Fixed Fifth Wheel.

thanks keith

 

I bought a used truck from a reefer outfit with a fixed fifth wheel, been pulling flats 4 years with it, no problems weighing out at all

 

A lot of guys that have been truckin for many years have all told me they've adjusted their 5th wheel maybe 2-3 times in 20 years. You should be fine. In the rare case that you can't get things legal, you could have the shipper rework the load.

 

My 12 Cassie has a sliding 5th wheel that had never been moved when I got it at 347k miles. Loaded to 34k on the drives and the steers would be over 13k when the tanks were full.

moral... CHECK IT!

Also, you're correct an empty dry van weights less than an empty reefer but you don't get paid to pull empty trailers. 80k gross is 80k gross no matter what kind of trailer you're pulling.

 

for 600 bucks id drop a sliding one on it

 

Weight has nothing to do with installation cost. Installing the actual 5th wheel shouldn't be more than 2 hours labor, btdt. What could cost is installing the air control system from the dash to the 5th wheel.