How am I supposed to be able to drive a 43000 pound load?

Hammer166 · Mar 27, 2022

BigBob410 said: ↑

I’ve had this discussion at many a scale house and have always left without a ticket. On a carhauler you’d never be able to load or move. It’s the weakest link that determines what can be on the steers. Now maybe I have never been to those states as I’ve never hauled cars west of the Mississippi but I’m sure @Hammer166 is probably more well versed in the actual law in those western states but I know in the ones I’ve run we always get away with 14k.
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Yep. There are a few states with lbs/in limitations, but now that we're all running 295 steers, 14k is not a problem. Although with the 80 footers and their long stinger, we only rarely get that heavy up front.

MadScientist · Apr 15, 2022

Dave1837 said: ↑

That's because it has 40k rears and a 12.5k front axle. Your door sticker doesn't factor in a trailer
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Or 38K rears and a 14.5 K steer axle... (I used to drive a truck with those specs - It made it a lot easier to load all the way up to 80K without being over on axles when you can put more than 12K on the steers)

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