Why do so many Americans hate European trucks?

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  1. Oxbow

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    Ha!
     
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    Welcome to the club.....:)
     
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    And once you know where they are you go around them.
     
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    They actually get that close up a photo of the driver...?
     
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    ;)
     
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    How do they deal with permit overweight I wonder?
     
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    I have no clue. I have gone across them numerous times, and I haven’t got a ticket. I assume they check the tag number to see if a permit has been issued.
     
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    Makes sense.
     
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    There’s one around here..... I hit the breakdown lane when I go across it.....

    I’ve only been by it 5-6 times.....and never heard anything about it.
     
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    This is a 10 x 4 mining truck with a 55 tonne payload, you can just read it on the truck itself.

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