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Ian Williams 06-23-2007 06:54 AM

Wiggle Waggings foe HHG?
 
I have a question for all the Bed Buggers on here:

Why don't you see doubles used in HHG?

It seems like you would have the advantage of an extra 3' of trailer. You can also take a pup places no 53' can tread; avoiding some shuttle operations.

Aside from the extra time 10-15min to hook and break what is the downside?

Mackman 06-23-2007 12:10 PM

thats a good ? where you at rev or BC and where did teal go???

BanditsCousin 06-24-2007 05:22 PM

Wiggle wagons are used, but very rarely. The biggest downfall is the backing ability. Sure, they CAN be backed up, but try getting a set around a street corner, truckstop parking space, etc. I've seen a set from United, Mayflower, and Wheaton within the last 3 months.

They do have benfits like dropping one trailer in a tight area, and going back for the other when the other is full.

Teal 95 KW 06-25-2007 09:56 AM

I'm here...I've been pulling for Atlas Van Lines' biggest booking/revenue producing agent, and they have kept me BUSY. I like the idea of doubles, and have seen alot of "other" van lines, aside from the big hitters pulling them. But, I think that the downside would greatly outweigh the upsides of them. A benefit is in a tight neighborhood you can drop one and pull one through....load/unload and then switch out...which would sure help things out, in the case of havng a 75 foot long tractor/trailer, with only one pivot point in the middle. A downside I can think of right off hand, is that you stop and drop your second trailer, and unload a shipment on the main one...now you're going to have to switch trailers around AGAIN b/c your now empty one that's hooked to you, is lighter than your 1/2 way loaded dropped trailer...now you have to switch them around...the next day you stop off and load onto your now empty trailer and it overflows onto the 1/2 empty one..welp..you guessed it..switch them around again...in the HHG world especially during the summer, when you're unloading or loading everyday...this could become VERY tedious.

BanditsCousin 06-27-2007 06:02 AM

Change your avitar. That was like 3 agents ago :lol:


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