How much you can load on 53' dry van with single axle tractor and be legal?

Why are we still assuming that all loads are 80,000 lbs?

 

Because that's the general interstate rule. Without getting into all the different state weight laws and permits.

 

depends on what you are plated for. our trucks are plated for 66k

 

14k upgraded steer
20k single drive axle
40k spread axle trailer
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74k gross


-40k
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34k tare

Doable if loaded well

 

Many of the (new trucks have tag ax. behind drive ax. off old tri. axel dump trucks or if room in ft. of drive axel must have a dip in it to clear driveshaft more $ involved !

 

Wrong.

As I said earlier, GVWR changes based on your axle configuration. 80,000 lbs is by no means a universal number. I'm driving a single axle tractor pulling a set of double pubs. Because of my axle configuration, my GVWR is 92,000 lbs. If I only had one pub, my GVWR would be 52,000 lbs.

Schools tell you 80,000 lbs is universal because most newbies will not drive anything beyond your standard tandem axle truck, pulling a standard tandem axle trailer. 34,000+34,000+12,000=80,000. As you start getting into split axles, spread axles and LCV's, your GVWR changes.

 

Double post

 

If yo have the right spec, it would be legal.....When you consider the 2 axle truck is lighter, its possible to haul the same load with around 18 on steers and a sliding kingpin on a split axle trailer. If you factor in the lighter truck, you dont need to reach 80 k to haul the same load. Ive seen several trucks specked with biger steer tires so they could haul over 15k on that axle in some states.

 

I pull a tri-axle dump trailer. It's permitted for 107k, so no 80k isn't what all trucks gross

 

Ok, just make sure you have plenty of BBC clearance and landing gear clearance. With a typical dry van load, you move the trailer up far enough to get 18k-20k on the steers, the front of the trailer is going to virtually be kissing the back of the cab. So long as you don't make any turns, you'll be ok, I guess. You can drive that. I don't want anything to do with it.