Dump Trucks 101 - Green but getting started

NightWind · Oct 27, 2022

EazyE922 said: ↑

Im in northwest Georgia, looking at tandem axle dumps to buy.

I’m about as green as it gets but I’m learning every day. I’m signed up for my CDL training next week. I’ve started calling around and about to start following trucks to sites.

I know in Georgia we only run tandems because of the bridge law. I’m trying to understand how to “spec” my truck. I know 18-20k lbs front. 46k lbs rears. Think single or double frame. Not sure on the gate terminology.

But can anybody tell the difference in the bed on the white vs the black Mack’s in the pictures? 90% of what I see in Georgia is similar to the bed on the white Mack but I see a lot of other people running the bed the black on has in other places.
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The White truck is a steel bed as it the other truck, the aluminum panels are just that panels that dress up banged up steel. One bed is a half round the other is a square box.
Here is the link to the Ga bridge law Georgia Department of Public Safety - MCCD Regulations Compliance

Thetrashnoob · Oct 30, 2022

Any update? Did you end up buying a truck?

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