Look ma, no converter dolly!

Common in New Zealand. Curtain siders.

 

Years back I saw a variant of that setup with doors on the front of the back trailer .. he backed in the dock and tightened the trailers up it had some kind of plate to bridge the gap so forklift could load both trailers at once

 

I have never seen any in person, nut have seen pictures of a set up like that. Iirc they were using them in Europe or maybe Africa.

 

Long time B train driver. Vans,flats,chips tanks. You can unload without disconnecting. Kind of plate to bridge the gap so forklift could load both trailers at once. Chip wagons do that too. The back door and the nose of pup open. All kinds of different combos. 38s, 35s, 38 & 24. Anyway, best #### set up out there. Way better than a 40/20 with a high load of lumber on a coast road....

 

Same deal Tom. If the frame is extended past the deck & has a 5th wheel it's a B train. Easy to back up with a little practice.

 

Easy peasy...

 

A-, B-, or C-train just refers to the type of trailer-to-trailer connection.

• A-train: single pintle hook
• B-train: fifth wheel
• C-train: double pintle hook

A- and C-trains have one or more lead axles, whether a dolly or fixed.

Not to be confused with a truck and pony or full trailer.

 

One of those broke and came slamming down, bounced the hood completely off of a nice pete. lol
It was at a cotton oil mill in Helena Ar iirc. I was glad I had a walking floor and just walked my loads out. lol

 

On the a train, are you talking ablot the rear trailers that hook to a pintle, but have no dolly, just a turntable?

How does the double pintle hook work, I don't guess I have heard of a c train? Or is it the same as tripples?