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Discussion in 'Refrigerated Trucking Forum' started by harmin5288, Nov 1, 2014.

  1. Nov 1, 2014 #1
    harmin5288

    harmin5288 Bobtail Member

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    Hey guys...i have read a bunch of posts and ive got a few questions...especially when loading pears or apples...

    first off i get that you wanna try to stay under 4000 lbs per row of standard size pallets...what is the reason to being under 22,000 before the half way mark?

    also, i had a load of apples last week and we loaded single double single then double back...i was good on weight but my drives were just a few hundred over with full tanks why couldn't it had been loaded single, single , then double all the way back...wouldn't that give me some more room to work with on the drives...
     
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  3. Nov 1, 2014 #2
    TLeaHeart

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    two singles in a row will fall over if you don't put air bags to hold them upright... single double single double pressed together stops the single from falling over.
     
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    Lady K Thanks this.
  4. Nov 1, 2014 #3
    harmin5288

    harmin5288 Bobtail Member

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    Ohh...right..let's say we did single single then double with the airbags wouldn't that give a little more room on the drives to cover the fuel
     
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  5. Nov 1, 2014 #4
    HalpinUout

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    When you weigh at a Cat scale do so right before you fuel, or atleast try. Those couple/few hundred pounds of fuel will burn off as you go...
     
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  7. Nov 1, 2014 #5
    gokiddogo

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    You can do single single .... I have done it before ... drive careful ...

    If you have 20 pallets you could also do 1-2-1-2-1-2-2-2-2-2-1-2 ... this will leave 2 skid spots at the back. I will load it this way sometimes to load the trailer axles right up to 34,000 then I don't have to worry so much about the fuel weight up front. It works as long as you can stay legal with your bridge laws .. I wouldn't load something this way if I went to the nazi state that requires 40' KPRA ...
     
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  8. Nov 1, 2014 #6
    White Dog

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    If you go too light on the drives (i.e: single, single, double back), you may be forced to stretch your trailer tandems too far to meet the bridge laws of some states---so it depends on where the load goes.
     
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