Volvo Trucks - One more pile

ETT (Environmentally sound Timber Transportation) is a research project that will investigate the scope for achieving greater energy efficiency and reduced haulage costs by increasing the payload of timber haulage vehicles by "One more pile".
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[@Bratfalken]

This truck is only used between a terminal and the saw/papermill, to get timber out of the woods you use ordinary 3 pile vehicles. This truck is used on the longer leg of the woods journey from the woods to the mill. I have passed it several times with my car, not noticing any difficulties in doing so. I think it would work in America too, if you used it where it's supposed to be used.

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

yes, at least in Sweden; The road conditions there are pretty american-like: the roads are often quite straight, curves and lanes are very wide

[@besk1]

aHA! very nice. I didn't think you had it in you, James!

[@Miguel.A.Fortunato]

this trailler is legal in europe ???

[@joeytruelove]

Obviously depends on how steep the inclines and how many horsepower under the bonnet. Those timber transports that pass by where I live do 50-60km/h climbing these fairly modest hills.

[@lillebror1983]

We have mountains in sweden aswell, still works.

[@EnjoyFirefighting]

@mynameisg3 das ist wirklich eher was für den Forsbetrieb, also ohne Rampen; Ansonsten gibt es in Schweden auch viele Aufbauten die sich sehr gut seitlich öffnen lassen, also an ne simple Ladekante kann der längs ranfahren

it looks like a good idea to me.
But what if the 30 meters truck goes on a narrow dirt road?

[@joeytruelove]

Wasn't aware of that. And surely these highways may be straight and wide but you know the roadconditions at the pick-up points not so much.

[@Bawse328]

@aid2003 definitely so. It's the very too common gray never-think-near-any-box politician who constantly have to exercise their strive to stay behind in the race leading the evolution trough technology advancement.
Clearly less axle load, less road damage, less traffic..

[@bctruck]

oh,how i wish that where true for my volvo!!!

[@aid2003]

I think today we have the technology to haul such heavy load..So why not..

[@tank2449]

That woundt work in America we have to drive up the face of mountains for our wood

[@P13MCV]

Don't let W H Malcolm see this HAHA!!

[@tank2449]

@lillebror1983 YA pretty much that be would save so much time and effort if it did work though

[@lillebror1983]

@tank2449 nothing work in America.

[@mynameisg3]

okay den will ich net rückwärst an ne rampe drücken müssen