I need an honest and to the point answer please

The total weight of the truck cannot be more than 80,000 not just the freight you are hauling. Anything more than that you need special permitting. 40,000 is the maximum freight that can be hauled.

 

I have pulled 120,000 in a van w/ the roof cut off. Granted, I pulled it in the yard(no more than a mile). But, we pull wood chips and those regularly go over 100k

 

We can pull 49,500 with some of our trailers - needs to be one of our "lightweight" tractors though.

 

with a fliner classic---i could go 45000

 

Lol, sounds like you need a lighter truck and tlr

 

80,000 = maximum gross vehicle weight (= load + rig, 12/34/34) on Interstates, not maximum load weight, unless you're doing heavy haul, then the license is for 105,000 maximum gross vehicle weight (at least in the west), but then you're talking about tag-axle tractors, and multi-axled trailers and trailers built for it. GVW depends on how many axles you have to support the weight. I believe that over 105,000 you're talking about permit loads; I have no idea how many axles you'd need. Again, "Maximum weight you can load a dry van" isn't 80,000 -- unless it's a 3 or 4 axle dry van, and even then you'd be over 105,00. I assume you mean a two-axle dry van.

The heaviest load I ever pulled -- copier paper in a two-axle dry van from Salem, OR to Reno -- had me at 79,980 overall. The load weighed 45,600. I have the scale tickets.

I don't believe "150,00 with a dry van," either load weight or GVW. I have no idea of maximum weights "without breaking the trailer." Depends on the trailer and how the load weight is distributed inside. It does indeed sound like smoke.

Perhaps someone from Swift's heavy haul division, or Gordon, or Interstate, or Sherman Bros. can pop in here with some numbers.

 

Probably why they don't like "fatties" in Springfield! LOL!!

 

I've hauled over 40,000 lbs on a few occasions and scaled within the 80,000.

 

In my opinion there's no way a regular dry van is going to support that kind of weight. I have an all steel push out trailer I haul scrap steel in. The axle ratings for the truck and trailer are 13,200-46,000-50,000. My New York permit allows 13,200-46,000-47,000 but the gross can't exceed 102,000. This is on a normal 5 axles setup. Even if I had an extra axle it would only bring the legal gross up to 107,000.

I've unfortunetly hauled way over weight several times. I've grossed up to 128,000 and that puts 78,000 in the wagon. Even my solid steel trailer has some sagging with that kind of weight on it. Going down the road like that is a weird feeling. Every curve you can feel that weight and need to slow down. This is my experience with heavy loads on a truck with a much heavier set up. I say no way to 150,000 gross on a normal set up without some serious damage. And if he's talking 150,000 net, no freakin way ! Maybe you could get away with 100,000-110,000 gross on a normal dry van, maybe.