Weight of Truck

I'm not entirely sure as I'm new to the profession myself. But I have been told, and I think that most on this forum would agree with me. In saying that, buying your own truck right away with no experience is probably setting yourself up for disaster.
Not trying to say your wrong or anything but buying a truck is a huge undertaking when you look at all the expenses involved ect....

Being new mayself tho I'd be interested to hear what some more experienced members of the forum have to say on this topic.

 

i belive its 34k on the rear tandem, 34k on the front tandem (tractor), and 12k on the front axle.

you can slide the rear tandems and the fifth wheel to distribute weight. And this brings up another question I have for the pro's.

I understand if you are in the city, you can slide tandems to have a sharper turns. And I also know that for highway dot stations, you need to have a maximum load on each tandem (as posted). If you are in the city, can you slide tandems for a sharper turn even if it means undistributing the weight?

 

what are you asking? Are you asking what axles you want in the truck you want to buy? If so then usually they have 12k front and 40k rears. the previos mentiond weights are what you are allowed to run legally. some trucks may have 46k rear but those trucks are really setup for ehavy hauling.
buy whatever truck you want. some trucks are heavyer than others which means it's less freight you can haul and if you get too heavy you may find it hard to get loads. Volvo's are heavy in perticular. A big volvo woht the big sleeper can run 21k pounds compared to 16 or 17k on a freightliner with mid size bunk.
you can get a tall sleeper for a van trailer. flat tops usually for flatbed trailers, this all affects your fuel milage. Speaking of which, an aerodynamic truck with all the fearings can cost you $10k or more per year than a classic style truck

 

Sliding the tandem's forward can make turns easier just don't for get about the tail-swing, you end up taking someone door mirrors with ya...And a newbie buying a truck right off the bat? Talk about hit the ground running. Did you think this through? Do you have a company already that will keep the new guy driving? You have big kahuna's to to do that.

 

My KW t-600 (company truck) is equipped with x-one super singles which increases the max load weight I can carry. This truck can carry about 47,500lbs in the 53' dry van. The trucks more suited to O/O's, such as the T-2000 or the 379 are a bit heavier.

 

The New Yorker is right. You have to have big cajones or no brains to start out in this industry by buying a truck.Do you know anything about frieght rates, cost per mile, or dot authority?

 

Well that was also my thought. You probably shouldn't be buying a big truck if you don't know the weight limits on the axles! As per law.