Single drive axle w/ sleeper?

Check with Ryder sales of used trucks . These tractors are used mostly by furniture manufacturers , corrugate cardboard companies , and LTL carriers for pulling double pups .

 

We had a bunch of S/A T2000 that worked well, then we went to twinscrew T 2000, we JUST took del. of 8 Cascadia S/A sleepers.

For us the pluses are,


less to maintain
less tire costs
better MPG
better turn radius
lighter weight

You will NEVER go back to a medium duty truck after a class 7/8, The problem is trying to find DECENT S/A sleepers, most of the old Roadway,ABF,or rental truck fleets are steel wheels, roll up windows, and are pretty basic trucks, if that is all you need then they will work.

BUT if you want something nice they are harder to come by, just depends on what you want to spend. JMHO

Stan

 

Every company makes a single axle sleeper truck. 95% if the used trucks will have tandem axles, so it may take some time to source matching units. I would call Penske and Ryder.

 

Here you go.

http://www.autoexpeditor.com/showthread.php?1881-S-As-in-N-C

 

buy a twin screw and remove front axle, move rear axle forward and cut end of frame off. problem solved

 

We have done that in the past, BUT if you run in a lot of bad weather it is nice to have the locker on the S/A

 

How would the locker benefit a single axle truck?