I never knew these existed 57' like i need the extra 4' lol

There was a similar posting about 57' trailers and their ilk back in September. Check out this thread (http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...-advice/190907-how-long-is-too-long-57-a.html) for that discussion.

 

My company better get me a truck that can pull itself up a hill if they do that...

 

when i started in trucking if you had a 40 foot trl you had a big one. having a 57 footer would be like going to biker party with a big one

 

yep, old trailers were 40', size of sea contaner. and as I remember a bit narower. Later in Europe they switched to 45', in USA to 48'.

 

people say bamper to bumper limit in EU is related with railway lobby in Brussel. Yep, I understand things about narow roads, sharp curves, old towns, but Eurpean highway system is 57' ready. May be there are some places for short tails, but IMO, 57' may easily be used, like heavier trucks too!

 

57 footers are all over alabama. have been for years.

 

Even the "hated" state off California has had them for donkey's years.
(short COE only for power units)
Looks up Dirksen trucking on google images.

 

How much hp do you think you need with 100 000lbs?

 

Pretty much the same.

Maybe change the diff gears