Why do so many Americans hate European trucks?

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  1. Caesar

    Caesar Road Train Member

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    Now my question, can you get somewhat similar AWD trucks in the US, and what do they cost?
     
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  3. Cat sdp

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    No you really can’t get them.... you either use a tri-axle or trailer dump or a cat truck.......

    I’ve never seen a 6X6 or 8x8 dump truck on a job.......

    Plenty of cats tho......
     
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  4. spsauerland

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    Readymix and airport runway support use AWD trucks. Some electric utility companies also have AWD trucks. Dump trucks... Get most places with full lockers and common sense is required.
     
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    Oshkosh..........concrete mixers......
     
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    Common sense and the NL.......:)
     
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    Daf bean counters......

     
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  8. Oxbow

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    After 20,0000 hours? I bet not.
     
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    Not in trucking.
     
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    It's only good for idiots who care about "environment" over their own money.
     
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    True story how enviorment makes ppl stupid.

    I used to work at transport company who would export LG products (reefrigerators) out of Wroclaw (PL) to Europe. Let's say we did it for X E/km. One time I get an email, how they want to be eco friendly, and cool. Their idea was to use containers instead of normal trailers (we had a train between PL and NL which could move both containers and trailers).

    I really didn't want to take this job (every single time I've started to use containers, something exploded), my boss insisted on offer, so I told them, 3 times the price of normal trailer (where real costs are like 3/4).

    And you know what? I sent over 50 containers like that, it was on their fb fanpage, everyone was so proud.

    Where they could just shut up, send trailers, and give extra money to poor kids. That's reallity of XXI.
    o_O
     
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