International Paystar

INTERNATIONAL PAYSTAR 5600 SPECIFICATION
GENERAL INFORMATION

Manufacturer	International
Model Year	2013
Axle configurations: 4 x 4, 6 x 4, 8 x 6	Fuel tank: Single-189 litr - 379 litr Double-379 litr - 757 litr
Front axle(non driving) International: 5443-9979kgs Mentor: 6622-9072kgs Front axle(driving) Mentor: 7257-10433kgs Fabco: 7257-10433kgs Fabco double reduction: 10433kgs	Diamond logic electrical system multiplexed -Parking brake alarm -Windshield wiper speed control -Headlights on with wipers -Pre-trip exterior light inspection
Rear axle(single) Mentor: 10433-13608kgs	Alternators Leece-Neville: 120-270 amps Delco-Remy: up to 145 amps Battery system:(12v) Up to 2100 cold cranking amps
Rear axle(Tandem) Mentor single reduction:18144-26308kgs Dana Spicer single reduction:18144-20865kgs Mentor double reduction:26308-31751kgs	Head lights: Long life Halogen(sealed beam)
Engine: Cummins ISM 400hp (298kw) 1966n.m 4 x4 6 x 4 6 x6 8 x 4 Cummins ISM 435hp (324kw) 2101n.m 4 x4 6 x 4 6 x6 8 x 4 Cummins ISX 450hp (336kw) 2237n.m 4 x4 6 x 4 6 x6 8 x 4 Cummins ISX 475hp (336kw) 2237n.m 4 x4 6 x 4 6 x6 8 x 4 Cummins ISX 500hp (373kw) 2506n.m 6 x 4 8 x 4	Exhaust system: Clean CA packaging available frame-mounted muffler for noise reduction Steering: Sheppard -Single gear: Power steering. 4536- 6350kgs axle
Transmission: Manual: Fuller -10, 11, 13, 15, 18 speeds Automatic: Allison-4000 series	Brakes: Standard Bendix 4 channel air brakes ABS available
Cab: Aluminum cab offers light weight and corrosion resistance	Frame rail: Huck bolted chassis Single: 27.64 x 30.48cm x 31.11 cm Double: 31.90cm x 32.85cm RBM up to 4.740.000.in-lbs

International PayStar

PayStar® combines unmatched strength with unequalled durability to meet any challenge you can throw at it. On-or off-highway, no job is above its pay grade. Wherever you find trucks being called upon to perform above and beyond the call of duty, you’ll find a PayStar leading the way. Harsh conditions and challenging locations are familiar terrain for this truck. From heavy hauling, to construction dumping, to severe weather plowing, PayStar is built to finish strong. These days, your business needs a truck that can be counted on day-in and day-out to deliver the results you demand. And we’re confident when we say that with a PayStar on your side, when the rubber hits the road, it’s the road that will give in.

When tough work is the daily test of your mettle, rely on the power and rugged performance of International® PayStar®. With an extra-strong frame-rail, 5-piece cross-member system and Huck-bolted chassis components, the PayStar frame is built to scale the highest peaks or reach the most inaccessible areas. Offering 120,000 PSI rails, and up an RBM up to 4.87 million in-lbs for maximum strength-to-weight ratio. Which means it can haul more, get more done and stand up to the daily beating the job dishes out.

From sun-up through quitting time, PayStar offers the same unrelenting commitment you’d expect from any other member of the crew. With design features created to improve performance, service and maintenance, PayStar spends more time on the job and less in the shop.

THE INTERNATIONAL PAYSTAR®

‘Moving mountains’ might not be in the job description, but pounding through hills of rock, grit and gravel is on line one. The International® PayStar® 5900 with a 47” set-back axle combines unrelenting performance and incredible front-load distribution to cut through the grit, gravel and grime to deliver results. Throw in a high payload capacity and see how PayStar gets the job done without breaking a sweat. To get the toughest jobs done, call on the toughest truck. You may be working in some unfriendly places, but it’s good to know that with the International PayStar, you’ll always be Miles Ahead.

PayStar: Load Warriors

PreStress Services relies on PayStar to haul massive materials for Midwestern construction projects

By: Rod O'Connor

Photos By: Roark Johnson

Yes, traffic can be a challenge,” says big-rig driver Mark Bollenbacher as we travel westward at 65 miles per hour on Highway I-64 through Louisville, Ky. in his shiny pistachio-green truck. Three pickups flash yellow lights as they escort us. Running interference, they’ve successfully interrupted traffic in both directions, transforming the interstate into a parking lot. We’re now free to turn onto the Route 264 overpass, unencumbered by fellow motorists.

This is important, because the corner we’re about to cut would be perilously tight for a typical 18-wheeler. Making our situation even more tenuous is the fact that Bollenbacher’s severe service International^® PayStar^® is pulling a gigantic I-beam the length of half a football field. This 13-axle behemoth is one of 22 tractor trailers that Lexington, Ky.–based Prestress Services relies on to transport its precast concrete products to job sites throughout the Midwest and beyond. The total span of the truck and its two custom-made trailers is a remarkable 198 feet—nearly as long as a 20-story building placed on its side.

“Look! You can see the beam bend,” says Bollenbacher, 49, as we watch his fellow driver Jeff Salway access the ramp in a similarly supersized PayStar 50 yards ahead of us—the 84-short-ton concrete slab coming within six inches of the guardrail. “When you get into a curve like that, you don’t want to hit your brakes,” warns Bollenbacher. “It throws your momentum forward, and it could flip that beam right over.”

A veteran driver, Bollenbacher has worked for Prestress for 12 years, so big loads are nothing new for him. Riding shotgun as we cruise past the horse farms of Bluegrass Country, carrying more than 168,000 pounds, I barely feel the bumps in the road.

“Our drivers have been doing this a long time,” says Matt Hamilton, transportation director for Prestress. “But they’ll tell you that they take it mile by mile, because at any moment you can have a disaster.”

Prestress manufactures heavy beams, girders and other structural materials at seven plants spread across four states. Its products serve as the foundation for countless highway bridges and parking garages, as well as iconic structures such as Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Ind. Today’s haul is for another high-profile job: the I-69 highway extension connecting Indianapolis to Evansville, Ind. It’s midsummer and Prestress trucks have already carried more than 500 beams along the 250-mile route from Lexington to Gibson County, Ind. To get this project built on time, they’ll need to transport 300 more by fall.

Weeks before the I-69 project began this past summer, Prestress sent scout drivers to plot the best routes with the fewest twists and turns. The angles at each turnoff were measured to ensure clearance. And before shipment, the beam’s dimensions were plugged into a computer to gauge its ability to withstand super elevations (over an 8.5% grade) without toppling over or snapping in two.

The sheer size of their hauls brings Bollenbacher and his fellow drivers the kind of special treatment usually reserved for presidential motorcades. When we reach the double-deck Sherman Minton Bridge over the Ohio River, which connects Louisville with southern Indiana, state troopers halt traffic so the trucks can cross alone and reduce undue stress on the structure’s supports. “They make our lives a lot easier,” says Salway, 52, his lanky body leaning against his rig, a smoke dangling from his lips as he waits for the troopers to complete their mid-trip inspection.

Once we exit the highway, Bollenbacher and Salway take turns snaking down two-lane country roads. At each junction, they hop out of the truck, pull the pin that attaches their tractor’s hitch to a massive clamp on the beam, and fire up the motor that powers the rearmost trailer’s hydraulic steering system. This system allows drivers to steer the rear of the unit using push-button controls inside the cab, while simultaneously navigating the front end of the rig.

The difficulty of these maneuvers is on show when we turn down State Road 57 on the last leg of the run. At one point, the 150-foot I-beam straddles the entire intersection, becoming nearly right-angled to the tractor, before swinging back around. “You have to keep your mind on both sides,” says Fred Propst, transportation manager for the Lexington plant. “It takes time to learn.”

The goal is to keep the trucks moving and get them to the job site safely. According to Jim Selking, co-owner of Decatur, Ind.–based Selking International, the comfort and visibility of the spacious PayStar cab helps Prestress do just that. “The creature comforts are important,” says Selking, identifying the oversized rear windows and ergonomically engineered steps that make it easy to climb in and out. “These drivers need to be stress-free because of the size of their loads.”

But it’s the reliability of International trucks that has really been the game-changer for Prestress, which recently ordered two new 2012 PayStars with 15-liter Cummins engines. Tractors receive individual permits for each and every run, which means that a truck can’t be swapped out if it breaks down along the way. Downtime means not only an unhappy customer but also thousands of dollars in late fines and a bridge project that has ground to a halt.

“Our schedules are very tight, and we depend on these tractors to get us there every day,” says Hamilton. “Our goal is to deliver on time with a quality product, and these Internationals have allowed us to do that.”