Is this the biggest thing on 142 wheels ever seen on Northland roads? The supertruck that traversed Northland this week to bring a new transformer to Kaitaia, part of a multi-million-dollar rebuild of Top Energy's power network in the Far North, consisted of three "prime movers" (that's trucks to the rest of us) coupled to a 112-wheel trailer. At 85 tonnes the transformer is thought to be the heaviest load transported on Northland roads.
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