Attention all USA truck drivers

[Woussko]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0NRIRIBlr8&feature=related

Now here is a real trucker for you. Let's see anyone here in the USA do what this guy does all the time.

Warning: Lower your audio levels before playing above video. LOUD

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One huge dump truck and it's famous. Today there are some even larger, but when this was built, it was KING TRUCK for sure.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6E2a-PUuceU&feature=related

[Gene Bickford]

The first guy was a good driver but he kept driving' on the wrong side of the road:eek: (I know, I know,.... Australia;))
Backing up triples? Holy Cow!!

[Dwall174]

They pull up to 5 trailers at a time in some of the rural areas of Australia! :eek:

As for here in the USA they pull triple 28' & double 48' trailers on the 90/80 Ohio & Indiana turnpike. Here in MI. They run gravel trains which are double fifth -wheel dump trailers with a pintle hitch in the middle which turns like a triple trailer.
http://thumb19.webshots.net/s/thumb1/7/6/48/129570648BcFloN_th.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/1129570648054470419BcFloN)

[Dwall174]

I was in a TA truck stop about three months ago & watched a driver from R&L blind-side back a set of doubles into a spot across from me, and he only did one pull-up to straighten things up! Needless to say I was impressed, I called to him on the CB & told him that was amazing to watch! He just laughed & said that after 28 years he has gotten use to backing them up. :dance:

[Prater]

I was in the Northern Territory of Australia back in 2000. Nothing like seeing those 3 to 5 van pullers run by you at several KM per hour on dirt. And you better get out of the way, those roo bars dont stop for anything...

[res057]

I tried backing a set of doubles once. ONCE. Didn't turn out so good. Didn't hit anything, but sure made that set look like a pretzel. Decided I can drive a nail better than I can drive a truck.

[ToUtahNow]

mis-match

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_Xygo2054Q&feature=related

[Woussko]

Now here's a great "Rolling On" country music video and while it's about railroading with steam power, I think forum members (especially us older ones) will enjoy this. For you truckers, just do some editing to the video part and change a few words.

Enjoy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQSBih53VQk

[Woussko]

mis-match

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_Xygo2054Q&feature=related

Reminds me for fools that install a 5th wheel in the bed of a pickup and try pulling far too large and heavy trailers only to pull guts out of pickup.

[michael stephen]

nice driving..