770-ton loaded trailer with 45 axles on a public highway

[Milaca]

770-ton loaded trailer with 45 axles and towed with six semi-trucks with a combined 4000 horsepower on a public highway.
Not only is it heavy, but it is part of a $4.4 BILLION demolition of a former nuclear power plant.

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/story/2020-07-20/770-ton-load-from-san-onofre-nuclear-plant-finishes-trip-to-ut

[Commander Eddie]

Impressive. The first time I saw a setup like that I was driving from Los Angeles to Indianapolis and, in Nevada I believe, I saw this crazy long multi-wheeled trailer that looked like a centipede stopped at a rest stop. I pulled over to get a better look and took some photos. On this trailer was a gigantic cylinder which I was told was a magnet destined for the new particle accelerator being constructed at Stanford University in California. The trailer had been specially constructed for this load and could only travel a few miles per hour because of how sensitive the magnet was to vibration. These trailers are becoming more common these days, but it sure was an attraction in the early 80s.

[rbisacca]

"Oversize Load" is an understatement!

[t walgamuth]

I saw one recently with multiple tractors in front and in back. Not quite as big as this but most impressive!

[Milaca]

There are likely tractors pushing this load too, as the article states that there were six tractors used.
Forty-plus years ago, I had an uncle that hauled large equipment that required two lowboy trailers side-by-side, thus requiring two semi-tractors being side-by-side. One driver would be the primary driver and the other driver would shadow.

[tsenecal]

The move is impressive, but I'm wondering, if the plant is being demolished, why can't the units be cut up into pieces at the site?

[Dick LeRoux]

it is part of a $4.4 BILLION demolition of a former nuclear power plant.

My guess is that whoever is involved wouldn't allow for demolition to take place on site. Once you get into the nuclear realm all forms of construction / destruction are in a whole different category. What you think would normally take place work-wise within 8 hours usually ends up taking 3 days. A bid we're putting together under normal working circumstances we estimated would be done within less than six months. We've been told to prepare for it to take over three years.