Maybe its a stupid question... but I need help

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  1. Apr 1, 2017 #1
    Green logistics

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    so i have a pretty dumb question.... but i dont know the answer to it.

    53 foot trailers..... are measured 53 feet on the inside or on the outside?

    The reason I am asking is because i just had an owner operator call me with this question.
    He said he measured his trailer from the very front to the back door. And got 52.5 feet.

    Now the reason why it matters so much.... is because he is a partial carrier as well.
    How would he count the feet from the back.... how would that be decided on how many feet he has if there is freight loaded at the front.. if its 52.5??

    Sorry if this is confusing and stupid or doesn't make sense.... my brain isn't working today.

    I told him I would ask the pros (you guys).
     
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  3. Apr 1, 2017 #2
    tucker

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    shrinkage ?

    If he has 52.5 feet of inner floor space, then that's what he has
     
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  4. Apr 1, 2017 #3
    G13Tomcat

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    There's no such thing as a stupid question, man.

    The interior dimensions of a 53-foot trailer are 630 inches x 102 inches x 110 inches.
     
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  5. Apr 1, 2017 #4
    slim shady

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    pretty sure 52'6" inside
    And to figure how much room is left for loading 20170401_214934.jpg
     
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  7. Apr 1, 2017 #5
    DTP

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    In that case, if I ate a bowl of alphabet soup, would the letters show up in an X-ray? ;)
     
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  8. Apr 1, 2017 #6
    rank

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    Glad I have decks and don't have to worry about these details :)
     
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  9. Apr 1, 2017 #7
    Suspect Zero

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    Only the consonants, the vowels you have to buy, just like on TV.
     
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  10. Apr 1, 2017 #8
    Big Don

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    Probably not, but I bet a DRE, (digital rectal exam,) might. And a colonoscopy undoubtedly would.
     
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    Big Don

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    I guess my brain isn't working to well tonight either. Nothing about your post is stupid.
    But I have to admit, I don't see what the problem is. He measured it. He read the measurement. Where is the question?
     
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  12. Apr 2, 2017 #10
    SHOJim

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    Would you like to solve the puzzle?
     
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