UPS 3 trailers on a Colorado interstate

passing a UPS truck on the I-70 in Colorado

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Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• ups
• I70
• colorado
• interstate
• triple

[caliute]

When the rear box is empty this will happen. Sometimes just a bit more grease on the 5th wheel will fix it. Best way to fix it though...don't look in the mirror!!

[fdm666]

Wiggle wagon! Yeah, a little thing called rear-ward amplification. It sucks...

[superdonkeyballs]

@bulldog31960 nope. I've seen them do it in Utah and Colorado. You just got to get an endorsement for it.

[UNFIXIBLE]

COULD YA IMAGINE 40+ WIND GUSTS!???

[thebrownguy79]

Only certain parts of the country can triple trailer setups can be done. Mostly flat straight aways of freeway between hubs.

[bulldog31960]

I thought triple tandems were illegal!!

[Mechknight73]

The Australian version of this, which is legal, involves triple axle traliers, sometimes triple dollies, and all fully loaded. It's legal to pull two fully loaded 40 footers on the main transport routes. In some of the more remote areas, you're allowed three trailers, and sometimes more in the really remote areas to the north

[techohelp3]

@highlightenment This is Colorado and here i have seen (only once) a shipping company have 4 trailers 

[FordV8Guy]

Scary! UPS always makes it to me on time though!

[highlightenment]

I know Europe doesn't care, but I thought this was illegal in the U.S... "They won't let our drivers pull triples out here in CA" -maybe just the midwest plains because no human lives there?

[RichardF41230]

Sorry I meant to call it a Wiggle Whip , not a Triple Whip.

[RichardF41230]

It's just swaying a little, its called the crack the whip effect, you barely have to move the steering wheel to make it act as a whip and sling it around, these doubles and triples are loaded with the heavy trailers up front and lighter ones in the back thats why the rear ones move alot more, Thats the first time I'v ever even seen a triple whip.