to two trailers. Some states allow triple trailers, but that’s restricted to less populous states (Like Idaho and Montana).
Triples tend to get used for less-than-truckload freight hauled over long distances.
Custom Rigs
We do have some large trucks around here, like the Red Giant.
A one-of-a-kind, customized 1990 Diamond Reo, this truck dwarfs any rig beside it. The truck runs with two giant LED screens, which lets the owner-operators offer mobile advertising wherever the rig takes them.
Road Trains
Now, if we’re talking road trains—which are almost exactly what they sound like—you have some really big rigs. Instead of linked train cars on a rail, you have a half dozen trailers hitched together, towed by a single rig on a lonely highway.
The much longer road trains tend to dominate Australian and Argentinian roads.
In 2006, an Australian built Mack truck with 112 semi-trailers weighing in at 1,300 tons and reaching 4,836 ft 11 in long, pulled a load 328 feet to recapture the record for the longest road train (multiple loaded trailers) ever pulled with a single rig.
I’d hate to see the taxes on that setup!
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What’s the biggest truck you’ve ever dealt with?