2019 Freightliner weight isses

12,500 - 12,700 is typical on the Cascadia but it’s not a problem. If you’re running heavier than that, then maybe there’s a discussion to be had.

Get it to ~12,600 full of fuel and 34,000 on drives then forget about it. Most of the fuel burn weight will come off of the steer axle if it’s a typical fleet sleeper Cascadia.

 

90% of the heavy, full fuel Cascadia condos out here today are probably running at or above 12,500 on the steer and nobody is getting hassled about it.

 

I"m guess 13,000 is the standard spec these days.

My last 2 were.

I don't know why everyone gets in a panic because they're over 12,000

 

I could not care if it was over 12K ever. I don't know of any incident that mattered.

I do think that modern tractors have gotten obese in a way but eh... fill em and run it.

 

Most cascadias ive seen are specced with a 13,200 front axle. have a look at your vin sticker in the door

 

Every truck should have a sweet spot on the 5th wheel so you won’t have to move it anymore for 95% of the loads. If you have moved the 5th wheel all the way back, and your steers are still overweight, they loaded you too heavy in the front, especially since you have a reefer trailer. That is one of the reasons why on loads over 40k they typically put a single pallet on the first row, or two singles on the first two rows.

There are only a few states with low steer axle weight limits, according to the 2019 Rand McNally road atlas:

• Indiana (12,000)
• Louisiana (12,000)
• Mississippi (12,000)
• North Dakota (550 lb./inch of tire width)

Using my steer tires of 275 mm (10.8268 in) width, I can only be 11,909 in my steers in ND.​

• Some states mention tire manufacturer rating

My steer tires have a tire manufacturer rating of 12,350 total, which can be found on the sidewall of the tire.​

My steer axle is rated to 12,000. This can be found on the side of the driver door. It’s interesting to note that the road atlas does not mention steer axle rating as a weight limit, but that’s not to say they won’t cite you for exceeding your equipment axle rating.

One last note, you will find on the road atlas that several states allow over 80,000 gross. However, you probably need a permit for that and a truck/trailer that can handle the weight.

 

MT allows 81k. But must be legal on axles. So a tandem trailer would have to have 13 on the steers Utah allows 1%.

 

MT shows 80k in the road atlas. Anything over 80k probably requires a permit. Most fleets are also probably only registered to haul 80k. You can find this on your truck’s registration and on the side of your truck near your USDOT#. If you have an APU, most states allow 400 or 550 pounds over 80k.

I forgot to mention that the road atlas doesn’t say 1% overgross for UT. It says 80k and steer axle based on the tire manufacturer rating.