The Caterpillar 797 model, weighing 700 tons, is already known as the largest truck in the world and used in tasks that require dimensions that support a load of 240 tons. But such tasks, like mining, for instance, are usually highly dangerous jobs and provide extremely difficult environments to drive through. That&#... |
7 November 2008
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Some of the states in the US use truck weighing as a reference when calculating the taxes for transported goods but also to ensure that the weight of the truck transporting the respective good is within the specifications of the road system. The maximum weight may vary according to the characteristics of the road, bu... |
23 May 2008
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Horse pulled vehicles dominated roads until the development of viable inner combustion engines, around 1900. The first self-propelled truck was presented in Paris in 1769. This vapor vehicle was designed for carrying heavy weaponry and traveled with 4 km (2.5 mi) per hour. But the slow speed turned it rather into a c... |
18 January 2008
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GPS receivers have become widely used in recent years, using satellite signals in navigating airplanes, ships and automobiles and in using cell phones, mining, surveying and even transferring money, but even the most expensive piece of technology can't function in case of massive human stupidity.A German truck ... |
21 July 2007
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The title of "The biggest truck in the world" belongs to the new T 282 B, and it's made by Liebherr, a well-known name in the mining industry.This baby can carry about 360 tonnes (400 tons) at 64 km/h, costs US$3 million, and it's used in the places where size matters, in fact, it's the most important... |
30 March 2007
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What happens when you mix a truck with a jet fighter?It's called Shockwave, a triple jet-engine truck on a 260-inch (660-cm) wheelbase, and it holds the Guinness record for jet-truck speed at 376 miles per hour (605 kph). Driving on a runway, Shockwave races airplanes that are flying above it at 300 miles per h... |
28 March 2007
11:03 GMT |
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TMW Systems, one of the largest providers of enterprise management software designed specifically for the trucking industry, recently announced the release of its newest mobile communication product offering - OnRoute. Available starting on April 2, 2007, OnRoute is the first application to launch on the QUALCOMM Mob... |
12 March 2007
11:16 GMT |
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