RE: Hearsay

[Tom Mandera <tsm1@domain.elided>]

On Sat, 13 Feb 1999, pharmer wrote:

> You know, over the last year or so,  I have been seeing a lot of the big
> (1-ton?) Dodge trucks with goose-neck trailers hauling much bigger loads
> than I remember normally seeing.  Stuff like very long - 40' or so trailers,
> sometimes with multiple vehicles on it.  Always seemed like a lot for a
> light duty vehicle, but maybe the 1-tons are making inroads on the medium
> duty vehicles?

There's a type of "tractor trailer" running around known as "hot-shots".. 
my understanding is it's basically something like a 1T with a big 5th 
wheel like the reg'lar semi tractors use.  I'm not up on all the 
details.. mom is though (US DOT FHA).. 

-Tom