New trailers

[Johney]

Can you tell me which state or states allow double 53's?

Florida. Only one I know for sure.

 

[Mugarolla]

Can you tell me which state or states allow double 53's?

It is legal to pull double 53's in AZ, CO, ID, KS, MT, NV, ND, OK, OR, SD, UT

It is legal only on turnpikes FL, IN, MA, NY, OH

 

[Mugarolla]

Triple 28's are allowed in AZ, CO, ID, KS, MT, NV, ND, OK, OR, SD, UT

They are also allowed in IN and OH only on toll roads.

 

[Jones]

It is legal to pull double 53's in AZ, CO, ID, KS, MT, NV, ND, OK, OR, SD, UT

http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/EF9BD746-33DC-4A7F-A7FA-744897188D64/0/WASHTOGuide2009.pdf
Scroll down to page 67.

 

[Mugarolla]

http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/EF9BD746-33DC-4A7F-A7FA-744897188D64/0/WASHTOGuide2009.pdf
Scroll down to page 67.

Did I miss a few states? Sorry.

I just names the ones off the top of my head.

 

[Jones]

Did I miss a few states? Sorry.

I just names the ones off the top of my head.

You can't pull double 53s in those states, the limit is 45.

 

[silenze]

If you see one take a picture. I have never seen one at west point IN

 

[wayfair]

But brown isn't in your mirror other than the fairing on the truck. Have you ever seen a brown ups trailer?

Im just saying the company color is a lot to look at in the mirrors.... over 100 feet of brown

 

[Mugarolla]

If you see one take a picture. I have never seen one at west point IN

While we don't, never applied for the permit, I used to see Hostess pull in with 2 53's at WPOIN all the time before they went out of business.

 

[silenze]

While we don't, never applied for the permit, I used to see Hostess pull in with 2 53's at WPOIN all the time before they went out of business.

Damn thats a lot of twinkies

 

[bluehdmc]

IF this is true I wonder how long until we are over weight too many times. I really wish for how intelligent our systems are we would be able to tell how much weight is inside the trailer/trailers. I guess they would be afraid of sending trailers out that aren't 100% due to weight.

I think if they actually put work into the software they could figure out how much weight is in a trailer.
They know the actual weight of a package, 7lbs. 6oz., ships at 8lb. rate. If every package was scanned and weight computed as it's scanned they could print out a weight slip with the seal control. Of course that would cost money that they would rather spend on a system to track what the driver was doing.

The driver would also know which trailer in a set was heaviest, 50% of nuts and bolt is a lot heavier than 100% of packing peanuts.

Nah, that would make sense. Give the Board of Directors a bigger bonus.

 

[Pickles]

Never seen double 53's in the U.S. See double 48's all the time and pull double 45's often.

 

[wayfair]

You can't pull double 53s in those states, the limit is 45.

I see 53'. 13th line down from your chart posted

 

[Jones]

I see 53'. 13th line down from your chart posted

Read page 51, they spell out exactly what's allowed for LCVs.

 

[wayfair]

Read page 51, they spell out exactly what's allowed for LCVs.

well I guess you'd make a lot of money fining our company here

 

[UPS4Life]

I think if they actually put work into the software they could figure out how much weight is in a trailer.
They know the actual weight of a package, 7lbs. 6oz., ships at 8lb. rate. If every package was scanned and weight computed as it's scanned they could print out a weight slip with the seal control. Of course that would cost money that they would rather spend on a system to track what the driver was doing.

The driver would also know which trailer in a set was heaviest, 50% of nuts and bolt is a lot heavier than 100% of packing peanuts.

Nah, that would make sense. Give the Board of Directors a bigger bonus.

I'd be willing to bet this is already an option they just don't want to show. If you think about it would a hub really stop loading at 75% because the trailer is maximum weight? 100% 2000 lbs over weight pay the fine if he gets one

 

[Jones]

well I guess you'd make a lot of money fining our company here

Nobody at UPS pulls double 53's, at least not in the US.

 

[bluehdmc]

Nobody at UPS pulls double 53's, at least not in the US.

Another feeder driver told me he was dispatched with a UPS 53' trailer that had a pintle hook on the back. I told him it was probably a UPS Freight trailer that ended up in our system somehow.

Maybe they're getting ready to try them out someplace.

 

[Jones]

Another feeder driver told me he was dispatched with a UPS 53' trailer that had a pintle hook on the back. I told him it was probably a UPS Freight trailer that ended up in our system somehow.

Maybe they're getting ready to try them out someplace.

It might have come down from Canada, they can pull 53' doubles up there.

 

[Mugarolla]

You can't pull double 53s in those states, the limit is 45.