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Old 08-13-2012, 03:20 PM   #4 (permalink)
Diesel_Dave
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Originally Posted by jamesqf View Post
Look again. This is for heavy trucks, where 10 or more gears (plus a 2-speed rear end) has been the norm for decades at least.
Exactly. There two factors that have contributed to this: 1) The need to accelerate and decelerate very large payloads 2) The heavy duty trucking industry pays more attention to fuel economy than probably any other sector.
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