I pull spring ride, spread axle, gooseneck chassis trailers that are made to carry a single portable ISO tank container all the time (probably 80% of my work). I was wondering if anyone else on here has any experience or knowledge about these trailers, because to me, the ride quality of these things are absolutely terrible! It constantly has a strong vibration and shake no matter what speed and it just feels so heavy... like it weighs 1,000,000 lbs or something crazy. My fuel mileage drops down to about 4.6 mpg also. Yikes! Does anyone else have these issues or is it just my truck?
Ride quality of ISO tank chassis trailers
Discussion in 'Intermodal Trucking Forum' started by Trucker2211, Dec 20, 2018.
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Pulling an iso is like pulling a house as far as fuel economy goes. That big distance between to back of the cab to the front wall of the iso is the cause and it doesn't help the wind either. I've been lucky as I've almost always got an air ride rack.
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Those trailers arent made to ride nice. They are designed to work and survive the harsh environment of hauling containers by outfits that do very minimal maintenance. @kemosabi49 covered the fuel economy aspect of it.
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I know they’re not long skinny Cadillac’s or nothing, but I know they’re not supposed to be this bad. I’ve pulled these for years... but they’ve all been this one type & one brand. They’re not only just a spread axle-spring ride, but the leaf spring hangers are connected by a beam; front to back. The main reason for this post is to figure out if the problem is with these particular chassis trailers or my truck itself. I have more info about specifics in my other post in the Volvo forum. I’ve never pulled a chassis with tandem spring-ride or any combo of air ride, so I was hoping someone has so I could somewhat compare the differences. -
face it, you are dragging an anchor...I remember guys complaining about early drop frames flexing and slapping one in the kidneys but most complained about the parachute effect of the tank framework standing tall.
I remember having a few 40' SEAU chassis with centered bolsters for a 20' and a planked deck back to the rear so the forklift could reach the centered box...top heavy and caught even more air...
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It is the chassis. Everything about ISO's suck. MPG, Ride, and most importantly the lack of pay to put up with said suckage.
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I also second the chassis sucking. I've never pulled one that road even half way decent. Guys with long hood Pete's complained of ride also.
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