George Bunch

Aug 10, 2020

Oregon Duck Truck

Submitted by George Bunch

2016 Freightliner Coronado DD 15 13 speed

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250' tall, 190' long and 150' wide. These on-shore furnaces are 'some of the biggest things to be moved this far' on land, said Mammoet's team lead on this five-mile move from the coast inland to a pastics facility in Texas.

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