10 Mind-Blowing Truck Fact's 96% Didn't Know
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Welcome to our channel! In today's video, we're going to explore "10 Facts About Semi-Trucks You Didn't Know
Get ready to discover some fascinating facts and figures about these impressive vehicles that you may not have known before.
Whether you're a truck enthusiast or simply curious about the world of semi-trucks, this video is for you!
Did you know that semi-trucks can take up to 40% longer to stop than a passenger vehicle?
And did you know that the typical lifespan of a semi-truck engine is around 1 million miles?
These are just a couple of the intriguing details we'll be delving into today.
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Even though the engines can go 1 million miles (or more in some cases) the chassis can go a lot longer than that. My brothers best friend runs a small trucking company and has 9 Kenworth W900s that are outfitted very similar (Cummins N14 or big cam engines and Eaton Fuller transmissions) and he still has his original truck he started driving with and it’s got 3.5 million miles on it. He told me they’re all supposed to be rated for at least 5 million miles and I’d believe it. They hold up incredibly well. His is either a late 80’s or early 90’s and the rest of his fleet are all 90’s models as well. The W900’s and Peterbilt 379 have always been my favorite models
I wonder how long a truck would last running the Dalton Highway. I used to drive it in 4 wheelers and after about 60-70 thousand miles they need major suspension work.
@@Chris_at_Home ,,,LOL, but that isn't Normal Operation.
One of the Cos. I use to drive for, bought new Petes with 400 Cummins in them. Cummins said if we use Delo400 oil in them they would guarantee the motor for 1 million miles. I put 984,000 miles on that truck with no engine problems. Replace the Clutch one time. Then moved out of Ca.
it depends on the make, the model, and where the trucks are assembled at, newer trucks that are made in Mexico are thow away vehicles they don't make trucks like they used to.
My pre def 2006 kenworth t600. Still otr cross country with 1.75 million and counting.
Wow in the State of Michigan the maximum weight of a Semi Truck 163,000 pounds and since the 2010 emissions the average life span of a Semi Truck engine is between 450,000 and 700,000 miles per the manufacturers , pre emission trucks had an engine life between 1,000,000 and 1,500,000 miles .
"10 things you didn't know". Honestly an avarage guy who is not interested ion trucks know at least half of these.
People eat tide pods...I have suspensions that many people don't know, have you seen how people drive?
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@@SurvivenTerry Yes, but his tag line said "10 things you didn't know" but I knew all of them... I also keep my dishwasher pods on a high shelf so young kids and those people craving dishwasher soap leave them alone.
We are trying to educate you on stopping distances too. The life you save with this information could be your own.
They definitely don't get the message these things don't stop on a dime 😤 & ther a reason we have following distances . So when cutting in front immediately after u have overtake 1n stay on the left side of the road . Not infont of us
Semi trucks in the US can have as few as 9gears although some call it an 8 speed if you dont count the Lo that comes before the 12345678. Common gear configurations are 8/9, 10, 13, and 18. When we get into the really big stuff like the trucks that pull in excess of 200,000 pounds you start getting into configurations such as an 18speed trans with a two speed rear differential or 18speed trans with a two or three speed Auxilery Trans. And even with those setups it can still take two of those trucks to push/pull something extremely big and heavy.
But back to the 80,000 pound trucks, most people have no concept of how mich that really is.
Semi trucks can go over the 80,000lbs limit as long as they obtained the proper permits.
That is VERY correct, and they are not limited to 65mph as well. It all depends on what the company, or owner wants to set it at...or not. Newer tractors also spend more down time in the shop due to emissions components failing than older tractors without all the tree hugger crap added on.
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I can remember when a good selection of springs would get you going again. They are replaced with electronics that can cost you days to get going.
All to keep the greeners happy.
@@c216mohl in South Dakota overweight permits specify 65 mph.
@@user-jp7rk1uf2n That doesn't mean the truck itself is limited to 65mph. That is a rule set by the state for a specific reason.
There has to be the proper Axle configuration also.
Doesn't even mention how brakes lock up with loss of pressure
I've driven a standard shifter for 7 years until they took all these truck away and gave us Autoshifter, the standerd shifter has from a 8 speed to a 10 speed manual I miss driving the manual.
since emissions the fuel milage dropped on trucks, I have a 1988 freightliner and get 10 mpg I got a 2010 international with all the aero crap and the best milage I got was 6 mpg and when I drove the early 90s cab overs I got 10.5 - 11 mpg and as far as speed my truck will run about125 mph empty and 100 fully loaded and as a old trucker I am not a fan of the new trucks and regs
I also run a mid 90s Cabover with a Detroit series 60. No speed governor, no logs, no emissions bullshit. I get an easy 8-12mpg based on how heavy I am.
Bro kindly make a video on the truck culture in Pakistan. There's a lot going on with it and I'm sure you won't be disappointed.
I’ve ran up to 104k regularly in Washington state with anything from an 8 speed up to an 18 speed manual. All about what weight you or your company pays for. Michigan will allow for some crazy axle combinations on single trailers. I’m only aware of a handful of states that actually set a max speed for semis.
Although semi trucks have a lot of gears, most of the time not all of the gears are used especially when the loads are light. Trucks with automated manual shifting, the computer will skip a few lower gears.
1960 s Semi truck milage is +10 milion mile & travel even more becus chasie is a simple straight steel ladder that mean when damaged you can build new in shops like pak trucks & engine & other things can be swaped from other models you shoud take care of front cabin
Fuel consumption should also be compared in ratio with the weight, in that case trucks are usually much better than cars.
Also, it would be nice to have more info also in metric system like speed in kmph. thanks!
I recall, way back when, GM converting a Gas engine to Diesel with Ford following. The chatter on the CB was, watch Diesel price go way up. And they did.
I live in Washington and drive a log truck. The GVW on my truck is 105,500 with 1 tag axle.
you drive a log truck ,, are you allowed to drive that on the federal highway system without an oversize/weight permit , i know in iowa /nebraska where i drive you can not
If a company neglected maintenance and something doesn't meet standards guess who pays the fine.
a car's engine lifespan can vary a lot. For example in my birthtown there was a taxi running since more than 35 years. A taxi!! a taxi drives easily 70 000 miles a year x by 35 years it's millions of miles of lifespan, while i saw a truck good for scrap after less than 200 000 miles, a modern one because older trucks were able to drive 2 or 3 million miles (one of my father's truck had 2 millions miles and was nearly new)
a truck is way more fuel effective than a regular car because a truck is 20 times heavier than car so a truck is 300 miles per gallon per ton (for a 40 metric ton truck) while a car is 10 to 20 miles per gallon per ton (for a 2 metric ton car)
only the truck's engine cost about 50000$
in Canada it's mandatory for a truck driver to inspect his vehicle everyday before starting his truck :
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air brakes offer big advantages upon hydraulic brakes, if there's a leak in the system you stil can drive but when you stop the trucks, the air compressor won't reload air pressure in the system causing the truck's brakes lock because air brakes work by reducing pressure instead of increasing pressure like on a standard car (there's no air in the system? your truck is blocked)
First off, 44 tons is 88,000 lbs., not 97,000, however if they had said "Metric Tons", it would. Second, air brakes require more maintenance than a cars brakes. Air brakes are only used because any they do not need to be bled every time you change trailer like an hydraulic system would need to be.
When anyone from anywhere in the world other than North America uses the term "tonne" (usually abbreviated "t"), they mean a "metric ton" or 1,000 kg. Yes, 44 metric tonnes is 44,000 kg or 97,000 pounds; 44 short tons (of 2,000 pounds per ton) would be 88,000 pounds.
Cars nowadays have 10 speeds
Australia has road trains (multiple trailers) with pusher truck help start road train moving. Alberta truck with 550 hp with 18 speed, pull super B (two 53 foot boxes).
No. it would not be a b train then. It would be an A train. There is no Super B with 53 foot trailers.
you can do B train on the I 15 freeway.
I drove them for years. They have always been called turnpikes.
A Super-B is a B-train with trailers over 28 feet long. Two 53' trailers would normally be in an A-train configuration, and is called a Long Combination Vehicle (LCV), or informally a "turnpike double".
Pre-egr engines didn’t need overhauls until the 1.5-2million mile range. These newer trucks I don’t know, I’m out of the OTR game just daycab now and I’m not doing those kind of miles anymore.
Also to get the max output of a semi-truck the RPM needs to be at least 2000 RPM's. And Diesel engines are made to idle for very long periods of time when the max driving is required for the driver to take a rest break for a certain period of time. I believe the max time driving in the USA is 10 hours with a 8 hour rest break. Also, you will see more semi-trucks on the road at night because most weight stations in most states are closed.
Those are the hours for driving motorcoach. Big trucks hours of service are basically 11 hours driving within a 14 hrs window, then 10 hours off duty or in the sleeper berth.
i think it's more about less traffic at night so can travel further in the hours that are allowed
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Also a lot less idiots on the road.
I am a European truck driver. And I have never drove a truck @2000 rpm ! At that kind of rpm, the engines are not fuel-efficient ! Ps mostly I drove with 12.6 liter six in line engines. Now with 16.8 V8, and in overdrive @ 89 kilometers hour 900 rpm and in 12 around 1200 rpm.
In Germany its allowed 40 Tons for 5 Axles and for 5 Axle Semi Trucks with Combinated Traffic(Kombinierter Verkehr) Sea Freight Containers then you can have 44 Tons
Metric tons. 40MT = 88.000 Lbs.
Michigan allows 160,000# on 11 axles
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I run 105,000 lbs regularly in the US. Granted I have a special tractor and trailer. Some of your info is wrong.
9 things i knew, and one that's not true where i live. the speed limit is 55, but they go the car speed limit usually
Hey, as a truck driver, I like this channel, but some of your info is wrong.
In the EU max weight is 40tonnes, 44tonnes is allowed, but only in specific circumstances.
Also, the first point you made, '80 000 lbs max weight for semi-trucks in the US', yet in the first graphic it shows 80 000 lbs max JUST for the trailer, without the truck.
the 40 tonnes for EU isn't standard in EU.
In Sweden it's 64 tons, while Finland has 76 tons.
You could argue that's for module, but in Norway the limit for semi's are 50 tons etc.
@@jettom17arent the limit for semis rised to 60t in Norway?
@@bjrnbreivik4582 for modul vogntog on certain roads its 60. For regular semis, still 50.
The graphic is correct, but poorly presented; the 80,000 pound gross weights are for the entire truck and trailer, with the limits for the highlighted single axle (20,000 pounds) and tandem axle set (34,000 pounds) shown as examples for those axle sets, not for the truck.
The basic US federal limit is 80,000 pounds total, for the tractor and trailer, not just for the trailer. The limits are actually more detailed than that, with limits of 12,000 pounds for the steer axle, 34,000 pounds for tandem drive axles, and 34,000 pounds for tandem trailer axles... totalling 80,000 pounds in a classic "18 wheeler". Other configurations are still limited to 80,000 pounds total under the _Interstate Gross Weight Limit_ , as shown by the jagged line drawn through the table that precedes that graphic.
1 million is all? Pretty sure I know allot of trucks that have 2+million.
It’s hard to find an Emission Motor with a million plus without rebuild.
I know of at least 20 Cascadias that have passed a million without a rebuild.
@@jasonstclair6293 that’s great lol, that doesn’t count for the majority of Fleet trucks that great rebuilt at 400-750k.
@@curtisnoble. Those all were fleet trucks along with probably 100 others of various makes and models that I only saw because the drivers needed work on the trailers. One thing I guess I should consider is they usually hauled lighter loads. Heard plenty of emission complaints, but rarely any rebuild stories.
Here's a fact about semi-trucks that few people realize. There wasn't even one semi-truck in this video. These were all tractor trailers. To be classified as a semi-truck the truck must be equipped to pull trailers but with it's own deck, container, tank, or other means of tranporting cargo while not being hooked to a trailer. Stop calling every tractor trailer a semi.
Here you go.. THIS! Is The Real Name For A Truck (Semi-Truck, Prime-Mover, Lorry)
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Limits vary within the USA as well, because most roads are not federally regulated highways so their limits are set by the states and even municipalities within them. In Canada, regulation is at the provincial level, with an interprovincial agreement standardizing some configurations as acceptable across the country, but not preventing provinces from allowing different (including heavier and longer) configurations within their jurisdictions.
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I run a 1995 freightliner flb cabover. Almost 1 million miles on the orginal engine ans chassis wirh no end in sight.
Good job
"Most efficient rpm range" and the screen shows a car dashboard, which has a tachometer (revolutions per minute meter) up to 5,000 rpm. A truck can go half that. The optimal engine speed is between 1200 and 1800 rpm. Your car is 2000 to 3000 rpm.
My Ford focus is usually 3k-5k rpm when driving, and my Freightliner does 1800rpm cruising.
They always say this, but in all reality normal driving is typically all the top two gears much like pulling a heavy load with a pick up truck.
It could be good topic to explain people how some mega carrier still don't use auxiliary heating or cooling overnight in tne bunk. They Let the truck idle all nights all years. This is operation from an other era. Battery operated a/c and small diesel heating should be mandatory for all new truck. Does company border all trucker who try to sleep without noise ! Plus what about pollution ? What about wear and tear on DPF etc. Public should know about that !
Electric trucks last longer due to low wear and tear??? How do you know that if so far they are not keeping up with diesel engines.
You forgot 10 gears
Trucks that I see on the American highways go much faster than 65 MPH. Especially the owner/operator trucks with all of the fancy lights. Time is money. The sooner the freight is delivered, the sooner the trucker gets paid. The time of delivery is all about speed and maximizing hours on the road against the electronic logging device that most trucks now have.
Wrong, the days of running fast are over now the determining factor is cost of fuel and fuel savings overshadow speed.
@@motoman1997 Tell that to the truckers that blow me off when I am doing 70 MPH in the travel lanes.
it depends if the company governs the trucks to a certain speed like 55. but yes owner ops tend to drive faster
Many drivers get paid by the mile... the more miles in a day the more pay in a day.
@@MegaGeorge1948 I once had a convoy of three trucks blow pass me even when I was going 80, those guys must have been going at least 95 and I could heared them coming from the horizon even with music on
15 year lifespan?? My 47' KW 67' and 79' pete and kw laugh at that
I like those brown shoes. Anybody know what they are? Asking for a friend.
Uk and European trucks are limited to 56 mph or 90 kmph. Some companies voluntarily reduce this down to 52 mph or 85kmph for the fuel economy. Unless your a certain Scottish or Irish truck then all bets are off as they come flying by 😂
our semi can only hold up to 90 gallon of diessel and its a 12 speed.
My plate in Michigan is 160000 lbs
Your info on highway trucks fuel consumption is quite outdated as this days most fuel efficient trucks are capable of fuel economy in a range of 8 to 8.5 mpg (29.4 to 27.7 l/100km)
it takes a truck driver that aims to achieve such efficiency by maintaining economical speed and minimizing engine idling when parked
Only thing I learned is some of your information is not accurate or misleading
65 mph? Where do you live? More like 70-80.
I got 1,240,000 out of a c15 cat over
Haiied
I had a C-15 Cat that wouldn't stay out of the shop.😢
Could you see a truck stop where all the trucks are plugged in...our power grid is going to fail, energy prices will skyrocket, people become more poor... if you let the big wigs control clean energy it will become expensive like everything else. The best way to go is hybrid.
It's too early for green energy so we missed a train like 40 years ago so we need to wait until 2100 and then we might have chanse to be green without big shitstorm
If we focused power research maybe we could get some kind of power core...maybe then but by the 2035 they they have set is just crazy...I think thats what they want tho..just crazy.
@@SurvivenTerry wih this amount of green energy we have we are going to run out in couble of minutes
More blackouts will happen too
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Trucks ARE NOT semi anything!!! They are Class 8 tractors that pull Semi Trailers!!
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The Very Biggest thing to Keep a DIESEL Engine alive and Running Well IS to Keep UP WITH HAVING THE OVERHEAD RESET TO THE FACTORY SPECKS My Cousin Did even Though it was a Company Truck but by him doing that when the Diesel Engine was Overhauled they said that diesel engine could have Gone maybe another 25,000 or 50,000 thousand miles before it needed to be overhauled! Another driver with the same size and Horsepower diesel engine had to have his diesel engine overhauled 3 times to My Cousins Once!
While it's true that air brakes are more effective, it needs more parts to operate (air tank, compressor, etc) it's only usable on trucks, the hydrolic brakes are simpler and requires less parts, so it's better for cars.
Reason why air brake is more reliable is that, it doesn't fail with small leakage. As long as it delivers enough pressure to the brake friction lining. However, air brake has a log of 0.2~0.5 sec. If you press the brake pedal, the truck actually starts to slow down after at least 0.2 second
Yes and no. Hydraulic brakes wouldn't even stop a truck without a lot of extra help. Air brakes are actually simpler than hydraulic once you learn how the system works. It just sounds more complicated because there are more parts. You'll hear a leaking brake chamber long before you'll find out your wheel cylinder or caliper have leaked brake fluid all over everything and is about to fail.
@@jasonstclair6293Hydraulic brakes work in any size; for 10 tons per axle they would not be a problem at all, and they are routinely used on 17,500 pound GAWR axles. The real reason for the use of air is the ability to connect an air system to a trailer and disconnect it without a loss of hydraulic fluid or problems with introducing air into a hydraulic system.
65mph?!? What a joke! I see truckers racing down hills at 80+ mph - extremely dangerous.
My truck gets to a hundred mph where it's limited by the rpm. Although it's American it has way more power than in America because we don't have emissions.
I seen some do 80 on flat rode. Matter a fact one was doing 80 mph going down i-20 the other day
My last truck topped out at 146 fully loaded.
@larrycolson6056 miles per hour? I know friend who have gone that fast on semi trucks but not fully loaded
I'm a old school driver.
Also known as "10 Things I Already Knew About Heavy Trucks" 😁
You don't know what your audience knows, so don't pretend that you do. Just call it "10 Interesting Things About Semi-Trucks".
umm na i blew up a volvo engine at 450k miles no where near 1 mill miles an i checked the oil that morning
Luck of the draw. I owned a 2000 Volvo 770 with a Cummins N14 Plus. I put 1,074,000 on her without a rebuild and she was still running strong when I sold her and retired.
@@mortimer_snide770 ya u had a cummins that volvo was all volvo .volvo engin gave out on saluda mtn in nc
@@mortimer_snide770....Must have been a Red Top....?
They would last a lot longer if they were built properly.
the lifespan of trucks is actually based on their fatigue life ,, highway trucks don't have near the fatigue problems as other units like construction vehicles ,dump trucks ,and other hard used trucks ,,by the time a truck is 15 years old it's likely reached the point where the frame has exceeded it's fatigue life ,,about 10 years ago i bought a then 10 year old kenworth W900 and when i had it inspected it was discovered that the frame had cracked between the spring shackles on the frame in front ,,it was a complicated and expensive repair ,,the truck only had 500K miles but it had been a heavy haul vehicle used to carry construction equipment ,, i ended up Suing the previous owner AND the DOT inspector who had inspected this truck and given it an FMCSA certification just 2 weeks prior ,,anyone opening the hood and looking at the passenger side front brake pod would see that crack AND it's accompanying rust streak on the frame meaning it had been there for a significant amount of time and likely was there for the previous year's inspection and had been ignored
FIRST OFF TWO OF THEM ARE LIES BECAUSE OUR SEMI IS 22 YEARS OLD AND CAN DO 102 MPH
But your tires are only rated for about 75mph.😊
Electric trucks *are not* cleaner than diesel trucks, unless they are tied up to overhead electrical wires!
overhead electric wires come from coal burning power plants in most cases
@@marcelo403polo2 The same goes for batteries, so that's not really an argument.
The argument is that getting steel to make overhead wires are more environmentally friendly than getting the minerals to produce batteries.