A truck trying to pull a million pounds of semi-trailers would fail because the static friction between the trailer tires and the road would be too much to overcome due to excessive contact area, whereas an electric F-150 successfully pulled a million pounds of railroad auto racks because rail cars have minimal friction.

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if this truck were to try and pull a million pounds worth of semi-trailers it would never work the static friction between the trailer's tires and the road would be too much to overcome because there's too much contact area

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Why Locomotives Can Pull So MuchSouthern Plains Railfan
Created: 8/13/2026, 9:56:55 AM

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