Need some insight on Trailer Tandem regulations

California is petty like that.

 

Start with false assumptions and you end up with wrong answers.

 

Let me guess, commifornia?

 

Some states its not ONLY about weight... But also the distance from the king pin to the rear axle.

 

That's the Bridge Law. It because of 53' trailers are now everyone wear. It was not a problem with 48' trailer. Lots of state don't really enforce it much but CA sure does.

 

Tennessee also enforces the bridge law.

 

I tend to move my tandems to 40 feet from kingpin, even if I'm not going to cali. It's not just about weight, it's also about turn radius in the street development. Cali is the most extreme. Theres a list in the fuel book my company provides of tandem distances per state, but rather than check which states I will be driving thru, I just adjust to cali. If the load weighs bad after that, then I'll do the work to see if I go thru states with a bridge law, and what it is. I've only had one load need to be reworked in a year and a half so far...
(Seriously, 6k over on the tandems and actually going to cali! Idjits!)

 

So does Washington

 

Add Indiana and Georgia to that list too