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In commercial combination vehicles, increasing the distance between the kingpin and the rear trailer tandem axles reduces the total off-tracking (or cheating) created during a turn.

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The statement is false because off-tracking severity increases with vehicle length; the greater the distance between the kingpin and the rear trailer axles, the farther inward the rear wheels track relative to the steering path of the front wheels.

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1
Analyze the geometric relationship between trailer axle spacing and off-tracking.
Off-tracking is directly proportional to the effective wheelbase length between the articulation point (kingpin) and the rear trailer axles.
Non-steerable rear trailer wheels follow a path of smaller radius than the steering front wheels, cutting inward toward the curve.
2
Determine the impact of increasing the kingpin-to-rear-axle distance on the turning path.
Greater distance between the kingpin and the rear axles amplifies inward off-tracking rather than reducing it.
A longer trailer wheelbase forces the rear wheels to swing further inward toward curbs, shoulders, or adjacent traffic lanes during a turn.

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Off-tracking increases as the distance between the vehicle steering axle or articulation point (kingpin) and the rear axles increases.
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