weight restrictions/limits/violation capacity of doubes/triples?

20K per single axle.

 

All the same axle weights still apply as per state and federal laws.
The same thing for gross weights.
Every state is different and that is why you see doubles and triples in some states and not in others. Some states allow weights up to 105500# or more with the right permits.

 

even tho you can axle that much the gross 80k is still all you can haul

 

Beast has it correct. Axle weights are pretty standard across the board, but gross weights are variable. Some states have overweight permits that are cheap and easy(insert 'yo mama' joke here), while others make it hard to impossible to exceed 80K gross.

And just 'cause you're running triples, doesn't mean you're going to be running max weight. There's lots of high-bulk, low-weight freight out there, and it's what LTL generally specializes in.

 

Depends on the state laws.

When I ran linehaul, our rule of thumb was 57/59k lbs of freight for Rocky Mountain Doubles/Triples respectively. Then when you add your equipment weight, you would scale right around 106k which is legal for my state of Montana.

Another rule of thumb we use is 1k lbs per foot of trailer length. So if you are pulling a 48 ft long box, if you are over 48k, you probably won't scale. This is for twin screw.

If you are running a single axle, your long box will not legal if you go past the 20k (of freight range). 16k is safe... Anything above that up to 19k is strictly based on a skilled forklift operator that knows how to load out.

Oddly enough, you can pull a pup with up to 23k of freight and still be legal with a single axle.

 

im sorry. I thought this was a thread about dispatchers being willing to "sign off" on single axle weights that are 1,200 lbs over....