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zardo
on Feb 3, 2022
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Why are semi trucks in the US and Europe so differ...
Are there any routes in Europe as long as the US coast-to-coast haul?
teknopaul
on Feb 3, 2022
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Quick look at a map will tell you yes. Might not be as common, but I am sure fruit gets delivered to Finland from Andalucía by road.
usr1106
on Feb 4, 2022
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But Finland has only 5 million inhabitants, so the volume is nearly negligible on European scale. The big population centers are closer to each other and even agricultural hotspots.
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I'm sure trailers make the trip. But are they pulled by one tractor the whole way?
matli
on Feb 3, 2022
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Yes.
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