41 feet kingpin-to-rearmost axle

You can't slide them all the way up in MD. They have an overhang law as well..

 

Next time any of you get the chance, look at the side of a Walmart trailer. Snap a pic of their chart for a quick reference. I believe it has the measurements for every state. Pay no attention to the hole count, as they're different per trailer.

 

Let's see if I can shed some light on this. As a trainer, I should be able to do this.

If you have a good Motor Carriers Atlas, it will be in the front portion of the atlas. I am sorry to here the school did not go over this with you.

Each state has the ability to adjust these regulations for both travel on there state highways and the federal sysyem. The first thing to need to be able to determine where you are measuring. There is a difference between from the kingpin to the center of the rear axle set (between the tires) and the center of the rear axle. To make it a little easier, 41 ft. from the kingpin to center of the rear axle set is roughly the same as 45 ft.from the pin to the center of the rear axle.

When you trip plan you need to check each state and set for the most restrictive. The trailer needs to be loaded so the weight can be balanced with the restricted setting. The settings are there to protect the roadways. For example, there is no restriction in some states. A load could be loaded all the way to the back on a 53' between lets say Ia. and Mo.

The reason you may be asked to slide to the rear is that the trailer floor may be below the floor inside the dock. If your loads are high enough, the lift driver can't get into your trailer. That's all the room there is on here to discuss this..

 

there are several threads about this in here.

just remember the ticket is way more for axle than for the over weight.

 

bama only has one scale,,,,,,,,on 20 near the GA line

 

i never knew that
are you saying that you will get a higher fine for being 11,000-32,000-34,500 than for being 80,500?

 

Some states have no maximum requirement.

 

No, he's saying being 11k-32k-34.5k at 40'(using Cali as an example, considering they are the hardest to load right) is cheaper than 11k-32.5k-34k and 2 holes back to make it scale right(~~41 ft kingpin to rear-most axle)