tandem placement

Can anyone tell me what states you can drive in with your tandem on the trailer all the way to the back? I know some states you can only go so far back. I just wanna know what states allow your tandem to be all the way back.

Thanks for any info.

DrtyDiesel

 

it is not legal to drive like that in any state




American Trucker

 

A Rand McNally Trucker's Atlas has so much information.

 

Are you sure? I'm in Ohio at a flying j. I've seen 3 trucks come through here so far with 53' trailers with their tandems all the way to the rear....??

 

Where'd you hear that? There are a handful of states with a maximum distance between the kingpin and rear axle...outside of those states, there's nothing illegal about it.

Check the front of you motor carrier atlas....page titled "State/Provincial Weight and Size Limits". In the "semitrailer" column, it lists the maximum length for a semi trailer. If there is a kingpin-to-rear-axle maximum for the state, that's where you'll find it. Keep in mind, that is for state & provincial highways. Interstates are covered on the "National Weight and Size Provisions" page.

 

Yeah I got one of those. It doesn't answer my question. I've looked all through the front sections or else I wouldn't have asked on here.

 

Ill check it out, it had me confused, but now i understand what your talking about

 

In the '03 atlas I have here at the house next to the computer, the state/provincial info is on page A16, and the interstate/national network info is on page A14.

If you want newer info, I'd have to walk out to my pickup to get my '06, or to my Mack to get the '09. I haven't bought a '12 atlas yet....usually get a new one every 3 years.

 

Trust me. It's "in the book".

 

YeahI have a 2012 version.

I did find it, what had me confused is when it shows the max length i thought it meant the max length of the trailer. Then after Bulldog told me its in the atlas and what section it was under it became clear.

So now I know.

From what it shows im seeing states that allow you to run all the way back are:
Alabama (as long as the width of the road is 12' or greater)
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Delaware
Georgia
Indiana
Iowa (53' single, 28'6" doubles)
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
South Dakota
Texas
Wyoming (60' in tractor trailer combo)

Any state not listed above has kingpin rules.

EDIT:

I looked this up by state weight size and limits for state roads. The interstate roads allow more length.