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Navigating the enforcement minefield for maximum gross weight allowed when hauling heavy equipment
In baseball you’re allowed three strikes; why isn’t it like that in other aspects of love, life, and work? We’re not sure, but when hauling heavy equipment that is oversize or overweight, you only get one strike before you’re out. Often drivers are cited for being overweight and they do not understand why. They say, […]
May 4, 2015
Construction Equipment
Volvo now offers its VNX 630 heavy hauler in a tridem axle model
Giving the truck even more traction when hauling heavy equipment, Volvo has updated its VNX 630 severe duty hauler with a new tridem axle model. The new truck features three rear drive axles rather than two in an 8×6 configuration capable of hauling up to a 69,000-pound rear axle load. RELATED >> Test Drive: Volvo VNX […]
April 13, 2015
Construction Equipment
How to determine trailer length for heavy equipment hauling using Kingpin to Rear Axle limits
Contractors and heavy equipment haulers often ask the question, “What is the longest trailer or semitrailer I can use?” The answer—like for most questions regarding sizes and weights—is “That depends!” The “length allowed” varies by state, by route, by the number of trailing units, whether the unit(s) is a trailer or a semitrailer, whether it […]
March 26, 2015
Construction Equipment
Deciphering the Federal Bridge Law formula: what contractors and heavy equipment haulers need to know
The Federal Bridge Law was established in 1975 by Congress. It is codified in 23 CFR §658.17. For those that did not enjoy algebra in high school, the law might as well be a quadratic equation. On the other hand, the quadratic formula always finds a solution. (Maybe we should have paid more attention.) The bridge […]
March 4, 2015
Construction Equipment
Heavier front axles give Kenworth’s T370 more brawn in construction applications
Kenworth announced it will begin offering heavier front axles on its T370 Class 7 work truck. The truck maker will now offer 18,000-pound and 20,000-pound front axles on the T370 when equipped with the 350-horsepower PACCAR PX-9 engine. The heavier axles will allow owners and operators to, “put more weight on the front ends in fuel hauling, dump, […]
March 4, 2015
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