Any one interested in 18 (or more) wheelers?

Two from WA, Cue if I'm not mistaken. Taken after a massive thunderstorm a few years back.

Great shot, exceptional back ground

More than 18 wheels here!

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Another fuel tanker. These guys deliver diesel & Lube Oil to local & Intra State mines

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Gbgb wrote in post #18668526
More than 18 wheels here!

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Schurl 128 Tyres (1) by Graham Bamber on Flickr

This is one side of the trailer. The axles don't go all the way across they have 2 "half " axles, that is there are duplicate axles on the other side.
The trailers are know as rows of 8, in this case 16 rows of 8 = 128 tyres on this trailer. Notice how the front axles are steering one way & the rear axles steering the other way.

Time for new tires......

.....aw crap........another mortgage on the house.

Here are a couple of examples of a different configuration. Known as C Triples, or C trains, they allow more cargo space without exceeding allowable lengths in metro areas.

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soooooo coooool

Cabovers are so cool looking!! I love seeing the Scania's that get all done up with lights and paint jobs in Europe.

A truck transporting tyres (tires) from Perth to the Iron Ore Mines in the north of the state, This guy is about 4 hours north of Perth with maybe another 12 - 13 hours to go.

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These guys are heavy haulage, I'd hate to think what weight they are pulling, but it takes 2 tractors to get them up the hill!

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very cool shots.... just blown away by what they allow on the highways down there.....

I drive myself, shockingly i do not have any pics of my current rig captured with my 6d, only others captured at a local show.

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Some mean looking American Muscle in the Show photos! Some great clouds as well! Good shots.

Line up of trucks carting wood chips.

The trees are grown on plantations, chipped on site & trucked to the wharf. (Destined for Japan mostly)

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Gbgb wrote in post #18285330
I've never know why they are called 18 wheelers, but here are some of mine collected around & about Western Australia.

18 wheels are the most common around my neck of the woods (truck cab has 10: 1 single pair in front, 2 double pair in back...then 8 with a single trailer: 2 double pairs). Interesting that you Aussies can have way more. Occasionally, I'll see double trailers, but a single trailer is quite common on our highways. It might have to do with safety regulations, since trailers are on busy highways. I'm in a metropolitan area that also has mountains to the North (where in some stretches, even single trailers have a hard time getting up or breaking while going down the mountains). Nice range of pics by the way!