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Old 07-19-2022, 02:42 AM   #16 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Piotrsko View Post
Only benefit would be running a team back home unloaded because it cuts into load capacity pretty severely. Pretty sure it wouldn't be done today.
For some cross-border operators, such high-capacity tanks were useful when the fuel prices in one of the countries along the route was considerably cheaper than in the other (or others). I still see many big-rigs with larger tanks, which are used for hauling between Brazil and neighboring countries such as Uruguay and Argentina.
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