Happened recently just down the road from me...

[Anonymous]

Empty truck would weigh around 12,000 kilo, and empty pony trailer would weigh 5,000 kilo.



Speed limit there is 100 km/h.  He didn't travel far in grass median before impact, so yeah...  I bet around 80 to 90 km/h at impact would probably be about right.

They are heavy..



How much weight can they haul?

[JOE]

Clear roads, daylight,how did this happen.

Happened at 03:00.  We figure he was possibly double-shifting the truck (working both a day and night job, which is NOT allowed) and simply fell asleep at the wheel, drifting off the highway in the worst spot he could.  Luckily at that time of the morning traffic is light, and he didn't take anyone else out with him.

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[Chuck Bronson]

They are heavy..

How much weight can they haul?

It varies by Province/State, but I run the exact same configuration as in pics, and I can pack 13 metric ton payload in truck, and about 12 metric ton in pony.  Basically 25 metric ton of material with tandem truck & tandem pony.



This brings the combo up close to the 43,100 kg legal gross weight for that configuration, which I run all the time.  You're either empty, or you're fully loaded.  I'm usually the latter, no pun intended.

[Berry Sweet]

They're all morons.  Not many of them know what they are doing.  It's just give an idiot keys and go drive, really.....I pass those motherfuckers as fast as I can on the hwy....shit for brains behind the wheel, putting lives in jeopardy...

[Anonymous]

They are heavy..

How much weight can they haul?

It varies by Province/State, but I run the exact same configuration as in pics, and I can pack 13 metric ton payload in truck, and about 12 metric ton in pony.  Basically 25 metric ton of material with tandem truck & tandem pony.



This brings the combo up close to the 43,100 kg legal gross weight for that configuration, which I run all the time.  You're either empty, or you're fully loaded.  I'm usually the latter, no pun intended.

That's a lot  of weight on our roads.

[Bricktop]

Pshaw...meanwhile, in Australia...



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[Anonymous]

Pshaw...meanwhile, in Australia...



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That is longest livestock hauler I have ever seen.

[Bricktop]

Yes.



Overtaking is a real pain in the ass.  By the time you've got in front of it, you've gone past where you were going to in the first place.



Not that you need to overtake them very often. The reverse is more likely to be true. Those drivers don't hang around.

[Anonymous]

Yes.



Overtaking is a real pain in the ass.  By the time you've got in front of it, you've gone past where you were going to in the first place.



Not that you need to overtake them very often. The reverse is more likely to be true. Those drivers don't hang around.

Are they restricted to certain highways only?

[Bricktop]

Yes. Mainly in the remote areas of Western Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory.



There are no stock trains running in those areas. Trucks are all they have.

[Anonymous]

Yes. Mainly in the remote areas of Western Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory.



There are no stock trains running in those areas. Trucks are all they have.

I see, makes sense.

[Anonymous]

Yes. Mainly in the remote areas of Western Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory.



There are no stock trains running in those areas. Trucks are all they have.

Those road trains that travel mainly in the outback are the longest tractor trailer combos in the world.

[Chuck Bronson]

Australian outback is well suited for those road trains due to climate and geography.  BC has a 'somewhat' similar deal by more recently allowing what are called 'Long Commercial Vehicles,' but they are restricted to certain routes at certain times of the year.



Problem with Canada are hills and/or snow...  You try to pull a huge amount of weight up a snowy grade, and there'll come a point where even with chains on the drives, they will just spin.  This is just one factor that they do take into account when they set limits for size/weights...

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

Now that's a truck.