Please help me understand being chronically overweight

Sure can. We haven't even touched on actual OS/OD regs like flags, escorts, curfews, etc.

 

I think it's pretty dumb for every state to have different regs when it comes to OS.

And who knows why oregon has lower bridge weights. And why california has small single axle double bellies. Instead of a single trailer with double axles like the rest of us.

 

You know, I finally got to see a Conestoga getting loaded at a very busy shingle yard in Kansas a couple of weeks ago. They bring trucks in a line of six and load them all as the driver sits in the cab, then you roll the outbound scale before proceeding to the securement area. Any problems with gross weight you pull back around.

Talk about a fart at a dinner party. The rest of us were loaded by the time Conestoga Calvin finally rolled his curtain to start getting loaded. By the time I had my load secured and was ready to roll he had finally pulled into the securement area to begin opening the curtain for securement. Apparently you can't roll the scales or move the truck with the curtain open, so he went through opening and closing that PITA twice.

 

I was told by a broker, he always puts load up at 48,000 to keep every body from calling on load. Most of his stuff is O/D and light. Pays good too. He really only wants the experienced O/D drivers to call.

Also them western loads for heavier than 48,000 could be for doubles or B-train configuration. (I think that is what they are called)

 

Yeah they could be. But you also have to figure that a 4 axle flat will weigh about 13k and a B train will weigh approximately 17k so in a 105,500 limit state you are not able to scale 65k.

 

Yes, Idaho, Montana an Wyoming (IIRC) now all allow 129 K loads, if you have enough axles.

 

I have never seen 65k on a 53 foot van...are you sure its POUNDS even with the heaviest beer loads at 46xxx thats about max...if you run super singles you get another 2 to 3 thousand pounds more....plus you run that heavy over hills it takes forever....

Be Safe Out There


Captain Dave

 

There are some states where you can permit over the 80K gross maximum. North Dakota is one I know. I think the max there is 92,000? 12-34-40 or something like that (on a split or tri-axle). My company runs there with 53-55,000 lbs loads all the time.