High capacity car transport truck - GIF

[ToolTalkBot]

High capacity car transport truck.




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[bob_3000]

Wouldn't that be a little hard to emergency stop?

[Frank S]

Wouldn't that be a little hard to emergency stop?

You have probably 60,000 LBS of cars a 12,000lb tractor and a 30,000 lb trailer at a minimum. Ridding on 6 axles. But more realistically the cars would weight 75,000 12,000 tractor and 40,000 for the trailer. Still under 20,000 per axle. An allowable weight even By USDOT standards with permits. But would never get a permit in the USA since it is a divisible width and length load

[bob_3000]

You have probably 60,000 LBS of cars a 12,000lb tractor and a 30,000 lb trailer at a minimum. Ridding on 6 axles. But more realistically the cars would weight 75,000 12,000 tractor and 40,000 for the trailer. Still under 20,000 per axle. An allowable weight even By USDOT standards with permits. But would never get a permit in the USA since it is a divisible width and length load

Allowable etc....will it stop?

[Frank S]

Allowable etc....will it stop?

If the brakes have been maintained, then there no reason why it shouldn't be able to stop the same as any other 6 axle semi of similar loading and probably as quick or possibly even quicker than one that is empty. But if you are thinking in terms of how fast a 4-wheeler weighing 3 or 4000 lbs. can panic stop then no, not a chance. Veteran Truckers rarely ever allow themselves to get in panic stop situations unless some suicidal idiot cuts in front of them then gouges on their brakes

[Hoosiersmoker]

Trying to "save the planet" in one truckload!