How many feet can your load pass your front/ rear of the trailer

As long as your total trailer and load do not exceed 53' you are legal over 53 you will need a permit

 

it's totally a state by state thing, what states are you going through ?

 

I got a ticket on I 40 at the weigh station in NC because I had bags of sand on pallets, each pallet weight was 5k.
The ticket cost $100.00 because anything over 2k pounds had to have at least 2 straps on the front if it was greater than 5 feet from the headboard if it wasn't blocked by braces. I only had 1 strap on the front pallet.
For what ever that is worth, just passing it along.

 

Just don't let them hang over this far.

 

Yeah, thats usually the first thing drivers need to know about flat-bedding. Cops can see very quickly that you are untrained if you dont know basic tie down laws.

http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/safety-security/safety-initiatives/cargo/cs-manual-chap2.htm

 

Why wouldn't you want to put extra securement on the front pallet anyways? I would always put 2 straps and then X strap the pallets also. Preventing forward movement is a big thing too.

 

John,

I'm relatively new to and you are right, it is amazing how kind and helpful the other drivers are. Even when I was with a bad / shady company, it was the other drivers there that looked out for me / pointed out what to watch for with the company, ie being over loaded / fines, etc....

I'm not sure if I've been lucky and have ran with a bunch of really great guys but it makes me wonder why truckers have a bad rap, I've seen nothing but great guys out there. Actually I've been OTR and I know why there is a bad rap.