Trying to make a silk purse out of my max 6

Oh boy where do I start?
To start I have been in business for over thirty years so let’s get that out of the way.
You have no idea about me or my businesses to make any assumptions about how they run and I can assure you they all make a profit.
My car hauling is only a part of six different businesses that I own and operate.
The trucking part that I run is being run the way many say can’t be done and be profitable.
It’s a part time operation and I have my own customers that I have had for many years.
Every business property and equipment is fully paid for and has been for years.
All my businesses not only make money but they help support each other and help make things more affordable such as insurance.
Take like the axles for the trailer for example.
I was able to talk directly to dexter engineering and the price was deeply discounted because I am a gold dealer thru my repair shop business for a trailer supply company.
It cost me very little to do the axle upgrade and I can tell you the safety factor and piece of mind is priceless.
As I write this I am sitting in Florida taking the three months vacation at my second home that I take every winter.
So again tell me again what I’m doing wrong.

 

True, but I’m from upstate ny so anything warmer than 50 degrees is heaven to me...

 

Thanks for the compliment.
I just can’t figure out with such tight stringent dot rules for trucking that dot would allow a trailer manufacturer to produce a semi trailer with a 48,000# GVW with such an ineffective un safe brake system or why the manufacturer would want the liability?
It’s got to be a money thing for the trailer builder I guess.
The other thing is with the full air brake system you have less hardware than the air over hydraulic part.
To convert to full air brake you basically bolt the axels in and run the air lines from the existing air system on the trailer and your good to go.

 

Hammer gave you a pretty good explanation of how air over hydraulic brakes operate.
As far as modifications to the tractor for car hauling the only things I have done is run a heavy fuse protected wire back to the trailer to run the hydraulic deck.
The only other thing is a full set off rear fenders with very short mud flaps that almost touch the ground to keep any road debris from damaging the cars on the trailer.

 

Thanks for the reply.
The tractor was ex Penske truck but it came from Waco Texas.
I actually found it in the truck paper and after a lot of pictures and a video and research thru Detroit and Penske I flew down to Texas paid for it and drove it home.
It’s never seen a day in salt and the way my operation runs I have been able to keep it that way.
As far as the trailer goes I realize it’s would not work for a full time operation at all.
But now that I have addressed the brake issues I can say it works perfectly in almost every way for what I am doing.
It’s so light that with my tractor I can practically load any vehicles I want on it and be well below my licensed GVW which is below the heavy truck tax.
I am not a big supporter of the eld mandate but I have to say when I roll thru the scales knowing that I have truck and trailer with no issues and I am no way overweight and my Elogs are good I feel like king of the road instead of wondering it this is the time I’m going to have my butt handed to me.
Heck most of the time now they just put me to the outside and send me back out on the road.
There is definitely a certain value to that.