Mudflaps for Pickup

if your commercial vehicle you must have the mud flaps installed in general you need to have them anyhow

 

If you have a Ram 1ton pickup, they take all of 30mins to install. Waltz on into your local stealership parts dept. & pick up a set. I can't recall the exact price, but they were between $50-$70 bucks when I bought them in 2013. (tell them you own a business & they generally give a 10-15% discount) They come with easy to comprehend instructions. Takes a drill & a couple box wrenches or socket set. If your not running air bags on the rear axle, I recommend hanging them in the 2wd vs. 4wd truck position so they won't drag the ground when loaded heavy..

 

Being a CMV has nothing to do with it, as there is NO requirement in the FMCSA regs for mudflaps. It is a state issue, and different states have different requirements. Some want them within 8" of the ground. Others allow up to 12". Some have no set distance, but rather rely upon a formula based upon the angle from the contact patch of the tire up to the rear of the vehicle...the farther from the wheels the mud flaps are, the shorter they can be...and if your vehicle has enough rear overhang, mud flaps might not even be necessary. In other words, your dually pickup might not need them, depending upon the distance between the tires and your rear fenders and bumper and their height from the ground.

And then if you're hooked to a trailer, mud flaps on the rear of the truck aren't neccessary because all of these states only care about the rear-most axle, as that is the one that will toss rocks and such up at the windshields of cars behind you. 11 years and my Mack has never had mud flaps on while hooked to a trailer. I've got them to slip into the brackets when I have to bobtail somewhere, but remove them any time I hook up to another trailer.

 

About 15 yrs ago I was pulled over and given a warning by a state trooper in Tx. I was driving my 2000 Chevrolet 3500 dually. Trooper told me all dual wheel axle must have mud flaps on interstates. Can't recall if he said that was a Texas law or USDOT regulation.

 

In Texas a dually MUST have mudflaps to pass inspection, and drivers could get ticket for no mudflaps. Beside practical use a dually just looks better with mudflaps, I would recommend Husky molded mudflaps they fit very well and there is even mudflaps for front tires (a must-have on my trucks).