Heavy Haul Miscellaneous Thoughts, Ideas and Questions

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?

 

If your load is divisible, then for the most part there is nothing you can do

 

How many axles are you running total? Are you running a 3 axle tractor and a 2 axle trailer?

 

What kind of trailer are you pulling?

 

Yes i am running a 2 axle spread aluminum float 48'. 3 axle tractor.

 

Yes i am running a 2 axle spread aluminum float 48'. 3 axle tractor.

 

With a two axle flat bed trailer you can get permited over 80k lbs. I'm not sure how much over. The smallest open deck trailer I e pulled was a 3 axle RGN or Lowboy they are sometimes called. My trailer was a 55ton 3 axle and I pulled it with a 4 axle tractor.

Some states are different but usually I'd be allowed to gross 60k lbs on the 3 axle trailer, another 60k lbs on my drives (that are 3axles) and another 12,500 on my steers. ( I had a smaller steer axle) so I could gross 132k in most states not all though.

 

That is only for no-divisible loads - like a tractor or excavator. If he is looking at loads where the shipper specifies 48k of "product" I.e. Lumber,Steel,widgets, then generally he would be restricted to 80k gross.

 

Yes there are some states that you can get permitted for overweight divisible loads like Washington Oregon and Idaho. However, this is a state by state deal and generally not practical for a 48 state type operation.

 

Yes sir that is correct. My bad, I guess I didn't catch that he was talking about divisible loads. You are correct then. I guess when I hear heavy haul I assume it's non divisible heavy, and/or over dimensional. That's what I get for assuming. You know what they say happens when you assume?