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The above expertise will be a boon to wind turbine delivery. A variety of roadways – interstate, state, municipal and rural/remote – must be navigated. WTTV deliveries require extensive advance planning, public information and law enforcement coordination. Special transit and vehicle weight permits must be obtained. And highly trained, technologically educated crews must be retained because the $750,000 to $1 million WTTV is like no other vehicle on the road. Conventional 18-wheel tractor-trailer rigs are 60 to 80 feet long, have 5-axles, 18-wheels and carry up to 28 tons of cargo. The WTTV stretches two-thirds of the length of a football field, has 45 wheels, 12 axles and carries 80 to 145 tons over the length of an articulated frame. The trailer frame is essentially a computer-operated hydraulic grid, designed to distribute the enormous weight of a wind turbine to accommodate and avoid damaging every kind of road surface, bridge and underpass. Dozens of approved and potential wind farm sites meanwhile await turbine delivery, further inspiring the WindRoads
mission. All told, we hope to reduce carbon dioxide emissions for the long-term future by facilitating the delivery
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'Until now, the WTTV has been rare to the point of non-existent, keeping wind-farm development at a virtual crawl for power companies,' Hogan says. “With Mike’s trucking expertise, Ed’s knowledge of law enforcement and security issues, and our combined 100 years of corporate and political experience, WindRoads brings a CEO-level of leadership to the growing wind-energy industry.” (Please see the attached bios. WindRoads officials come from the highest levels of banking, transportation, law enforcement/security and political leadership.) 
