South African Road Transport Warriors

Miners in South Africa prefer to move loads not by rail (like in the USA, Germany, India and Japan), but - since they have huge open spaces - by means of the HUGE TRUCK TRAINS.

Looking like something out of a feverish Mad Max dream, these otherworldly centipedes are described here and here as a very capable set of machines:







(images credit: Dennis Child)

in fact,
THIS IS THE LARGEST ON-HIGHWAY VEHICLE IN THE WORLD!
- 370 ton Siemens generator with a gross combination load of 860 tons
- five Ultra Pacific trucks in one line, giving 4000hp.
- Total length 160m.
- The heaviest load transported: 950 ton (tunnel boring machine)


They also have the largest trailer (with 338 wheels):


(image credit: Dennis Child)