OVERSIZE/OVERWEIGHT??The maximum weight load I can put on a 40 ton RGN with the two axle truck

Well there's a question that won't get answered without more information.

 

What does the truck and trailer light weight at?

 

What states are you running? What are the axles on your tractor rated for ....

 

All I hear are crickets...............

 

Divisible load?
Planned route? Interstate or off interstate?

Divisible load? Take your empty weight and subtract it from 80000. Nondivisible on the interstate with 5 axles total, usually 94000 GVW. Tires and axle ratings up to snuff, usually it's 20000 per axle. But beware...loading a 5 axle rig more than 93000 takes precision. If you go over axle, you have to call a crane and get it fixed at the weigh station.

 

Is the 40ton trailer a two or three axle? Safe planning is 12k steer(unless you have a larger rating) and 20k per axle. That is the lowest state rating. Some will allow up to 25k per.

 

Your tractor will have a plate on the door jam or just inside.

On that plate is the GWVR for that tractor. NOT the GWVR for the combination in total. Not usually.

If you got a two axle tractor, Im going to presume you can load to 9 ton on the drives and 6 ton on the front. Im also presuming day cab. That will make it maybe at most 10,000 pounds on a really small day cab. Call it 5 ton. 6 is better. ah what the heck 7 total tare empty tons with fuel.

15 ton take 7 away makes a payload of around 8 tons possible.

Now your trailer, whatever it is has a gross weight vehicle rating on IT's stamp plate near the glad hands. That is the weight you cannot exceed.

Until we find out what sort of trailer we are doing I cannot proceed further.

 

My question is, if you can't figure this out. Are you ready to get into the lowboy world?

 

I was trying to start him out slow , probably all confused now lol.