florida with a 53 foot spread axle

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  1. SHO-TYME

    SHO-TYME Road Train Member

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    The Daytona 500 brings in a lot of money so they made sure to make an exemption for trucks associated with motorsports


    Not just Daytona, but Sebring, Homestead, Miami, Gainesville. All those trucks with the big teams run DOT numbers and such, but are listed as "Not For Hire." Same as when I drove for a Movie company, we were private carriers.
     
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  3. crackinwise

    crackinwise Medium Load Member

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    That makes sense. I imagine even if they ran as commercial carriers they would still get the exemption. I run locally now hauling shipping containers and at times the longer ones run about 1 ft over length. We have an annual permit in the truck like fortycalglock said its only $20. A lot cheaper than the fine.
     
  4. airforcetoo

    airforcetoo Heavy Load Member

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    I'm reading it as 'CENTER of rear axle GROUP' ... So even with a spread axle as long as the center of those two axles are 41' he should've been legal; anyone else see it this way?
     
  5. allan5oh

    allan5oh Road Train Member

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    "center of the rear axle or rear group of axles does not exceed 41 feet"

    To me that means either or.
     
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  6. fortycalglock

    fortycalglock Road Train Member

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    No that means if you only have one rear axle it has to be at 41
     
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  7. airforcetoo

    airforcetoo Heavy Load Member

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    I agree.... In Florida you can slide ure tandems all the way forward no problem since they allow 44k there, but in TN they also have that 41' law and they only allow up to 34k so juggling the weight here can be a B-word and a few holes can make a world of difference.... But seeing plenty of dry vans up and down I40 in TN with the 41' line in the middle of both rear axles I think the majority understands it the same way as I do
     
  8. swenjj

    swenjj Light Load Member

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    he says because my spread was over 96 inches they count it as two separate axles
     
  9. airforcetoo

    airforcetoo Heavy Load Member

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    you mean "he" as the DOT officer right? I would fight it cause "he" can be wrong.
     
  10. airforcetoo

    airforcetoo Heavy Load Member

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    though I don't know too much about spread axles so "I" can be wrong too
     
  11. swenjj

    swenjj Light Load Member

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    ya the dot guy, he did give me a diagram charting it all out
     
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