Billing errors affecting linehaul loads.

For those of us that don’t haul pups... I assume that you always want to have the heavier of the two pups in the front?

Will they begin to “whip” like a non-CMV Trailer with more weight on the tail than the tongue?

Thanks for the education in advance!!!

 

In my experience with doubles and triples it takes a big weight difference between the two trailers for them to misbehave, like Mack pointed out it's triples that you will really notice the difference, a grand difference between the trailers won't cause much disturbance but anything beyond that you will have a miserable trip, and sometimes you just have a bad set, they just won't settle down for nothing even if you did hook all three in proper weight order, the main thing with doubles is the scale houses and inclement weather, I was always told most scales will let you slide with maybe a 1000 to 1500 lbs difference between the two as far as the back one being heavier, anything beyond that they will probably tell you that you need to swap it around, but the weather is the biggest factor, if you are running with a set where the the rear box is considerably heavier than the front and you are going over snow covered hills even with chains on, then you may have problems, because basically you have robbed your power unit of extra weight it could have had on it for more traction going up hill, and you have increased the chances of the heavier rear box wanting to come around on you going down the hill whether you brake or not.

 

Ok... what is Yankee Doodle Steering?
{I have a feeling I should not have asked}

 

Chains? What are those?

 

Hahaha, hey I get it, but man being in a little 2axle single drive day cab I don't always have that option lol.

 

I took my CDL Class in Florida... the day for “chaining up” was, well, ... well, didn’t happen... lol ...

 

Is this why I always see the real trailer laying
On the side and the truck and first trailer
Still standing upright.

I see that a lot going across Wyoming.