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Originally Posted by katy
According to a TV show a couple of nights ago the current production of the Mack truck "Road Train" uses a computer controlled automatic transmission.
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Nope. Road trains have been about for decades admitedly not always as big as they are now.
The trick is to back-up the whole thing till the trailers are jackknifed like a train wreck would look like. As the prime mover takes off, it is already moving before the first trailer is pulled straight, thus adding to the load. As each trailer falls into line, the load increases but by the time the last one has, the driver has usually already shifted to second gear and we're away!
A computer controlled truck would take the fun (and skill) out of it!!!These guys can DRIVE but truckies anywhere can - it's their job.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMapwYdWJXA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO6Gl6NeX-g
The second of those links shows the Tanami Track - just the sort of road my wife and I love travelling in our Model A while towing a camper. We have no trouble with the truckies so long as we don't get in their way. A little jabber on the CB goes a long way. We've done about 35,000 miles like that.