Driving to Alaska

That road does get travelled by some guys but my source said that the road is much better going up 97. The 16 is fine its the 37 they were talking about.

 

Good to know about that shell, I didnt know it was a shell/flying j and just thought it was a cardlock so I didnt stop.

 

I seen a bunch of loads going up there last year. $15,000 from TX to AK. I should have done it, but not sure I can with a spread axle trailer and 272" wheelbase tractor, 73' bumper to bumper.

 

These paid the same but I got the load relayed to me in Fife, wa. I got 11 for it as they pay round trip and for extra permits you need. The kicker is picking up a backhaul for 2 bucks a mile or better back down.

 

Spread axle ,no unless you have a light load and get 10, 000 grand on each axle. You can get a permit for the tractor in BC, 30 bucks for a month and Alberta, 10 bucks for the year for the whole company. I have a freightliner classic XL with a 53 ft step that is a slider spread and has extra holes for Canada spread so I can be 37400 on the tandems. Alaska allows 38,000 on the tandems and 88,000 gross.

 

I think those loads weighed around 45,000, so I wouldn't have been able to do it with a spread.

 

You totally could have done it, without permits.

Canadian rules: 244 wb tractor ONLY with 53'. with 48' the tractor wheelbase is unlimited, but you must not exceed total length of 75' 6". Our weight laws allow heavier than the US does, if you are legal there you would of been here also for sure. The max wheelbase law has been changed (not sure entire country, Ontario for sure) to 7.2m (about 282-283) when pulling 53' to allow for frame rail space for emissions and apu.

You totally would of been good to haul that load with your setup. Just make sure you have lots of cash for BC's $5.50/gal fuel. Don't forget the exchange rate also.

 

The western provinces of Canada will not allow his spread axle there unless there is a max of 10,000 per axle (BC, Yukon, Alberta, Saska.) Eastern provinces do allow the spread with no prob.

 

I just talked to a BC scale house. He had to look it up, the law says for spreads of 185 cm to 307 cm that is 6 foot to 10'1" you are allowed 9100 kg all together. It appears you are correct. Sorry for the misinformation earlier. The guy at the scalehouse agreed with me how it doesn't make sense but the lawmakers write the rules and we have to abide by them. 9100 kg is 20060 lbs.

 

I have always heard that it is better to go to Alaska in the Winter, smoother roads with snow on them, then in the summer.
MMM was that a DoD load u took up there? I have heard that a different qualcomm is needed to run DoD loads into Alaska as the satellite is different.