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I'm looking at getting a dump trailer. The truck should run fast even when carrying heavy load. Which should I go for? A truck with higher transmission (e.g 400HP +) or truck with Higher Engine Speed (13+ spd)? or is it the Engine ratio? Please assist. My terrain is relatively flat.

Lastly, Does Higher Horse Power (Or Engine Speed) necessarily translate to Higher diesel consumption?

Joe. Thanks for You help. this is a safe guide.

YOu 've been of immense help and i must appreciate you both for these. Now i clearly understand what Horse Power meant. However, i see truck head , some with 6 speed. others 8 or 10 or even 13 Speed. What does that mean? Does it mean the number of gears? Does a larger number of truck speed translate to the truck running fast? How does truck speed or horse power affect Diesel consumption? Ones again, thanks for all your input.

Thaddeous. Thanks. Thanks. Thanks for these. First regarding truck head, from my findings, its rather difficult to see truck heads with as much as 65,000lb. at most, i see 44 to 46000lb double axle. Regarding trailers, i've been able to see dump trailers with 3 axle and spring suspension. i'll make enquiries regarding the axle strength. however, you said "Lets say you need to carry 25 tons on the tractor, 65,000 pound rear axles will work great." From my calculation, for 40 tons, it should be as much as 100,0 00 lb. is that attainable? You did say anything about truck horsepower. it appears that doesnt matter. Correct?

thanks joe for your help. If i get you well, Engine transmission or Speed has nothing to do with how much tons a truck head can pull. So what does a higher engine transmission translate to? Any advantage of trucks with higher transmission?

Please i need answers to these questions. I'm a little new to heavy duty trucks. 1. What determine how much load a dump truck or a dump trailer can carry? is the just the size of the bucket? is it the engine transmission or the axle weight? I need some explanation. 2. I need a truck that can haul as much as 40 tons of gravel. so i think that a dump trailer is better since buckets could be large. Is it wise to go for a dump trailer for these reason? what are other parameters to be considered. I'm not from the states so i'm not bordered about US regulation regarding how much tons to carry. I just desire to know how much tons the trucks can efficiently carry without breaking down. Please i need ideas.