Weight question, slightly over on the steers?
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Sixela918, May 10, 2022.
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Steers are fine up to 20k. The reason the limit is misunderstood to be 12k is because drives and tandems have 34k limits, leaving only 12k limit on steers to stay under 80k total. As long as you’re under 80k total then your steers can be as heavy as 20k.
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Roll with it... I commonly run across the scales at 12.5k on the steers.
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I drove for a small fleet in the 1990s that had lighter than average tractors but used 13,500# steering axles. Depending on the exact truck I was driving, my typical empty weight would be around 33,500# with about 200 gallons of fuel. Grossed out at 80K if the trailer was loaded even over the first 44-45 feet I could put the trailer tandems in the 41' hole (kingpin to center of rear axle group) and be looking at around 13,000/33,500/33,500. In 7+ years with that company I never had an issue at any scale house. Never even got pulled around back to see if my axle/tire ratings were up to that spec. Always got the green light (unless they wanted to check my log book or some other paperwork and never even mentioned the steering axle weight and never got out of their chair to go look at it). -
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