Trying to find out the weight limits for a dump truck in Texas

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  1. Dadetrucking305

    Dadetrucking305 Heavy Load Member

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    The truck has tandem rears with a drop axle.Wanting to know the max legal weight it can haul?
     

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  3. SmallPackage

    SmallPackage Road Train Member

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    Should be around 38-40,000 lbs. allowed to carry.
    Texas calculates bridge law on straight trucks as 258 Wheel base max.
     
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  4. Nitelyte

    Nitelyte Bobtail Member

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    Most steers are 12500 or 15k if heavy haul. Each axle should be 17k or 34k per set of tandems. Drop axles vary in load capacity. You should be able to count your axles and have a rough estimate on your max. Also inside your door should be the Vin sticker with a gross weight.
     
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  5. Nitelyte

    Nitelyte Bobtail Member

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    Also the rules for Texas are different per single axle. Texas allows 25k per single axle "IF the manufacturer allows it" .
     
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  6. Dera209

    Dera209 Bobtail Member

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    Does anyone know how much can this truck haul in texas? I'm not sure about wheelbase on this.
     

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  7. RockinChair

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  8. TurkeyCreekJackJohnson

    TurkeyCreekJackJohnson Medium Load Member

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    In most truckers atlas' there a a few pages given to bridge formula/law and state laws/contacts. Just realize you can be overweight on:

    Actual Gross
    A single axle
    An axle group/s
    A tire size

    See nothing at all confusing about that.
     
  9. abyliks

    abyliks Road Train Member

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    i don’t know about TX but I’ve never see. A true dump truck that light up here, usually 18-20k fronts
     
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