Non-trucker here: is mpg at all impacted the longer you stretch these bad boys out?
My understanding with torquey diesels is that mpgs don’t flux that much? And this appears to be more additional length than that much additional weight as I imagine cabins are the lightest part of a truck compared to power train and frame.
So, I’m guessing any mpg hit is incremental aerodynamics, but let’s be real, these trucks are already shaped like bricks lol.
Just curious.
Weight and such would impact but this would likely be minimal.
I'm not sure what current OTR trucks get, but I believe the large dry vans see 8mpg when loaded at 80k. Those are truck with aerodynamic hoods and sleek sides/tops.
Alfalfa trucks grossing 105k and not a smooth surface to be seen will get 5.5 with the last gen of pre-def engines.
hi I’m not a trucker, I’m not even old enough to drive but Reddit keep’s recommending this sub to me. lol. anyway I have a question about this truck. the turn radius seems insane for this compared to a regular sized truck. would this complicate or limit the types of job this truck is capable of fulfilling?
Yea gotta be really careful where you bring it, lots of states wouldn't allow it. It's more or less a bus with a 48 foot trailer behind it, the combination itself would be very heavy as well so would limit how much weight you can haul
ty for the answer but it leads me to further question...
is this still profitable? or maybe does it make sense for the owner because they can literally live in this thing, so they dont pay for a house or apartment? so even with the limited abilities, maybe it still works for them?
lol sorry.. I know nothing of this industry but I find it kinda fascinating. especially the living quarters of trucks... seems kinda cozy to me.
He is probably retired with a dedicated lane he has been doing for 20+ years. It was parked at the truck stop for like 6 days when I was there and didn't move, maybe he was just vacationing in Vegas for the week. I'm not sure, if he has contract work it could still be profitable for sure. Flat bed tends to pay more as well, but he had a handicapped placard which usually doesn't go over well with flat bed as it is alot more physical labor.
After while it’s still your work and you need to step away from it to see the regular world, to eat a sit down dinner, shower with all the hot water you want, small things that others take for granted.
They qualify?
Same way you do?
A medical professional of some sort signs off on their physical after a series of tests?
There are a lot of ways to be 'disabled' and still perfectly able to drive a truck.
I think I saw on a post about an extended cab (not this extended) with a box truck where it's for a team of drivers delivering express freight. Like "we are losing a million per hour until this part is delivered" express delivery. Companies will pay almost any price once it gets to that point.
Wouldn’t flying it somewhere be way cheaper and WAY faster than driving to a place that would require multiple drivers that were sleeping and spending days on the road?
Yep, I’ve seen it. Super critical part takes a shit and now the whole operation is hemorrhaging money, they basically give a blank check to the freight companies to get that part delivered as close to yesterday as possible
Saw in a magazine a setup like this that belonged to a husband and wife team. On the outside it looked like a truck, but on the inside it looked like a luxury RV.
The main reason they had this setup was because they primarily hauled nuclear waste from power plants to storage facilities. Sometimes stuff from the federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies too. These are the kinds of loads that not only would have an oversize team checking the heights and widths of the load, but there would be up to 7-8 black federal license plate SUVs and cars following the truck, just to make sure it's secure.
While hauling the load they couldn't stay in many hotels for security reasons, and often had to park at designated places the government deemed safe. Sometimes thats a truck stop, and other times it could be a military base. The "bobtail and RV had a baby" rig they had was their solution to their unusual situation.
Oh, if you're wondering, they made low to mid six figures annually. This was 2007-2008 moneys. They're probably retired by now.
My wife’s friend and her husband run a similar rig, though not quite *this* big.
They are team drivers and do priority hotshots, including Hazmat and Oversized.
Stuff like overnight delivery of excavators or someone’s yacht.
I don’t know how much they make, but given the amount of toys they have it’s a bit more than “decent.”
He has had the sleeper since the 90s and buys day cabs when he needs a new truck. After his wife died, he sold their house and purchased a normal sleeper to put between the big house and cab because he wanted some office space. His truck is paid off. He only runs a few loads a month (enough to pay the few bills hie has left and keep his retirement vacation going). He's in his 80s, real nice guy.
The household goods (moving company) guys in the PNW always have these monster sleepers. They usually never gross over like 60k so they don’t care about weight and the final delivery is usually a much smaller power unit.
Buddy of mine sells these. They are either car or horse people. They’re rich af and touring around with their fancy horses or cars. Lots of race teams and shit.
Every time I see one of these I think of the movie “Loaded Weapon” where the guy lives in a teardrop trailer but it’s a mansion with marble pillars inside
Nah dude just orders a battalion of helicopters to come pick him up and turn him around real quick. Other truckers hate him for this one simple trick.
Number 7 will stun you!
Fresh water is just tap water. Find a hose, fill the take up, move on. Not much different than an RV. As for waste water, if it’s just water, you can dump it on the ground in some places. And for sewage, many places, including state rest stops, have dump sites. My county has one at their corporate yard as well.
My wheelbase is 290, and I say *"fuck this shit"* on a regular basis when it comes to tight spots. This guy must fucking hate anything vaguely related to not going in a straight line.
Ok seriously though... how do you make a right turn on to like a 4 lane road let alone a 2 lane? And if you were towing something it seems like the front being extra long would make it harder overall to do things. Does this thing just never go more than like a mile from a freeway? Just on ramps, big gas stations, and the loading yard are the only destinations? This is just wild.
Now executing a 12 point turn followed by 3 point reverse and another twelve point turn...now you can hook up your trailer. It would be so sick if it had a 6-way camera system with bulletproof doors and enough food inside for a year
That's 300 gallons of go go juice on one side. Aka roughly 1 ton of fuel. Probably at least one other 150 gallon on the other side. And then the fresh water tank. And the black and gray water tanks. What can be haul. 10k lbs and he's hitting max gross?
Is that the Petro out by the speedway. I try and get the TA most times as it’s not as far on the outskirts but if you don’t get there at 8-9am it’ll usually be packed with local drivers. You have to catch one of the 5 out of state guys not on home time leaving to find a spot.
I'd do it. But, I thought there were limitations on length before you have to run oversize placards. That adds too much to the length when you have any trailer.
That's the biggest big booty truck I've ever seen.
Too big and cumbersome for me. We had an ARI custom for a bit and even at half that size, it felt too unwieldy and ungainly for me.
It WAS nice to have such a big fridge and so much storage room though!
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