Ticket for tandems?

My guess is the tandems were all the way back as they were requested to be at the shipper. Don't have to be Sherlock Holmes or drag out a tape measure to know you've got an easy write-up and ticket with that obvious visual.

I think they teach that on day 1 at CMV cop school.

 

I understand your point, however a cop has to absolute proof. Had he measured he would, but he didn’t.
It’s like going to court and the cop saying “it looked like he was speeding, but I didn’t turn on my radar”

 

Me too. With the fifth wheel all the way back. Never move it unless I need to load 34+ on the drives.

 

I was pretty sure Ga no longer had a king pin rule.

Kingpin to Rear Axle Maximums | Big Truck Guide

Was it SC that got you?

 

There is a foot marking on the side of the trailer. The officer's report will read "based on the manufacturer markings I observed the tandems set beyond the maximum length per (insert code number ).

The op doesn't have much to fight with, as he has to prove the officer was wrong in facts, in law, or the law is unconstitutional. There's no long term consequences, and it will cost way more than $100 in time and court costs to fight it.

 

Nope. 36" back for king pin puts you at 50' to trailer end. 36" per panel on most dry vans. Count from the back and you can get the king pin to tandem setting no tape needed.

Good grief do you think we tape every load we haul?

 

Good catch, GA has no kingpin length restriction. Now if he wasn't on a class a road that's a horse of a different color. In Illinois if the road is weight restricted then there is a overall length restriction as well. Then it wouldn't matter where the tandems were.

 

Incorrect. Read 3-30 to 3-42 for Georgia’s KPRA law.

SB 272 - Vehicle Length Limitations - change provisions

 

Your link is from 1997. Rand Mcnally, my company's regulatory department, and GA code say different.

2016 Georgia Code :: Title 32 - Highways, Bridges, and Ferries :: Chapter 6 - Regulation of Maintenance and Use of Public Roads Generally :: Article 2 - Dimensions and Weight of Vehicles and Loads

 

Well then. Touché.