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To load vehicles on the top deck of a double-decker commercial trailer, the rear half of the deck can tilt and be lowered hydraulically, forming a drive-up ramp to the upper deck. The top deck is usually loaded first and off-loaded last since the presence of cars on the lower deck can make it impossible to lower the top deck ramp.
Those operating in single deck sets were withdrawn in the early 1990s, while those in S sets remained in service until March 2004. [4] [5] Over 15 carriages remain in existence, including T4916, the only surviving manual door double deck trailer. Other surviving examples are T4801, T4814, T4816, T4820, T4828 and T4830, which were used in power ...
In 1959, when 85 ft (25.91 m) flat cars capable of carrying two 40-foot (12.19 m) highway trailers in trailer-on-flatcar (TOFC), or "piggyback" service were introduced, new automobiles began to be shipped by rail loaded on highway auto-carrier trailers. Eight to ten autos could be carried per flat car in this manner.
A tractor-trailer crashed into southbound Interstate 81, overturning near Williamsport on Oct. 3, 2024. The crash spilled paint and closed the southbound lanes for several hours.
DUPONT, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Traffic was backed up for most of the day on one part of Interstate 81 after a tractor-trailer caught fire. Details are limited at this time, however, 28/22 ...
The trailer tongue (North America) or coupling (outside North America) slips over a trailer hitch ball attached to a receiver hitch mount or integral with the hitch. A larger, heavy-duty gooseneck ball size: 3 in (76.2 mm) is typically used for towing greater than 10,000 pounds (4.5 t), and this towing capacity falls outside of the scope of SAE ...
WEYERS CAVE – A man was seriously injured when his pickup slammed into a parked tractor-trailer Monday morning at the rest area on Interstate 81 in Weyers Cave, Virginia State Police said.
The lowboy trailer comes in several types, [2] for a wide range of tasks. Some types are: Fixed gooseneck (FGN): allows a longer deck length and has the lightest weight. These are lower trailers than normal, with low-profile tires, usually with drop ramps in the rear to facilitate loading of equipment, but are not actually considered "lowb