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Monster Trucks * Germany - Come on to
Berlin,Germany -Spiegel Online, by Christian Wüst -Jan 29, 2007: -- Will 60-ton tractor-trailers soon be roaring down the German autobahn? These extra-long "gigaliners" could reduce truck congestion and save gas, but are controversial -- especially with advocates of rail transport... Three of these giant gigaliners, which at 25.25 meters (83 feet) are 6.5 meters (21 feet) longer than a conventional tractor-trailer, are currently involved in a one-year trial throughout Lower Saxony, the first German state to politically support the new generation of trucks. Three other German states, North Rhine-Westphalia, Baden-Württemberg and Bremen, have followed suit and are now also conducting similar trial runs.... Europe's logistics sector could easily follow the example of the Australian system, where giant trucks with multiple trailers routinely roar through the outback. Tractor-trailers like giga-liners have already been used in Sweden and Finland for years... (Photo: DPA - German roads could soon see an invasion of gigaliners)Labels: monster trucks
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