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Feeders getting rid of pups for 40 footers???
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<blockquote data-quote="pickup" data-source="post: 932176"><p>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. </p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>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. </p><p></p><p>Too tiring to discuss this. I would need to do a ton of research which I am not inclined to do.</p><p></p><p>I betcha Hondo knows how to express this simply and accurately.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pickup, post: 932176"] 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. [/QUOTE]
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