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Tractor Weight Too Heavy? Specing a new truck

Discussion in 'Refrigerated Trucking Forum' started by OhNoTerry, Oct 31, 2021.

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  1. Feb 20, 2022 #41
    OhNoTerry

    OhNoTerry Medium Load Member

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    Late October/ Early November. I was told roughly December of ‘22 but got a phone call saying I can be bumped for March ‘22 a month or so after I sat with my dealer.
     
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  3. Feb 20, 2022 #42
    OhNoTerry

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    Lol. I didn’t even notice I had a typo and this thread has been open for some time now.
     
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  4. Feb 20, 2022 #43
    OhNoTerry

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    I’m sitting here laughing and embarrassed. I never noticed the typo and I’ve had this thread up for a few months now. lol
     
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  5. Feb 20, 2022 #44
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    glad you got bumped up a few months and be in your truck early.

    don’t worry about the typo, we all go through it. Yours just happened to flow naturally for a quick laugh.
     
    LoneRanger, Feb 20, 2022
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  7. Jun 6, 2022 #45
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    I do understand its been a hot minute. Any updates on the weights? How is it working for you?
     
    JTMO, Jun 6, 2022
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  8. Jun 15, 2022 #46
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    Actually pretty well. Half fuel tanks all around allowed me to haul ~43,700 pounds of beer with decently minimal stress. I sit at ~37,000 with 3/4 to full tanks all around.
     
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  9. Jun 15, 2022 #47
    OhNoTerry

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    I'm glad I got bumped but I think my hairline went back about an inch with these freight rates! lol
     
    OhNoTerry, Jun 15, 2022
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  10. Jun 15, 2022 #48
    zaroba

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    My t680 is over 20k due to all the tools etc I have on it. Fully stocked, fueled, and with my empty 2018 Wabash dry van I'm sitting at 33,380. Still light enough to haul 46k but rarely haul over 35k to save on fuel, usually haul below 30k.

    Can't imagine using a reefer instead of a dry van would take me below being able to haul 45k, and if it did it wouldn't be by much.
     
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  11. Jun 15, 2022 #49
    OhNoTerry

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    I forget how much weight a reefer unit adds to the box, plus insulation. 46k hauling ability, sheesh.
     
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  12. Jun 16, 2022 #50
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    About 1500 lbs for the reefer and insulation. Dry vans have gotten even lighter lately, so its possibly an even greater difference.
     
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