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[Billy]

Heavy trucks damage the roads far greater than light cars. Simple fatigue analysis. Any engineer can you tell you that. Not only that, but roads and bridges have to be designed for the greater weight of trucks, thus increasing the cost of building roads.

Here's some perspective: Average weight of a car: 4500 lbs
Average weight of one our manifolds that we ship via road: 145,000 lbs.

But the little passenger cars have to pay much more than they should have to so that the roads can handle in excess of 145,000 lbs.

[James]

Heavy trucks damage the roads far greater than light cars. Simple fatigue analysis. Any engineer can you tell you that. Not only that, but roads and bridges have to be designed for the greater weight of trucks, thus increasing the cost of building roads.

Here's some perspective: Average weight of a car: 4500 lbs
Average weight of one our manifolds that we ship via road: 145,000 lbs.

But the little passenger cars have to pay much more than they should have to so that the roads can handle in excess of 145,000 lbs.

And how much does that manifold lower the fuel efficiency of the truck hauling it? So how much more fuel does it consume on that trip compared to the fuel it would consume on a trip with a "normal" load?

[Dogmeat]

And how much does that manifold lower the fuel efficiency of the truck hauling it? So how much more fuel does it consume on that trip compared to the fuel it would consume on a trip with a "normal" load?

that truck isn't going faster than 30 mph most likley hauling that.

I see semi trucks hauling nearly 1,000,000-lb completley assembeled compressor stations fairly regularly, albeit at about 4 mph ..

Complete with pilot cars AND local law enforcement as escorts.

You aren't moving something that weighs that much on a whim.