So I was driving west on I-80 in eastern Nebraska trying not to fall asleep, when I spotted 2 MAN trucks rolling east. They were pulling race trailers. All day I’ve seen other race trailers going east, so I assume those 2 were to the races. And if you ship 2 trailers from Europe here, then adding two trucks to pull them wont cost that much more. I wonder what plates they were running on.
I wish I could have the MAN I drove in England over the winter here in Canada/USA. Decent pulling truck, decent auto box and disc brakes that actually do something when applied. I’d take one over anything on the market over here.
Now running to take cover from the pending flak from the die hard Peterbilt drivers!
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So I was driving west on I-80 in eastern Nebraska trying not to fall asleep, when I spotted 2 MAN trucks rolling east. They were pulling race trailers. All day I’ve seen other race trailers going east, so I assume those 2 were to the races. And if you ship 2 trailers from Europe here, then adding two trucks to pull them wont cost that much more. I wonder what plates they were running on.
I think someone posted some pics on here a while back, cant remember what make of truck they were but it was a European brand pulling racing trailers in the US and they were on UAE plates I believe?
robinhood_1984:
I wish I could have the MAN I drove in England over the winter here in Canada/USA. Decent pulling truck, decent auto box and disc brakes that actually do something when applied. I’d take one over anything on the market over here.Now running to take cover from the pending flak from the die hard Peterbilt drivers!
Are you for real,or Curryfart using his alias ? FFS,a cabover auto in the winter,best of luck to you 
flat to the mat:
robinhood_1984:
I wish I could have the MAN I drove in England over the winter here in Canada/USA. Decent pulling truck, decent auto box and disc brakes that actually do something when applied. I’d take one over anything on the market over here.Now running to take cover from the pending flak from the die hard Peterbilt drivers!
Are you for real,or Curryfart using his alias ? FFS,a cabover auto in the winter,best of luck to you
Well, i despise winter full stop, regardless of what I’m driving!
I don’t mind it,a proper one .This winter was far too mild for us,not enough snow for the sleds and too much freezing rain for my liking.My ideal Jan/Feb is minus 20 and below with sunny skies thus any snow blows over the roads but we can still venture out and about in relative comfort.
There used to be a Magnum parked on a housing complex next to I-95 just south of Washington DC.
Many moons ago a mate of mine drove a Magnum for the Williams team and in the off season he took a transporter to Daytona for testing, the whole set up was shipped to NYC and he flew over and drove it down to Florida, he told me the trip was hell because everyone wanted to look at his truck … especially the police.
When they hold the Canadian GP they fly the cars and equipment over, the trucks stay in Europe, they hire trucks and trailers over here. Ferrari for instance has trucks and trailer set up here year round and when there is not a GP the go round the country on demos and other class race meetings.
robinhood_1984:
I wish I could have the MAN I drove in England over the winter here in Canada/USA. Decent pulling truck, decent auto box and disc brakes that actually do something when applied. I’d take one over anything on the market over here.Now running to take cover from the pending flak from the die hard Peterbilt drivers!
O would rather the Gobtrotter XL with i-shift a lot better box then the MAN and less lag on the throttle and clutch although not as much room not to sure bout the space in the new ones though
taffytrucker:
robinhood_1984:
I wish I could have the MAN I drove in England over the winter here in Canada/USA. Decent pulling truck, decent auto box and disc brakes that actually do something when applied. I’d take one over anything on the market over here.Now running to take cover from the pending flak from the die hard Peterbilt drivers!
O would rather the Gobtrotter XL with i-shift a lot better box then the MAN and less lag on the throttle and clutch although not as much room not to sure bout the space in the new ones though
Never really driven a European Volvo before but did have a premium for a couple of weeks about two years ago on a visit back home. Tiny cab but the I-shift (Renault version of) and 460 Volvo engine were fantastic.
You may fall in love with your Canadian truck when you get it, but most people soon get fed up with them, except for the space inside them of course. Freightliners are often likened to a 25 year old ERF with a big cab. Plenty of room but with gutless engines, drum brakes and crash boxes. Oh the joy
This Cascadia I have has a dash layout that reminds me of a Volvo FH12 I drove in 1994, so modern and advanced American trucks are not, they still only have air suspension that lowers to drop a trailer and nothing that lifts it 
Pat Hasler:
This Cascadia I have has a dash layout that reminds me of a Volvo FH12 I drove in 1994, so modern and advanced American trucks are not, they still only have air suspension that lowers to drop a trailer and nothing that lifts it
Great pieces of engineering eh!
And yet these guys over here think they are so advanced 
Pat Hasler:
And yet these guys over here think they are so advanced
You’ve got to laugh haven’t you. They really do think they’re at the cutting edge in their vehicles that have hardly changed since the 70s with their antiquated drum brakes and a crash box out of the model T ford. I wouldn’t be at all suprised if wooden wheels were standard until 10 years ago, everything else on the truck seems to be made from it, or from materials of a similar robustness.
Oh I don’t know,discs all round on my latest ride,crash box yes but I like them.Can touch the passenger window from the drivers seat for whatever reason,and it isn’t long arms .Wonder sometimes how my old Volvo FH12 would survive life here 
Me thinks not too well.
flat to the mat:
Oh I don’t know,discs all round on my latest ride,crash box yes but I like them.Can touch the passenger window from the drivers seat for whatever reason,and it isn’t long arms
I dont think most European trucks would struggle too much here with the conditions if you stripped off a lot of the fragile nonsense. The Russians, Turks, Iranians etc use FH12s on long distance work in often appaling conditions and they survive a great many years. I dont think that American trucks are built any better, they’re just easy to bodge up and keep going.
My ideal truck here would be a Volvo VNL780 for the room and then a European Volvo engine that hasn’t been downrated to meet US/Canadian pollution requirements with an I-shift gearbox and obviously full disc brakes all round. I would also like a stronger chassis that didn’t feel like it was twisting when pulling at max gross weight, but now I’m nit picking!
Same here. I have disc brakes on the truck and trailer. The engine is a paccar MX the same as the European trucks. Plus the advantage of a 70" sleeper that the European guys could only dream of.
My last truck was a 379 with a 600hp Cat and had far more power than anything I ever drove in Britain including my Scania topline V8.
Reading all your posts Robin hood, it sounds as if you could do with finding a better job. Just saying.
wire:
Same here. I have disc brakes on the truck and trailer. The engine is a paccar MX the same as the European trucks. Plus the advantage of a 70" sleeper that the European guys could only dream of.
My last truck was a 379 with a 600hp Cat and had far more power than anything I ever drove in Britain including my Scania topline V8.
Reading all your posts Robin hood, it sounds as if you could do with finding a better job. Just saying.
Could definetely be doing with a better job, thats for sure! Sick to death of the eastern seaboard.
All I’ve driven here have been 475hp or less and they’re definetely a lot less powerful than anything of similar power back home such as a Daf 480, Actros 460 or the MAN 440.
New Brunswick is very green and picturesque and I guess a very nice place to live but from what some of you Eastern guys post on here the jobs available don’t sound so good.
I obviously don’t know your circumstances regarding family and such but maybe you could consider moving west to Manitoba here.
There are loads of decent companies running decent trucks paying decent wages and with your experience and PR status you would have no problem getting a good job.
At least then you would be able to run the whole 48 states.
how come you guys run the double axle trailers and not tris like in europe lot less hassle with weight distribution etc
It is 6 axles for semis in Canada with a gross weight of 45,500kg.
In the north western states of Washington, Montana etc the law allows 7 axles and a higher gross weight again and Michigan allows an incredible 13 axles on a single trailer semi.
Most US states are fixed at 5 axles and a gross weight of 80,000lbs though. It might seem a bit strict especially considering the long distances but on the other hand the cost of using most roads, ie fuel duty and VED is far lower.