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re: What can be done to curtail this 18 wheeler problem?
Posted on 12/20/14 at 10:08 am to BigAppleTiger
Posted on 12/20/14 at 10:08 am to BigAppleTiger
One problem is that both the size and weight of trailers has been increased in an effort to have trucks compete with railroads - and those heavy trucks tear up the highways and are dangerous.
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Posted on 12/20/14 at 10:16 am to chinhoyang
Shitty, wore-out, overloaded, overweight trucks driven by yokels who think they are in sports cars.
Don't get me started on the double traliers...
I used to see knucklehead trucking companies put stickers on the trailers about how much taxes they paid. Yeah rigt, like $9,367.30 makes up for all the damage they cause.
Don't get me started on the double traliers...
I used to see knucklehead trucking companies put stickers on the trailers about how much taxes they paid. Yeah rigt, like $9,367.30 makes up for all the damage they cause.
Posted on 12/20/14 at 10:20 am to chinhoyang
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One problem is that both the size and weight of trailers has been increased
no it hasn't, the FDOT is trying to increase the weight standards and have been for some time and the trucking industry has been against it 100%
its been 80000 pounds gross for decades now
Posted on 12/20/14 at 10:21 am to chinhoyang
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One problem is that both the size and weight of trailers has been increased
this is just not true. the legal limit in LA (and all of america) is 80,000lbs for tandem axle trailers, and has been for the last 30 years. permits can be obtained for int'l shipments but domestic trailers, like the one in the OP, are strictly held to the weight limit. ag shipments can be permitted beyond 80k, and in LA that would be for the cane haulers, which i consider unsafe but not the cause of many major accidents.
Posted on 12/20/14 at 10:24 am to chinhoyang
i drive a smaller truck mainly on the interstates around Tuscaloosa and Birmingham, invariably when i see a tractor trailer accident you can look right in front of it to see the SUV and the soccer mom that braked too hard and unexpectantly for the truck to stop causing a flip. Most trucking accidents are caused by automobile drivers. That being said drive down any interstate there are way too many 18 wheelers on the road they are killing machines and the roads are clogged with them. Companies should be financially encouraged to use trains.
Posted on 12/20/14 at 11:38 am to chinhoyang
quote:No, IIRC typically OTR trucks are limited to ~80k in and around LA, and log trucks are limited to between 90 and 100k
One problem is that both the size and weight of trailers has been increased in an effort to have trucks compete with railroads
If they're such bad drivers, why don't they wreck on normal highways and back roads? Log trucks normally stick to the highways and rarely go on the interstate when they don't have to
This post was edited on 12/20/14 at 11:40 am
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