Road train

The English-language term road train (train path) truck -combinaties identified which consist of a tractor or truck, combined with multiple trailers or semitrailers.Outside the public highway road trains not subject to limits in terms of vehicle length. In the mining in opencast siping be used combinations of length to 100 meters.

On public roads are road trains used in include Australia, Israel, Mexico and Argentina. In Canada and the United States they are deployed under the nameLong Combination Vehicle (LCV).

Within the European Union are long truck combinations under the heading Ecocombi deployed; for ecocombis stricter conditions than in the aforementioned countries.

Contents

 * 1 Road train by country
 * 1.1 Australia
 * 1.2 North America (Canada, USA)
 * 2 Records

Australia
In the outback of Australia care of road trains primarily transport in remote regions. Large parts of the country are not near a railway line . Because of the enormous distances have to be covered is the use of the road train is relatively inexpensive. As traffic densities are low in the interior provides the use of road trains with few problems. In metropolitan areas the use of road trains is not allowed.

In Australia truck combinations from 36.5 meter road train as indicated. The maximum length is 53.5 meters and the maximum weight is 135 tons (excl. Tractors).

A major route for road trains was the route Darwin - Alice Springs . Since the railroad The Ghan open transport this route has declined sharply.

Road train combinations in Australia

North America (Canada, USA)
In Canada and the United States roadtrains referred to as Long Combination Vehicles (LCV). These combinations consist of a tractor and two or three parts and can be up to 38 meters long and 62.5 tons heavy.

Records
With road trains several records have been achieved:
 * 1999 610 meters in length, 603 tons weight, consisting of a Kenworth -trekker and 46 supporters. Established in Merredin , Western Australia .
 * 2003: 1 235 meters in length, consisting of a Kenworth -trekker and 87 supporters. Established in Mungindi , New South Wales .
 * 2005: 1 442 meters. Based in Kalgoorlie , Western Australia .
 * February 2006: 1474.3 meters long, consisting of a Mack Titan tractor and 112 supporters. Located in Clifton , Queensland .