NW LTL 2 Axle Linehaul Tractors...

I guess you are a former CF’R with your profile pic. CF Motor Freight was my first trucking job in the mid 80’s and I loved the place. I think your legitimate concern in your post is more about not having the correct options on the single axle. I crossed the Rockies every week from Denver to Salt Lake on I-70 in a Buster Brown tandem sleeper without full lockers, but with the standard locking diff. I also ran Pa. or Buffalo NY twice a week in a single axle daycab with full lockers. Both trips I saw a fair amount of snow many weeks. If I had to pick the better pulling truck in the snow it would be the single axle with full lockers which I felt had a better grip in the snow. The rig I built, own and operate now is a tandem with full lockers and diff lock. It pulls like a snow cat in the snow, but I paid for it not some bean counter. Just my opinion and 31 years playing in the snow on occasion.

 

I think it's more of a fuel saver decision then anything else.

And they probably only pull lightweight freight to not need tandems.

Only things i can think of.

 

Wal-Mart has a sale on cheese to go along with all that wine

 

Walmart getting black friday started?

 

ABF I noticed is going tandem axle there new Kenworths are all twinscrews, unless unless those are drop axle trucks, but I've seen some new ABF Kenworths and they have two axles back there.

 

I've never had an issue driving single screw in the snow.

I've had more trouble with twin screws, we run so light, not enough weight to push both those axles down.

 

Another bad part of single screws is when they send p&d guys out in them pulling a van to pick up 40,000# loads. Estes has been known to do that to their drivers in my neck of the woods.

 

WTF kind of freight can you haul with single screw. I haul LTL and never under 90k. They always top off my load with beer or ore totes