Random questions that I think of while I'm driving lol....so anyways how does the 40 foot KPRA law in California work with spread axles? I'm genuinely curious because I never thought about that and then I thought about when I was hauling flatbed I realized that was something I never thought of until I came back to reefer and have well....the tandems. I don't know what trailers have spreads....I just know flatbed because I did flatbed and that was the first time I seen anything other than tandems.
So @MACK E-6 or any other MODS, if this needs to be in a different area, then please move it.
California 40 FT. KPRA with spreads
Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by TooTiredToTalk, Jun 28, 2022.
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Simple really. Any trailer 48 foot or less was “grandfathered” into the STAA regulations. A 53 can have a spread set up, but must meet the KPRA. This is why you see 53’s with the rear axle forward and a lot of over hang of the trailer.
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Straight from the source.
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One company from South Dakota has whipped the 53 foot spread axle rules. They get a step deck with a very deep pin setting, position the fifth wheel directly over the rear drive axle and the king pin to axle distance is met.
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I run my 53 in spread position all the time in CA, never been bothered
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