Mine's Longer Than Yours: Which One Is The World's Longest Truck Load?

by Paul Niedermeyer

Published: December 12th, 2009

mine s longer than yours which one is the world s longest truck load

BigLorryBlog has been the site for some recent bragging about “mine is longer than yours”. The latest entry, a wind turbine blade,comes with an actual measurement, a whopping 61.5 meters (202 feet). But the previous entry (after the jump) is nothing to be embarrassed about either, even thought it lacks any official measurements. Note that neither load was being pulled by a Hummer.

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Conslaw on Dec 13, 2009

Speaking of long trucks. Here's a picture from Hemmings.com of a 60ft long trailer from 1942. The custom-built trailers were used to transport B-24 bomber parts from factory to factory. The tractor used two engines linked to a single transmission. Can you imagine driving this thing cross country in those pre-interstate highway days? http://cll.hemmings.com/uimage/3787032-748-531.jpg

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Stingray on Dec 14, 2009

Judging by all the chrome and bullbar... the last truck is from Aussiesland. 61.5 mts is effing long.

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