How do you know when to and when not to slide tandems?

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  1. EuropeanTrucker

    EuropeanTrucker Medium Load Member

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    It feels weird to me driving with tandems all the way back. Most of the trailers I pull are below 30k lbs...if I pick up a trailer and tandems are all the way back I will slid them
     
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    firemedic2816 Heavy Load Member

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    At a shipper or receiver it cuts down on springboarding
     
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    Zoltan1a Road Train Member

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    25(2)+2 Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    Some trucking companies want you to slide them back at the dock, easier on the trailer, so they say.

    I don't slide as much, because in windy and slippery road conditions, farther back is better for control especially empty or light loads. You also have more problems sliding the tandems with slippery conditions or with an automated shift transmission.
     
  7. WesternPlains

    WesternPlains Road Train Member

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    Farther back means less weight on the trailer tandems.
    Farthest forward puts as much weight on the trailer tandems possible.
     
  8. Numb

    Numb Crusty Curmudgeon

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    one thing nobody mentioned ,is when you get loaded over 30K or so, you go to a Cat or other public scale to weigh out.

    you will now know what each axle weight is and can proceed to fix as is needed.

    scales are found at most truck stops and companies reimburse this expense.

    having an atlas or other device that lists the CURRENT axle limits for each state is a must.
     
  9. Flankenfurter

    Flankenfurter Light Load Member

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    Do many company trucks have this gauge, or is this something an O/O would install?
     
  10. Flankenfurter

    Flankenfurter Light Load Member

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    Thanks for not assuming I know more than I do. Appreciated.
     
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