Werner jackknives and blocks all lanes

I have. But usually out west of the Mississippi-in particular Idaho,Utah,Montana,Oregon,Wyoming, Colorado and Washington State.
That’s why that Cascadia short nose midroof sleeper was pulling it- use the lightest tractor possible to pull the load but load the trailer to maximum payload capacity!
Werner,Swift,Navajo/Digby and a few other carriers are known for using similar equipment.
However this is the first time I’ve heard of someone using this setup this far east!

 

I’ve seen Schneider pulling trailers like that out in Ohio and other states where you see steel haulers with flatbeds set up that way.

 

Warner uses those trailers here in Ohio. They run to Michigan, Indiana, and Kentucky out of the A.B. Plant here in Columbus.

 

I’ve had heavy beer loads before but never to 50K. The most we carry is 46K,dry van or reefer.
It can be done,but you either got to go in light on fuel 1/4 to 1/2 a tank,if even that, don’t take on any fuel at all!

 

It looked like it had a normal spread with two lift axles in front.

50,000 is pretty dang heavy. The most I've ever put in a dry box was 43k.

 

Can someone explain to me why permitting for 50k is a good idea?

I'd rather increase the number of loads by 5%.

 

My question is if the load was only 50k why the need for all the axles? If it was a 50k load the axle up by the landing gear probably didn’t need to be down and that could be why he jackknifed on wet road if he pulled a bunch of weight off his drives.

 

I can’t say with a beer load, but I’ve hauled several things where the more you load the more it pays.
The permit is likely a annual, so when spread out over a year the cost is probably of little concern.

 

From a dollar and cents perspective, I get it. Shipper saves money, carrier saves money.

It's the public policy I don't get. Increased road wear coupled with an increase in collision risk.