This massive truck travelled from Kerala to Maharashtra in one year

Kerala : A massive truck with a total carriage weight of 70 tonnes aerospace horizontal autoclave on 74 wheels for delivery to Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in Thiruvananthapuram, reached the city approximately one year after it started its journey from Maharashtra.

The colossal truck started its journey from Nashik, Maharashtra in July, 2019 and travelled across four states to finally reach its destination today.

"Started in July 2019 & travelled across 4 states. Hope to deliver this today," a staff said earlier.

Fundamentally, the truck is carrying a machine called aerospace autoclave to the VSSC. The machine weighs 70 tonnes and has a height of 7.5 meters and width of 6.65 meters.

Due to its massive size and weight, it was impossible to move the truck for a longer distances and hence it was moved only 5 kms in a day.

"We're using rope to carry cargo's weight. It's being pulled by two axels, front & back, both have 32 wheels each & puller has 10 wheels. Puller is pulling it all. Drop deck weighs 10 tonnes and cargo weighs 78 tonnes. Weight is being distributed in two axels," a staff with the cargo said.

What made the journey long?

As mentioned earlier, the size was the biggest factor, but the journey got further delayed amid lockdowns due to coronavirus pandemic.