Woman driver asked about allowing 90,000# trucks on the road...

link to this?

 

Lol 90k lbs is nothing. We run 140k lbs everyday all over Canada no problem...Ive hauled big oversize up to 225k lbs all over Can/USA....if I can do that anyone should be able to drive a 90k lb van just as easy.

 

With the exact same 80k truck/trailer spec, just 5 axles?

Road design considerations and vehicle manufacturing specs play into things here, a 5 axle designed to stop in x distance at 80k is not going to stop in the same or less time if another 1/8 of the gross is added.

 

90k ÷ 5 axles is 18k per axle
225k I did on 10 axles so that's 22.5 k per axle.
Currently I haul logs at 150k lbs on 7 axles so 21.5k per axle. N this whole week I've had next to no trailer brakes....they don't even lock up when empty. N I've still been fine even in off road snow/ice.

 

Good thing at 80,000 you are no where near the maximums of what your axles are rated for

 

Exactly, just about everything on the truck is overkill.

 

We do 39,500 kgs = about 86,900 lbs on a standard 5 axle in Canada.

 

I'm not against it on the basis of safety, but economics. Most trucks and trailers are rated for 40k on the drives and trailer tandems and 12-14k on the steers so 92-94k can be done with what's already out there, but in my experience pulling the heavier loads in state's where it's legal doesn't pay well enough to make up for the increased wear and tear on everything. While the equipment is rated for it I'll tell you wheel seals blow out way more often,tires wear out way quicker, U-joints and carrier bearings don't last near as long and motors and transmissions blow up sooner.

If this get's passed nationally roads will get worse than they already are (if that's even possible) and there will be fewer loads due to trucks carrying more and they'll still pay like garbage when they can get away with it.