Does UPS own Fastrac or are their trailers under a "long term lease" with us?
I can't find an actual Fastrac company website.
More than likely we bought their junk after they went under.
Does UPS own Fastrac or are their trailers under a "long term lease" with us?
I can't find an actual Fastrac company website.
Which means, for those of you that don't understand, a driver can change the axle (steer, drive or trailer) weights by adjusting the position of the trailer axles.
Scuzzies? that's what we call them.We have a neat saying for SCSZ trailers, but I'll get a nice PM from the moderators if I post it here.
Does UPS own Fastrac or are their trailers under a "long term lease" with us?
I can't find an actual Fastrac company website.
Scuzzies? that's what we call them.
Pm me that!That's our nice name for them. Each letter has a word attached.
Scuzzies? that's what we call them.
Does UPS own Fastrac or are their trailers under a "long term lease" with us?
I can't find an actual Fastrac company website.
I call the SCSZ Schizophrenic trailers in honor of Thomas Szasz, a doctor who wrote about schizophrenia. Thomas Szasz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I do not use this term in the presence of other drivers, lest they think I am crazy.
And FSTZ are also referred to by some as Frank Sinatra trailers.
youre crazy.
I think there are laws that require that "53" designation on the side of 53 feet trailers. Massachusetts requires it for example . I am glad of such laws as I can use that "53" sticker as a way to know what I am dealing with.
Another interesting aspect of the increasing use of 53s by Ups is the "bridge" laws that apply to 53 foot trailers. Has nothing to do with bridges but deals with how far the tandems (real wheels and yes they can be moved forwards and backwards) have to be in relation to the the kingpin, (while still having the weights legal).
For the most part , the bridge laws do not apply to trailers less than 53 feet , so if you are pulling an FSTZ box on the highway, big deal. If you are now pulling a 53 footer more often than before, the chances of having a D.O.T. officer explain the law to you are also increasing.
Confuse them all you want. I don't care if it 84 ft or 24ft, it a minute a foot.
Does that math equal a 45 footer taking an hour? If you are slow, it does.
Bridge laws apply to all trucks. Even straight trucks. The reason most trucking companies started running doubles was for the bridge laws. With double pups you have a limit of 20,000# per axle on any axle except the stee4, and you didn't have to move axles or freight to comply. 45' and 48' trailers also have movable axles. Usually the mix of freight we have at UPS doesn't cause a problem. I have heard of some buildings being overweight picking up customer loads of candles, copy paper, etc.
And on the topic of abbreviation, what the heck does ULD mean?! It's on every trailer, SurePost packages, etc.
While what you say is true about 45's and 48's having moveable axles. However the full extent of the bridge law, , doesn't apply to them. The back tandems can be anywhere as long as the weight is legal. On a 53 footer, the tandems have to be in a certain range and in some states at a precise point. California is known as a "three hole" state I believe which means the tandems have to be real close to the kingpin on a 53 footer. Which means a truck that is legal in connecticut (Let's say 65,000 lbs) on all axles becomes illegal in california, not on gross weight but on the fact that the tandems have to be moved up, causing the back axle to have too much weight. To be legal on weight you violate the law regarding distance between back axles and kingpin.
Long distance truckers with a 53', playing it straight, would go to a certified commercial scale and make sure that their truck trailer combination is legal weight wise for all axles at all the different back tandem to kingpin requirements( informally known as the bridge law)that are required for each state that they will be driving through.
You are right. Our weights aren't a big issue in terms of getting legal axle wise if we want to and can move tandems, so damn rusty(as if we go to truck scales at the local TA anyway). But the bridge law would require a different tandem to kingpin ratio for different states such as ny and connecticut which have slightly different requirements.
Too tiring to discuss this. I would need to do a ton of research which I am not inclined to do.
I betcha Hondo knows how to express this simply and accurately.