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Regarding fuel efficiency the mandate is pretty easily obtainable. Only tombstone trucks will really be effected at production. Some of the newer model aero mid sized tractors with 80k loads, are crossing the rocky's getting upwards of high 6mpg's and 7-8's in the flats. A smaller lighter engine now can make more power/torque and have a more generous torque curve than your old big liter engines of the past.Braking distances are part of that 2016 mandate on trucks along side fuel efficiency.
We've been seeing a lot of fairings on trailers up here lately.
Euro trucks are a totally different ball game than US trucks.
But George7777777 let me drive his rig once - a 2008 Volvo.
Has anyone in this thread ever driven a semi ? Yeah, after that little exercise, you won't catch me 100 feet in front of one. Fuck that noise - those things are horrendous.
How old are you?I used to drive them for the Army.
Not new rigs either... Old ones without power steering.
The latest Internationals drive like cars. Totally amazing, and pretty nice places to spend 10 hours in.
The Volvo had these brakes with a 2 second delay. The first truck i drove was a mid 80s International, and it didn't have those fucking brakes.
Are you friends with B on Facebook?Glad someone finally fixed the spelling of Volvo in the title. It was starting to annoy me.