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Gross weights

Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by RollinThunderVet, May 15, 2019.

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  1. Jul 18, 2019 #31
    Zeviander

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    Most of the trucks I saw in ND running out near Williston were tandem drive trucks with a pusher drop axle and quad axle trailers, either in a tight group or a tridem with a single axle spaced at 10-12 feet ahead or behind. Those could gross 105,500 lbs.

    Most 100k+ setups are state-specific and don't usually leave or travel on interstates. I remember seeing a pneumatic A-train setup out near Belle Fourche, SD; tri-drive tractor, tridem trailer, tridem converter, tridem trailer. 16 axle monster. Didn't have a chance to grab a pic though, still regret it.

    But then again, apparently SD really loves multi-axle setups:

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  3. Jul 20, 2019 #32
    LoneCowboy

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    dang

    "hello i have a flat"
    which one?

    well inside 18th one back, left side. (it's always the inside tire that goes)
     
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  4. Jul 22, 2019 #33
    RollinThunderVet

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    Thanks for all the help guys. I did get confirmation. At my current 80k, I can permit up to 93,200. But when i renew my registration, I'm upping those Western states that do allow it for increased weights without permits. Seems like DOT could update the rest of their systems like they are their ELD regulations, but that ain't gonna happen... lol
     
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  5. Jul 24, 2019 #34
    FoolsErrand

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    Never in your life bud. Think of the lost revenue.
     
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  7. Jul 24, 2019 #35
    beastr123

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    you should be able to increase your weights (prorated of course) any time with a phone call and a bank transfer to your home state reg authority.
     
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  8. Jul 27, 2019 #36
    Rubber duck kw

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    Lots of those rock trains here in SD, dont get stuck behind one of those in the river hills on highway 44. I have no idea what they're grossing with those things but it's got to be pushing 200k.
     
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  9. Jul 27, 2019 #37
    Zeviander

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    Do enough Googling, and we can find the answer!

    Top 10 Heaviest Semi Truck Trailers in the United States and Canada

    171,000 lbs max.

    Something that kind of says a lot about the trucking industry in Canada, and the situation with poorly trained drivers operating equipment like the guy involved in the Humboldt crash: "B-Trains in Canada require no extra driver training or permit, unlike in the US where you have to have an extra driver training certificate to operate double trailers."

    Yet, in the rest of the places mentioned in the US, drivers require special permits to operate vehicles with higher gross combination weights.
     
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  10. Jul 27, 2019 #38
    Long FLD

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    The 17 axle combo pictured with that article is old news. All the cool people have 20 axles now so gross should be closer to or at 200k.
     
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  11. Jul 27, 2019 #39
    Rubber duck kw

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    You have to care enough to Google it, I just know that's a lot more tires than I ever want to have to pay for.
     
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  12. Aug 17, 2019 #40
    RollinThunderVet

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    So I was under the impression that the max gross you could put on your cab card was equal to the factory ratings of your axles.
    According the the GA DOT- MC officer I spoke to yesterday, you are pretty much only limited by tires and bridge law. He said they dont really look at GVW. He said the factory rating is more of a suggestion... lol
    That would mean with my 5 axle setup I would be able to permit around 100k in GA, vs the 93.2k factory rating.
    Does this track with yall or should this MC enforcer be tested for drugs?
     
    RollinThunderVet, Aug 17, 2019
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