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Is this the sweetest lookin Semi/Bigrig ever?

Looks like... racing slicks?

Edit: No, I just didn't see the rear fenders in the first pic. I thought those were the tires. Looks almost CG.
 
pretty cool.

I guess it's just for show though. I wouldn't want to mess it up by actually using it to haul stuff.
 

"Give me 40 acres, and I'll turn this rig around"...

Having driven trucks most of my life, that long wheelbase SOB will take a LOT of room to turn/back, but would probably be sweet riding...Not quite sure why they have such an extended frame, unless they plan on hauling pipe or something that will overhang the front a LONG ways.
 
Originally posted by: SlitheryDee
pretty cool.

I guess it's just for show though. I wouldn't want to mess it up by actually using it to haul stuff.
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You say that, but the VAST majority of the good looking trucks out there are actually worked.
 
Originally posted by: BoomerD

"Give me 40 acres, and I'll turn this rig around"...

Having driven trucks most of my life, that long wheelbase SOB will take a LOT of room to turn/back, but would probably be sweet riding...Not quite sure why they have such an extended frame, unless they plan on hauling pipe or something that will overhang the front a LONG ways.
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Even then, it would make way more sense to just get an extended trailer and go "ZOMG OVERSIZE LOAD"
 
that's one badass looking semi...

i love semis, just because they're so ridiculously powerful. i wonder how much torque their engine generates. on average, they get something like 550HP, but the torque has to be insane. (cargo ships can get up to 108,000 HP ~~ 200 semi engines)
 
Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Originally posted by: BoomerD

"Give me 40 acres, and I'll turn this rig around"...

Having driven trucks most of my life, that long wheelbase SOB will take a LOT of room to turn/back, but would probably be sweet riding...Not quite sure why they have such an extended frame, unless they plan on hauling pipe or something that will overhang the front a LONG ways.
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Even then, it would make way more sense to just get an extended trailer and go "ZOMG OVERSIZE LOAD"
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Most states have restrictions on how much a load can hang over the back. REALLY long loads can have a "jeep" under the back, which is steerable, and has it's own driver...
 
Originally posted by: archcommus
How do companies afford to fuel these things. :Q
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Because without them, the entire economy would grind to a halt.

Seriously, it's not THAT expensive to drive them.

For us, we turn over about $3-4k per truckload. It has to go 30 miles. The carrier charges $2/mi plus $10/hr for downtime. So, $60 in mileage, and 3-4 hours loading/unloading time - so $40. $100 to move a truckload that's going to bring us $4k. I could easily spend that UPSing *ONE* item in that truckload. And that's made even sweeter because the destination company goes 50/50 with us on freight costs. So $50.

Of course, our rates are significantly lower than normal carriage rates (it sometimes works out to as much as $1/mi/skid, which is INSANELY high considering actual operating costs) because we sweet-talked the carrier a good bit and landed them a very lucrative contract elsewhere.
 
Originally posted by: BoomerD

"Give me 40 acres, and I'll turn this rig around"...

Having driven trucks most of my life, that long wheelbase SOB will take a LOT of room to turn/back, but would probably be sweet riding...Not quite sure why they have such an extended frame, unless they plan on hauling pipe or something that will overhang the front a LONG ways.
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he hauls with it...

http://www.gotwheelbase.com/images/DSC01305.JPG
 
I saw that, but I still don't get why the extended frame? Many states, he's have to get an oversize permit, just to haul that 40' van...in Kahleeforneeya, he's limited to 75' overall before a permit is required...
 
Originally posted by: BoomerD
I saw that, but I still don't get why the extended frame? Many states, he's have to get an oversize permit, just to haul that 40' van...in Kahleeforneeya, he's limited to 75' overall before a permit is required...
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Maybe he normally works in 20ft pup trailers, or 20ft intermodal boxes?
 
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