Loading Quad-Axle Trailer

1) Whats the reason for using the TRIAXLE trailers.

2) How heavy is your product.

Could be they reach the max weight with space still available , better to leave the space at the tail of the trailer than at the nose.

 

Max weights in Ontario / Quebec for TRIDEM is something in the area of
12000 Lbs steers , 39,600 Lbs drives , 52,800 Trailer for total gross of 104,500 Lbs with Max payload 65,000 Lbs

 

If I understand where he is coming from, they are using quads because the load weight is #81,000. A tridem wouldn't work for that situation. At least that is what I think he is saying.


What are you registered for, gross Kg's? If the weight balance is good and adding two skids on the tail wouldn't put any ONE axle over then it may just be a loader that doesn't quite understand what you can load.

 

Ontario gives you 18,000 kgs. on the drives ?????

 

maybe hes got a 72 inch spread tractor

 

who knows? Maybe the shipment amount does not fill the trailer? And quad is four axles, not? A tridem would be three axles.

other than talking to the shipper, your guess is as good as mine.

 

Ontario is like Michigan, where you can run more than 3 axles, which is why he's running a quad-axle.

As for why they're leaving the room at the back, maybe it's because that's all there was for that load.

And yes, ON and QC allow 18000kg on the drives.

 

Tell the shipper to leave that space part way up the trailer and when you go to unload you will see why.

First time you touch the brakes the pop will be all over the place. Especially the plastic bottles. Even cases of cans are prone to spillage.

However, if he skids are that heavy, you are likely overweight on the drives if they load it the way they are. You need to load 1,2,1,2 and then 2 the rest of the way up. Does that make sense the way I am explaining it?