Re; order of trailers in a set

Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by JReding, Mar 31, 2015.

  1. JReding

    JReding Road Train Member

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    I have a disagreement with my employer, but I'm not sure if this is just standard practice, or if there are any actual regulations regarding pulling sets. I've been pulling sets for over twenty years, and I was trained oh-so-many years ago that the heavy trailer is always your lead, depending on conditions (I was taught to use a 3000# guideline; anything under 3000# difference, no big deal, but still driver's discretion, depending on road and weather conditions. Anything over, you want to have the heavy trailer be your lead box). This morning I was late for an appointment because I had two trailers with a 5000# difference, and I had to pull them away from the doors to find out which one was my heavy trailer (warehouse was already closed). My manager feels it's safe to pull with a light lead box, and said there are no regulations regarding that issue. So, any information out there regarding standard practice vs. legal requirements?
     
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  3. QualityMike

    QualityMike Light Load Member

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    I know in the over-regulated state of Oregon, that if you cross a scale and the difference is more than a certain amount (I think 5K), they will ticket you and make you change it. I drove on the weekends and never ran across this (empty trips down to MED, loaded back up to PDX). I routinely ran loaded triples from Medford to Portland. The biggest weight diff I had was, front box 12K, 2nd box 20K and third 10K. This was only in the summer and it pulled fine. If you add in the tractor weight of 14K, it works just fine.
     
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