Trucking in North America vs around the world

Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by Bean Jr., Oct 26, 2017.

  1. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    Unfortunately, yes.
    Yes, since June of last year.

    Unfortunately he couldn’t keep the politics in the appropriate section of the site.
     
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  3. daf105paccar

    daf105paccar Road Train Member

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    For life?
     
  4. 98989

    98989 Road Train Member

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    yes, we have 97k on 5axle with annual permit, 106k on 6axles. this goes without escort, just rotating beacons and 200€ per year.

    Above that you have to pay expensive permits.
    You pay by length, width and height (that is not expensive, max 1usd per mille).

    You pay by each axle or axle group overweight, that goes exponential....and total weight overweight, also exponential untill 200t grossweight, after that is linear again.

    example, if you load 705.500 lbs of cargo, which is max for this trailer, on flat 2 tractors are enough.
    you will use 4 tractors when climbing 3000ft vertical due tire and truck wear.
    our stupid law require 4kw/t, so additional service truck "would be involved in pulling" alongside with other 4 tractor, you will pay permit for all 5 trucks and trailer combined weight.

    for 705k lbs cargo and combined all trucks permit will cost about 1030 usd per mille. what is strange at our law, at certain points it is better to have 44k weight per axle like in case described up, rather than have higher gross weight and lower axle weight. most countries will prefer you to load same weight on two groups with less axle overload rather than one group with higher overload, here it is opposite.

     
  5. 98989

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    it have to be long due bridge law, you can haul that on 8axles but have to use twin tires. i think due this length it is lighter to make semitrailer that has one more axle (less strain on tank itself) + you can avoid twin tires
     
  6. 98989

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    how much do you spend for grease?

    how about this? here no one would waste time anymore for stuff like greasing. even central lubrication is considered as outdated for at least 15years. btw central lubrication decide to stop working after 33years on my fathers truck :(
     
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  7. 98989

    98989 Road Train Member

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    hm.
    from 1995 to 2018, 3 pedal OPC did not use clutch while shifting, that was slow and caused syncros to die early.
    since late 2009 they offered 2clutch OPC that use clutch when shifting was faster smoother no excessive wear.
    from nextgen they offer transmission without syncros on OPC. 3 pedal version is non syncro too.

    mb had it from 1996 to end of mp3 (last year) AMT with syncros, which used clutch while shifting, it worked best of any transmission when it is "speed disoriented" :p
     
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  8. AModelCat

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    A 10 tube pack was about $50. Lasted about a month. When you keep up on it the components don't need much grease. Each u-joint only took maybe 8 pumps. Slacks took maybe 4. The log bunks were the big consumer of grease.
     
  9. 98989

    98989 Road Train Member

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    that memories dont sound good for me, rather have maintenance free system even if it cost more (not in our experience)
     
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  10. AModelCat

    AModelCat Road Train Member

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    That was how I earned my allowance as a teenager. Steam clean the trucks every Friday night, grease them Saturday morning plus whatever else needed to be done. Brakes, wiring, wheel seals, airbags etc.
     
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  11. KVB

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    Too busy lately to read/write here.
    Trying to catch up, still many pages behind......
     
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