New trailers and build times.

The stinger trucks like that one are really just special builds for camper and cargo trailer hauling. A regular car hauling rig like a Sun County will move 3 duallys or Sprinters I'm pretty sure. The 1 unit trailer is a cool idea. Gives you the versatility a big trailer setup wouldn't which I'd say you definitely want in those parts.

 

One thing to think about is where the pivot point is on your truck. My truck is very similar to yours. Backing up with a trailer is tricky sometimes because of the pivot point location. Makes me look like a novice on more occasions than I would like to admit.I can't imagine it in N.Y.C.. I do very well hauling two campers out and two cars back . And only having the hassle of a trailer hooked up 50% of the time.

 

See me being in FL, NC & SC are like the place I look to go so I can find a decent load. Once or twice I've had to deadhead out of FL to SC just to get something because FL sucks that much. Lately though seems like all the loads out of FL that pay anything are going west. I used to be able to at least get 2x $500 cars/trucks up to NC/SC so I'd have at least $1k on the deck but now they are trying to pay $400 and then they will be all the way over in Tampa or something so I don't bother I've just been going west.

The problem is they go to say AL or TX or MS or places like that so you get there and now you're in another area with crappy paying loads...

Speaking of snow, I just had a little bit in Memphis today but wasn't too bad.

 

I wish we had more like minded people in our industry. Nothing is so satisfying as watching a broker have to repost a load you know they’re scalping you on. I almost had a deal on a hazmat load with TQL, but we were $500 apart. They ended up losing the load to another smaller broker and I made an extra $200 on top of the difference. Idiots

 

Regarding the torqflex axles

I've "heard" they are fine to use in a single or tandem axle unit. The complaint I've "heard" is, in the heavier triple axle units it's easy to overload an axle or wheel end when traversing uneven ground because the lack of equalizers like the spring suspension has..
The equine world seems to love these axles. Assuming it gives a much nicer ride than leaf spring, & fatigues their animals less over long journeys..?

Regarding brakes
Electric over hydraulic (EoH) disc all day everyday.! Superior braking power, control, & longevity over electric drums. Never once did my Loadmax with EoH disc try & pass me in a hard brake. Sold it at ~260k miles with the oe dexter pads & rotors still on there..

Downside to EoH is initial cost, & if you wipe out a brake hose they all die because lack of fluid..
May have been a fluke, but I had an inside dual tire blow apart on me & the tread did exactly that. Smacked a brake hose & cracked the thin metal 90° fitting that goes into the brake caliper.. No brakes!!

With straight electric wiping out a wire to one brake magnet shouldn't effect the remaining brakes..

I'd spec EoH disc again without a 2nd thought..

 

The problem is getting back out at a decent rate. Sometimes it's not bad other times it's like a black hole.