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weight limits?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Tonyd32, Dec 8, 2015.

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  1. Dec 11, 2015 #81
    Jerry12

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    eh, today we're mindful of each States King pin laws.
     
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  3. Dec 11, 2015 #82
    PackRatTDI

    PackRatTDI Licensed to Ill

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    Basically unless you're going to California, you can set your tandem to the 43' mark to the rear axle and be legal pretty much everywhere on the interstate system.
     
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  4. Dec 11, 2015 #83
    MACK E-6

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    For that jerk to answer a question with THAT question tells me he had no business being an instructor.
     
    MACK E-6, Dec 11, 2015
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  5. Dec 12, 2015 #84
    Tonyd32

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    He wasn't even licensed, he got all his knowledge from living on a farm. Cool but not really legit as far as credential go
     
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  7. Dec 12, 2015 #85
    Tonyd32

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    We also taught ourselves the majority of the time. They'd give us a quick briefing on some knowledge then it was just me and a bunch of other guys trying to figure out what we were taught for 90 seconds. Our work book and each other were the best instructors we had cuz they were always busy preping a new crop of drivers. They had more students then trainers. Lots of money coming in but not too much knowledge. I'd go more than a week without driving cuz there was a lot of favoritism. If you weren't in like me you kind of got the shaft. As for the low supervision thing, we often had no instructor when we operated trucks in the yard. Which is why we had a near fight that I had to break up and a jack knife and they didn't even know.
     
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  8. Dec 12, 2015 #86
    Bob Dobalina

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    That explains a lot. Now we know where you're coming from. Keep asking questions and discard the BS you sometimes get for asking. Also, most drivers you meet in person will be decent and try to help you out. Any time there's anonymity involved (on the CB or Internet, for example) you'll encounter more jerks.
     
    Bob Dobalina, Dec 12, 2015
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  9. Dec 13, 2015 #87
    Jerry12

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    Generalizations will get a driver into Trouble.

    Several States: Fl., NH, RI, Va & D.C. allow kingpin length of up to 41'. Try 43' and your tempting fate. Be professional...be conservative.

    Having said a simple truth, if ur in a pinch and your gross wt. is less than 73,280lbs while length is less than 55' tandem axle weight is 40,680...but I wouldn't use this model just anywhere.
     
    Jerry12, Dec 13, 2015
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  10. Dec 14, 2015 #88
    PackRatTDI

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    I run 43' in Virginia all the time and have never been stopped. Thats because 43' is legal in Virginia. 41' to center of the tandems is basically 43' to the rear axle.

    I even had the Connecticut DOT run out and measure me and give me the thumbs up.
     
    PackRatTDI, Dec 14, 2015
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  11. Jan 27, 2016 #89
    killstein

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    Question.

    My truck and float (spread axle) weigh 34,500
    So i can only pay load at 45,500
    Most shippers want 48,000

    My truck is rated at
    Steers: 14,500
    Drives: 42,000

    So what do i need to do to haul more then 80k ?
    Some state let me register for 85,000 but some wont. Any sugestions?
     
    killstein, Jan 27, 2016
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  12. Jan 27, 2016 #90
    mnmover

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    APUs are common on airplanes as well. The difference is that the APU supply's air pressure to start the jet engines.
     
    mnmover, Jan 27, 2016
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