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The article states that it's because of length restrictions. European leangth restrictions include the truck, American restrictions don't.
by frosted-flakes 5y ago
The article states that it's because of length restrictions. European leangth restrictions include the truck, American restrictions don't.
- flyingfences 5y agoPresumably, though, the length restrictions are due, at least in large part, to [lack of] available space on the streets.
- the_mitsuhiko 5y agoThe European length restrictions don't exist because someone hates long trucks but because city and road planers don't need to account for longer trucks than that. This is especially important because of parking. In the EU there are maximum driving hours for truckers which means they often need to take rests and the infrastructure needs to support that.
- dahfizz 5y ago> In the EU there are maximum driving hours for truckers which means they often need to take rests and the infrastructure needs to support that. The same is true in the USA.
- PaulDavisThe1st 5y agoSpecifically: - 14 hour days, maximum - high tolerance of pulled over "resting" trucks - conventional truck designs with builtin bedrooms - state-run and private truck stops along most highways
- jaclaz 5y agoIn EU (for comparison): https://www.gov.uk/drivers-hours/eu-rules https://www.gov.uk/drivers-hours/eu-rules The tachograph [0] is - I believe - not used (not mandated by Law) in the US, though it is being introduced recently. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tachograph https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tachograph
- harpersealtako 5y agoThe US equivalent is the ELD [0], which basically does the same thing with minor technical differences. They've been mandated for years. I'm not a truck expert though. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_logging_device https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_logging_device