Tractor weight with all your stuff and fuel

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  1. Jun 28, 2020 #11
    pavrom

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    That is one nice flat top sir !
     
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  3. Jun 28, 2020 #12
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    33.5k full tanks 20200526_154527.jpg
     
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  5. Jun 29, 2020 #14
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    my 2006 volvo 780 full tanks (twin 120's) 2 drivers 20,200
     
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  7. Jun 29, 2020 #15
    Edjahman

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    Thank you. I was just trying to get a better understanding about how my tractor weight is going to affect my maximum load while pulling a 53 ft dry van.

    It's unfortunate that this thread has devolved into a truck show and flexing about how light people's combinations are.

    I was only trying to figure out if my tractor is unusually heavy at about 20500 lbs with all of my gear and full of fuel.

    Thank you
     
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  8. Jun 29, 2020 #16
    flood

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    your truck 20,500 and a normal van should be around 35,000-36,000... that's around 44,000 lb. load depending on the trailer...
     
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    Edjahman

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    So does that severely limit the amount of available loads I can haul or is there normally quite a bit of lighter and much lighter loads?

    I coming from tanker work where we just loaded on a scale and it didn't matter because you just loaded to about 80K.
     
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  10. Jun 29, 2020 #18
    Edjahman

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    From what I understand, brokers often put the maximum weight and it's not always indicative of the real weight?

    Thank you
     
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    With a 2020 ultra loft with tripac apu and a 2020 utility reefer trailer I scale about 35500 full of fuel with all of my stuff my fat behind and a 102 pound dog in the truck.

    I routinely haul beer loads over 44k with full tanks and can scale 45 with half full tanks.

    Except for shippers that I scale in at I rarely load with full tanks. Gives me a bit of wiggle room on the weights in case the shipper messed up.
     
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    some brokers know to the pound what the weigh is, some will list more because IT COULD BE.... remember pulling van you don't get paid by the pound... I myself like to keep it under 35,000...

    40,000 V 20,000 is .06-.10 difference in fuel cost per mile
     
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