hi everyone . . iam on an adventure in Middle East deserts . check out how they haul heavy load as 135 k with a single axle on Mercedrs , MAN , Volvo etc . is it possible to duplicate that with a Ryder's used freightliner single axle 14L Detroit ? many thanks ;
Nope, most states you can not meet bridge law. Might need a 3 axle trl. if running a single axle truck.
You must take into account that the axles on eu trucks are stronger than on the trucks here with bigger stronger diffs in them too. It's a good idea though because a single axle is cheaper to buy and run with fuel savings of on average 1mpg. I don't know how the weight laws here would allow for them, 6x2 configurations are very popular in Europe , cheap to run too and a rear lift axle would have superior grip on ice compared to any other type including 6x4's, I used own a rear lift steer axle, that was brilliant! Centre lift quad/twin steers are popular too. Driving in the middle east sure is an adventure, how do you like it?
thank you all for replies .. i was really conceren over the strenghth of American truck v. EU truck but i already purchased the freightL CL i have no choice but to try to do it their way . for a business wise , not bad at all , you buy FullCoverge Insurance for 1800$/year , and you find work 24/7, if u want to work 8 hours/day with weekend off , you make 6k after all expenses /month. you fill up 200Gal with 180$:d the american part of me said : buy american truck hope i wont regret it lol though every spare part has to be shipped by DHL
