Aluminum 48' spread axle weight

My experience. Pete factory tagged weight is dry. No fluids. I've never seen a double frame pete, unless you have a C10 cat weigh 20k.

 

no, its not 3,000 lbs lighter than your trailer

 

Weigh the truck and trailer, drop trailer and weigh the tractor. then it’s just math.

 

A 45ft heavy framed steel trailer with a wood floor may be close to 2 or 3000lbs more wt. than a plain alum. framed flat but coil packages wt. more plus a heaver steel frame (combo) type instead of alum. frame can change wt.

 

My new CK90 Reitnour is advertised at 8300, haven't weighed it though.

I'm pulling a utility combination right now, and it's actually pretty light.

Full of fuel with the Utility I'm a tad under 28k

 

The Western Trailers brand “elite” weighed in at 8800 lbs, two boxes and a dunnage rack added about 600lbs.

 

I had aW/star that was as heavy as your truck and a bought a 44ft all alum. raven trailer and I was able to load 47 to almost 48,000 lbs loads, but some loads after I told broker I had 48ft trailer and got to load place had to stack last 2 on top of center ones but never was sent away from any shipper?

 

My 42' steel aluminum combo with all equipment and hide kit and tarp w/ 22.5lp on aluminum wheels is 10,600lbs.

 

Those old steel and wood trailers can be #### heavy. This 45’x98” with a plane Jane freightliner day cab weighed 33,500. That Clark trailer was heavy and swayed like crazy when bellied with a load of pallets you could see it bow in the curves on the highway. Never did break it and we had 70k on it a few times.