On the last point, absolutely people don’t understand the concept of driving a heavy vehicle.

Just on the b-triple point. B-triple use is being greatly expanded in NSW under one of two efficiency plans I’m aware of for the NSW heavy road transport industry, the other being quad bogey trailers.

It’s important to note that B-triples are being considered in outback NSW to replace double road trains because of the increased stability of the b-coupling compared to the A-bogey coupling. Theoretically you get less chance of roll over during cornering (less roll in the trailer developing due to the sideways pull from the draw bar) and less trailer wander with a b-coupling because of the torsional stiffness.

Austin

B triples are a great idea if it helps move freight in a more efficient & safer manner , with education in all sectors of our roads system we can coexist in a safe and courteous manner , benifiting all of us.
another option would be 2 trailer road trains coming in at 36.5 metres and 79 tonnes

A vehicle that is more manouverable than a b double

The middle lane is the best lane for a large truck to travel in because if there is a drama out front the driver of the truck has 2 escape routes , one to the right & one to the left , kinda makes sence when ya think about it don’t it .
Bearing in mind the driver of a heavy vehicle is in charge of a large piece of machinery that has many blind spots
( areas that are out of sight to the driver )
and only a short time to react to ever changing situations
A truck driver may seem to be being a cowboy and a danger to other road users , but before you pass judgement think what’s going on on the other side of the truck ….

in your blind spot

Why dont they look at improving the actual freight routes rather than just reducing the number of physical vehicles.

benefits by reducing the number of axels on the road by lessening the amount of trucks will be wiped out by the bigger trucks needing more axels.

In QLD they are working on improving freight routes in readyness for future traffic predictions.

so what happens in 20yrs time when they say the numbers would have doubled????
we are stuffed then because then the roads would be full of these bigger road trains rather than full of smaller trucks. no real gains to be had from this scheme if you ask me.
what about the job losses from eliminating trucks????

moving 20 tonne on the roads still causes the same amount of damage to roads whether it is in one load or 20.

actually it would possibly cause more damage in one load as it delivers a more concentrated stress (depending on how they set the trailers up)

Great; more speed crazed truckies systematically turning our roads to dust and requiring massive room for any response in bigger trucks.