Interesting Facts
Logistics Fact of the Week: A Road Train Almost 1.5 Kilometres Long
Imagine a truck whose final trailer is almost 1.5 kilometres behind the cab.
That became reality in Australia on 18 February 2006. In Clifton, Queensland, a single Mack Titan driven by John Atkinson pulled a road train consisting of 113 trailers with a total length of 1,474.3 metres.
That is roughly the length of 14 football pitches placed end to end.
According to Guinness World Records, the Mack Titan successfully towed the enormous combination for approximately 150 metres, securing the record for the world's longest road train.
This was, of course, a specially organised record attempt rather than a normal commercial transport operation. Nevertheless, moving more than one hundred trailers with a single prime mover is an impressive demonstration of what heavy road transport equipment can achieve.
Australia is particularly famous for road trains. Long combinations are used to move freight across vast and sparsely populated regions where distances between major settlements can be enormous.
In everyday logistics, however, the objective is not maximum length. The right vehicle has to match the cargo weight, dimensions, route restrictions and delivery requirements.
At LOADSTAR UNITY LTD, we organise road freight and select transport solutions according to the requirements of each shipment.
That became reality in Australia on 18 February 2006. In Clifton, Queensland, a single Mack Titan driven by John Atkinson pulled a road train consisting of 113 trailers with a total length of 1,474.3 metres.
That is roughly the length of 14 football pitches placed end to end.
According to Guinness World Records, the Mack Titan successfully towed the enormous combination for approximately 150 metres, securing the record for the world's longest road train.
This was, of course, a specially organised record attempt rather than a normal commercial transport operation. Nevertheless, moving more than one hundred trailers with a single prime mover is an impressive demonstration of what heavy road transport equipment can achieve.
Australia is particularly famous for road trains. Long combinations are used to move freight across vast and sparsely populated regions where distances between major settlements can be enormous.
In everyday logistics, however, the objective is not maximum length. The right vehicle has to match the cargo weight, dimensions, route restrictions and delivery requirements.
At LOADSTAR UNITY LTD, we organise road freight and select transport solutions according to the requirements of each shipment.
