Overweight load

Steer is legal - 12,000 is NOT the limit on steer.

Drive is overweight. Single dual axle limit is generally 20,000lbs.

Trailer is slightly overweight - I’d run with it.

On a 4 axle set up like this - you’ve got to lose about 8,000 lbs.

How did this situation happen?

 

Wait - please VERIFY TO US that this is a FOUR AXLE setup.

One steer axle

One drive axle

Two (tandem) trailer axles.

Because - your only input on this forum is asking questions from your driver informing you that he is overweight.

So, before wasting everyone’s time, and contributing nothing - get it straight.

 

No - the loads aren’t 80,000 lbs.

What is the empty weight and axle configuration?

Who are you - the boss? The driver? A dispatch service?

 

Like a dispatch service - not a dispatch for a trucking company - right?

12+20+34 = 66,000 lbs.

What is the empty weight of the tractor/trailer?

 

Get Abiel Gutierrez to send you a picture of his truck.

Count the big black round things. These are called truck tires.

If there are 18 of them, in a 1-2-2 configuration, then tell him to slide the tandems 2 holes and roll that puppy down the road.

If it’s a 1-1-2 configuration - then lose his number.

 

Unless it is spread axle.
Or in Florida.

 

Good point - 12-20-40= 72,000.