The ABCs of Trucking

The ABCS of Trucking brought to you by National truckdriving jubs.com 13'6" 4'11". 8'10" 70'-80' The average wweight of an eighteen wheeler is 80,000 Lbs. what is the Owheel? The fefth wheel on an 18 wheeler is a round plate above the drive tires that couples (hooks together) the trailer to the truck. That's almost as much as 22 American sedans! The length of time to stop an eighteen wheeler is 40% greater than that of an automobile. "BOBTAILING" te the term used when a truck is driving without the trailer attached. SEDAN $30K TRAILER $30 - 6OK CAB $80 - 120K Sixty new trucks purchased this year will equal the particulate emissions of ONE truck purchased 20 years ago. 1991 2011 =10,000 cross-country trips CommercialL Class 8 trucks logged 128,4 BILLION MILES in 2007. That's the equivalent of making over 136,301 cross- country trips per day! The average Class 8 unit (vehicles weighing over 33,001 Lbs) travels more than 45,000 MILES per year. That's the equtvalent of driving neas 2 TIMES around the world! In 2007, commercial trucks consumed nearly 5.I BILLION GALLONS´ of diesel fuel and gasoline. The trucking industry employs 7.3 million people not even inciuding those self-employed. How America Hauled its Goods in 2008 (Tonnage Hauled by Mode) Truck - 68,8% Rail Carload - 13.8% Pipeline - 9,9% Water - 6,3% Rail Intermodal - 1,1% | Air - 0,1% | SOURCES thetruckersreport.com roadscholar.com cargotransporters.com