A 48’ with a single axle, you can easily load 32,000 if you know how to load it correct....
LOL we have guys hauling over 50k out of this place on a regular basis. I have to go there sometimes and it sucks! I usually cut off at around 38k
I always like to hear the ones that think they are doing the company a big favor by throwing on the last few skids, which puts them overweight. Just let something, anything, any kind of an accident. Your fault or not. Guarantee the lawyers will find out, and your butt will be on the line, along with your CDL. The company will say, the policy is, load it legal.
I agree 100% that's why I figured I would ask how and if anyone else had to deal with this, but we all know how it is when you are picking up in dispatch tells you try to get it all.
Just like my company that sheet is what is mathematically possible, but in real life, ain't legal. You pull it you bought it.
My experience says, 34,500 on a 53'. Slightly more on a 48'. 35,000 +/-, BUT you'll have to be careful to keep the heavy weight off the nose.
Steer tire max weight is 12000. Drive axle max is 20000 for a single axle tractor. 34000 for the tandems on the trailer. All that combines to 66000 total weight. If you know the empty weight of your truck and trailer a little simple math will give you your max freight hauling capacity. Most drivers should be cautious about maxing out due to the drive axle limit of 20000 lbs. being the most likely to get a ticket for. Also having a full fuel load factors into the equation. Our trailers used to have an orange line on the ceiling. We were told to load only 14000 lbs. in front of the line as a rule of thumb to keep from being overweight on the drive axle. Wish they would start doing that again.
Agreed...but I’d check the registration first. Back in my day, city trucks were only apportioned for 54K lbs max weight
It is shipper load and it is definitely not loaded right. Every time I go there they have like 30 or 40 skids at around 2,000lbs a piece. (usually we have 2 drivers a day go there) Dispatch has never tried to forced me to do anything illegal, but I just feel like I am not doing my job if I don't get all I can get. Everyone else that runs this area daily doesn't seem to be concerned about being way overloaded but I want to be legal, because after all it's my a$$ that is on the line! I appreciate all of the great input from all of you!
Good guys finish last,Dirt. Have you not ever heard that. Last. Like me. Ask Big Dave.
Sounds like somebody was wiggling out of the road use tax.
All good info. The only clarification I'll add is getting the full 12k on the steer. Prior to having a sliding 5th wheel, it was impossible to be over on the steer (without being insanely over on the drives), so some capacity was lost there. Honestly, I've not tried to shift weight to the steer axle, using the slide. Has ANYONE been able to exceed 12k there, on these trucks? I'd be interested in that.
