Finding the 41 foot mark on a 53 foot trailer
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Dsparil, May 28, 2017.
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Oh goodie. 41 foot rule here in PA and in Maryland(where I'm going tomorrow). Luckily it's a bunch of plastic. Spoons, bowls, plates etc. Cheap throw away stuff so I imagine it'll be around 20k maximum. I'm just trying to figure out the how to adjust tandems to keep them from going over 41 feet and still not break the 34/34 rule if the trailer is loaded heavy and all the way to the back. Don't need anymore tickets. I'm a po' boy lol.
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Distance is 36 inches if I recall from front of the trailer to the kingpin. Supposedly there's a 48" trailer out there but they're supposed to be rare.
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3 foot is typical however on the west coast and other specialty fleets you will find some 4 foot configurations to minimize overall length and reduce boc turbulence.
This is why you should either measure from the kp back, or measure kp depth to verify what you're dealing with and do basic math to measure from rear.Last edited: May 29, 2017
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so instead of 10 feet to get to 40 feet, it's 9.
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Is that your answer to everything?~!?~?
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It's my answer to gibberish.
G13Tomcat Thanks this. -
The answer to everything is 42.
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Thought it was 53 ?~?
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The answer to everything is beer.
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