Axle weight percentages

Those numbers are fine. I pull a 3 axle step deck and I see axle weights like this all the time. As long as you are not over weight on any axle(s) or over 80,000 total there is nothing wrong with that. Due to the nature of some of my loads I see the same weights as you. You will find that the truck will ride better if you get a little more weight on the drive axles. Mine can feel a little "herky jerky" sometimes where it feels like the load on the trailer is pulling against the truck over bumps or on uneven roads like when there are large gaps between the seams of concrete.

What are you loaded with right now?

 

Well technically it depends. Texas and Ohio I think only allow a 20% variance. Some states like Wyoming don’t care. I can’t really say how often any state enforces this though. These numbers are for overweight permits. If you’re legal gross I have no clue if it even matters as long as you’re less than 48,000 on the tri.

 

My understanding is minimum 20% of gross on the drives. I’m not sure if that’s a should or a must. I know B.C. enforces on that.

 

Here in the east we put 57,200 on a 12’ tridem. The lightest jurisdictions up here give you 52,800.

 

Legal is determined by the weight on the axle, not in relation to other axles. On a standard semi-truck pulling a 53 foot trailer that usually means 12,000 lbs on the steer axle, 34,000 of tandem drive axles, and 34,000 on tandem trailer axles.