Ever hauled a load of eggs on a spring ride trailer? LOL. It can be ugly compared to air ride!
Air ride vs Spring on 53ft dry van
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Batoexpress, Jan 8, 2013.
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drove for a company that had a spring load and a shipper refused to load it
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Believe me, when it comes to hauling certain products, the difference with air ride is night and day. Throw in an air ride spread axle and that is even better.
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Its a combo question....I believe I need skirts going into CommieCA, but xtra only has skirts on spring trailers. I do like air ride, but they don't have skirts available for air ride.
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From the link in post 2 you should be able to get a one time exemption.
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I run a dedicated route pulling one of three trailers each night. Two are air ride, one is spring. While driving down the road I'd be hard pressed to notice which is the spring ride one without having to think if I looked at the air bags on my pre-trip or not. This could be because the loads are max 20k pounds, or even the small tires on the drop deck vans I pull, but unless the shipper requires it, I would not make an issue of having to use the spring trailer.
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The situation the original poster describes, 30,000 pounds, pulling the trailer for a short while, he will not notice much difference.
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Air ride vs springs ...sure you get a better ride...But it boggles my mind....how did we ever haul anything across the country before air ride, air conditioning, power steering...all the comforts of home, oh and I almost forgot, anybody remember the LINES of pay phones at the fuel stops must of been at least 20 or more of em on the walls ...whew man I feel old.......
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Theres no comparing from days of yesteryear. As far as air ride trailers, well there was a lot more freight damage, More sweating, the power steering helps at slow speed.
In our powder world I prefer air ride plus it has the advantage of being able to easily hook up pressure gauges for loading.
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