Axle weight distribution on an oversize load - Question

Ok i have it shortly . I know what u mean . My friend James runs a rgn with 29' well 2 axles trailer. Hes showed me some of his permited weight for 5 axles. The weights were high and seemed odd . But it made sense it what he was hauling.

 

I would like to see it because I have always been told to put more axles under it.

 

True, but depends on how big and heavy the freight is. Also if it cant be broken down into smaller loads. The corny thing is. Nevada gave me over 100k on permits much more than the other states. I should have a few. Of them up by the end of the weekend.

 

I'm not arguing with you on the load size and if it can be broken down or not as I've been hauling overweight for a long time. I'm saying there are axle group maximums and bridge limits. By your logic there would be no need for multiple axle trailers as we could just ask for whatever we needed and the states would sell it to us. That would be nice but doesn't happen. What my point really is once again is that 40k is the max on a 10'1" spread in every state. That's 20k an axle and most all states split weigh the spread, permit or not that's all your going to get.


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depending on the state you can carry more on a tandem than on a 10ft2in spread with a permit. im just saying a spread is limited to 20 per axle because of the spread. those states reasoning is for tire scrubing on turns, they dont like you ripping up their pretty asphalt.

 

My spread axle was more than 10'-1" . True for legal loads but, changes with od loads. It does change when go to canada . Legal weights there much higher than USA. My buddy james runs a rgn with 29'well withOut flip axles and has high as 50k+ on 2 axles . I thought he was pulling my leg. Until he showed me the permits. I understand what you are saying.
You'll probably get what im talking about when see the permits.

 

That's what we are trying to tell you is it doesn't change for OD loads. If your spread was bigger than 10ft then you had more than 2 axles on the back.


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Not necessary some mfg make wider spreads than 10-1 up to 12'. Tire size is a factor
To on axle weights . I know what u are saying . But, what they gave was based on measurements i gave to permits offices and weights of cargo and total weight. Out west from ND to TX west
Bridge rules seemed a bit odd and different . Like rockymt doubles
48'/28' u can haul 117,000lbs in most western states.
WY has 130,00lbs until its a od load. The corny thing is you can run 105,500lbs from WA to ND on I-90. Either in on maxi 53' and 40'/26' ,
35'/28' trailers. It seems every state does od loads different. I do know they have 2 catgories regular od and super loads.

 

Absolutely they do but no state gives more than 20 thousand on a single axle which is how they classify spreads. I'm done with this one but quit spreading crap so some newbie will think he can do it and get himself in trouble. I've aske you to post the permits and you won't so until you do it's a bunch of ####. I totally understand bridge formulas and max weights in the west and your a bit off in Wyoming you can get 117,000 legal but only if you have enough axles and bridge to get it. The most you can get on a 5 axle unit in Wyoming is 92000 if younger pulling a spread you can get 96000. If you are single piece non divisible the most you can get in Wyoming on a 5 axle is 130,000 but if you are pulling a spread you can only get 115,000. All that other crap about tire sizes is just crap because a spread is still just 2 single axles. Think I'm wrong if you want but I order permits everyday up to 250,000 lbs and deal with the state permit offices. Anyway you have a good nite but I'm done with your ########.

 

Lol . When i got my permits they asked for tire rating. I thought 250k is superload territory. U can have all the superloads ill stick nice easy od loads.