sleeper size laws?

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  1. Freebird135

    Freebird135 Road Train Member

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    whats the biggest sleeper thats legal? i have seen some huge ones that look like small apartments

    also, dont you have trouble backing with a tractor that long? i know theres docks at my terminal that theres no way one of those big sleepers would be able to back into the dock with a 48 foot van
     
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  3. cat from the valley

    cat from the valley Medium Load Member

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    any long tractor will give problems at certain places
     
  4. pullingtrucker

    pullingtrucker Road Train Member

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    The max length of the sleeper all depends on the states overall lenght laws and the length of your trailer. Its basically just a factor of what your gonna be doing and where ya run.
     
  5. bagged

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    If you stay on a national network there is no overall length restrictions. The biggest peterbilt ever built has a 386 inch wheelbase and is all sleeper. I do not remember the lenght of the sleeper but it is huge. There are very few places that you can not go with long wheelbase, it just take some extra effort.:biggrin_25525:
     
  6. dieselbear

    dieselbear Road Train Member

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    Where I am from, there is no restriction on the size of your sleeper. I have seen some monsters over the years. Saw one that had a shower/toilet all self contained. Reminded me of a RV. Hell of a truck, hardwood floors and a rocking chair.
     
  7. LandShark

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    if you notice most of those big sleeper trucks are Either bedbugs or drivers pulling tradeshows and stuff like that...you know take a trade show to NYC sit there 3 days reload the show take to Chicgao then sit another 3 days..you wont see very many of them hauling frieght.
     
  8. dancnoone

    dancnoone "Village Idiot"

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  9. bagged

    bagged Light Load Member

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    Never been there. I don't haul that kind of stuff. I do nurserys all day long. My main run is into San Francisco doing nurserys in downtown every week. I do that with a 310 inch wheel base and a spread axle reefer. It is entertaining to say the least.
     
  10. Flightline

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    Canada is the only place long wheelbase tractor are not allowed. I beleive the longest wheelbase allowed into canada is 285.
    Some states like Florida doesn't allow overall length over 75' if pulling a trailer longer than 48'. So most of us large cars just pull 48' trailers.
     
  11. kalh7

    kalh7 Light Load Member

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    Tried to go into canada many years ago with a w900, was too long. Wheelbase limit was 244".
     
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