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Flatbed spread axle distance

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by rankd1, Jun 9, 2022.

  1. Jun 9, 2022 #1
    rankd1

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    Hello Folks, I am needing to purchase a 48 x 102 because my 2005 MAC needs extensive welding repair.

    Looking at a Reitnouer that has 3 axles having super singles. Wonder if I could remove the center axle and run as a spread. Dealer measured the spread between front and rear axle at 103" (8'7"). Is that kosher for weight hauling legal limits?

    Thanks
     
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  3. Jun 9, 2022 #2
    Long FLD

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    You could go 38k on the trailer axles with the 8’7” spread.
     
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  4. Jun 9, 2022 #2
    blairandgretchen

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    Is it legal in all states at that distance?

    I know my 53’ with a 10’2” was referred to as a California legal spread.
     
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  5. Jun 9, 2022 #3
    Long FLD

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    Federal bridge chart says greater than 8 but less than 9 is 38k for a 2 axle group.

    Your trailer is probably legal for CA’s king pin rule.
     
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  6. Jun 9, 2022 #4
    supersnackbar

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    I think the 40' bridge in Commiefornia is for trailers longer than 48'. I pulled glass in and out of CA on 48's. Some were 10' spread step & flat, others were 48' double drop glass trailers with fixed axles and nobody in the company ever got ticketed in CA with those same kind of trailers that I know of.
     
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  8. Jun 9, 2022 #5
    Long FLD

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    Correct. CA has a KPRA regulation for trailers over 48ft. It’s technically not a bridge law because it has nothing to do with weight. It used to be for all trailers regardless of length, I think it was early 2000’s when they made it for trailers over 48ft.
     
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  9. Jun 10, 2022 #6
    Old Man

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    It’s called a kingpin law. State law. Bridge law is federal, hard to violate since we got rid of 40’ trailers.
     
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