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Wow, some cool trucks! I just posted this in the COE thread, but I'll post here too.

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15ft. 6in. tall.


14-feet wide.


Heaviest load I've had on the truck, 85,000lb. John Deere 350D (130,000lb. gross weight).



2000 379, 475hp 6NZ Cat, 18-speed Eaton, 3.36 rears. Wish it had some deeper rears, sometimes...

 

what state gave you 130k on 6 axles?

 

Colorado. With an annual, and only an annual permit, you can run 55,000lbs. on tandem drives. 65,000lbs. on the 3-axle trailer grouping. You can go up to 20,000 on the steer if your tires are rated for it, but, that's a non-issue as most trucks can't shift that much weight on the steer axle. That load is right up around the limit that most trucks can get on legally.

With a 3-axle drive grouping (tridem, or tandem with pusher or short jeep) on the truck you're permitted up to 70,000lbs. on that axle grouping. With the annual permit you get an extra 5,000lbs. on your drive grouping versus the same number of axles on the trailer. A 4-axle grouping (say, a tandem and short tandem jeep, or tandem/pusher/ short single-axle jeep) you can grab 77,000lbs. On the same number on the trailer you're good for 72,000lbs. Thus, if you can get 70,000 on a 3-axle grouping on the tractor you get 65,000 on the trailer, and a tandem grouping on the trailer is legal to 50,000lbs.

Colorado is a very, very liberal state for weights until you hit Chapter 6 Super Load Permit territory. A 4-axle tractor and 2-3-2 lowboy can easily run up to the 200,000lb. limit on a full annual permit. If you go north of 200,000lbs. into chapter-6, permitting is a nightmare. And, if you're over on a set of axles it gets ugly quickly. The annual also permits you up to 16-feet tall as well as 115-feet long (without pilot car). Like I said, it's a very liberal state for oversize so long as you're operating under chapter-6 territory. This is also only if you're on "green routes" and aren't passing over bridges with restricted weight ratings.

I don't do a whole lot of interstate stuff, so, I have to say I'm ignorant to Florida's oversize laws. What would it take to gross 130,000lbs. down your way?

 

I figured it was an annual. I run OTR and that was pretty heavy on 6. On my annual in FL I can get 66k on a Tridem. Running 7 axles I can get 147k with 8 axles I can get 160k. I also get 16' tall, 15' wide & 120' long. I need pilot cars over 12' wide & 14'6" tall

On my 11 axle beam, with a jeep I can get 200k. When I go out OTR I rarely take my 8th axle unless I have a specific load for it. I can pretty much get 132k in 95% of the states I run in a 1-3-3 configuration. MO is really my only trouble state in the Midwest. In my configuration they will only give me 112k. If I want 132k I have to go to a 1-2-4 configuration or bring my 8th axle. I try to stay out of MO

 

Sounds like you guys can run fairly heavy in Florida on an annual. I don't have a whole lot of interest to run big loads way out East, at least the Northeast. I have a buddy who does the same stuff in Penns. and surrounding states. I can't believe some of the crap he puts up with. If I had to do it, I would, but, I'm not gonna' seek it out. Colorado has enough challenges for heavy haul once you head West!

 

How much do annual permits cost ?

 

$500 147k - $1,500 for 200k - $500 160k

 

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That is very cheap compared to what we pay where I am from.
For a single trip through Zambia of about 400 miles at 200k costs $35 000,00 and you need 11 axles.
They are the most expensive but where I'm from an annual if you can get on will cost about $ 30 000,00 for 200k on 8 axles.

When I hear the rates you guys run for it seems crazy but you don't have the fees and delays we have so it is hard to compare.
When we move a piece of equipment over border to a remote mining site the rate for the move is often close to the cost of the equipment.