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Overweight on Trailer tandems

Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by justin8842, Jul 11, 2011.

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  1. Jul 17, 2011 #41
    justin8842

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    im not gunna argue with anybody ok i dont have to pay the ticket plain and simple i kno the axle stuff and everything and as far as 5 months goes ive ionly been haulin dryvan for 2 1 with trainer and 1 solo and i thought i had the axle right but i did not my mistake the other 3 months i hauled a dum;p and everyone knows dump axles dont move
     
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  3. Jul 17, 2011 #42
    Rick Brown

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    No state allows over those limits on a federal highway. Some states, I know for a fact Nebraska, do allow more axle weights, and a higher gross on state roads.
     
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  4. Jul 17, 2011 #43
    ronin

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    Sure they do - I ran loads in Montana and Idaho that regularly scaled 103-104k... truck was rated for 105k (wood chips).
     
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  5. Jul 17, 2011 #44
    Onetruckpony

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    Ran a dump trailer for awhile and we could go to 92,400 on other roads but on Interstates 80,000 is the correct max.
     
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  7. Jul 17, 2011 #45
    ronin

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    Depends on what the truck is rated for.... we certainly ran I-90 from Missoula to Coeur D'Alene, right through two scales... all day long and twice on Saturday.
     
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  8. Jul 17, 2011 #46
    Rick Brown

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    Specialized trucking with specialized permits.
     
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  9. Jul 17, 2011 #47
    ronin

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    No permits involved, other than a blanket permit for the whole company... actually an entire section of the industry.
     
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  10. Jul 17, 2011 #48
    Onetruckpony

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    The truck was rated for at least the 92,400 but it did not matter on the interstates.
    Not speaking to your situation, just mine. You say no permit and a permit for the Company/industry. Permits can be issued to cover just about anything, anywhere. The OP wasnt running a permit, but then again they also believe the company is going to pay that ticket.
    How many axles did you have when running those loads?
     
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  11. Jul 17, 2011 #49
    ronin

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    One drop in front, two on the trailer - 4 on the trailer, 4 on the truck.
     
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  12. Jul 17, 2011 #50
    Pedigreed Bulldog

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    Wrong.

    You can run up & down the interstate highways in EVERY state with the following weights:

    Single axle (including steer) = 20,000
    Tandem axle (drives/trailer) = 34,000
    Gross Weight = 80,000

    The steer axle is ONLY limited to 12,000 pounds IF the axle is rated at 12,000 OR the maximum load rating of the tires is 12,000. If the axle and tires are rated higher, you can run heavier weights on the steers....up to the 20,000 limit.
     
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