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Prolly not so much on the bulk/commodoties side where you get paid by weight, but the 'paid by the mile' loads, ie reefer, dry van, flat bed,. 6 loads hauled by 5 trucks means 1 guy is out of a job. Yup, sounds like it'll help the economy to me...(just a touch of sarcasm there) What are these yahoo's thinking of??\n", "contentHtml": " \r\nThis is just a way for the shippers to get more product hauled for the same rate. Prolly not so much on the bulk/commodoties side where you get paid by weight, but the 'paid by the mile' loads, ie reefer, dry van, flat bed,. 6 loads hauled by 5 trucks means 1 guy is out of a job. Yup, sounds like it'll help the economy to me...(just a touch of sarcasm there) What are these yahoo's thinking of?? ", "parentReplyId": null, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2010-11-01", "dateAdded": "2011-04-08T20:24:14Z", "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 2969, "firstName": "AARON", "lastName": "SANNE", "companyName": "P & M ENTERPRISES", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "NORFOLK", "state": "NE", "userCommentCount": 90, "userLikes": 185, "userDislikes": 18, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 21017, "content": "No it will not help. Some shippers will try and lower the rate because they will claim that we are making to much per mile.", "contentHtml": "No it will not help. Some shippers will try and lower the rate because they will claim that we are making to much per mile.", "parentReplyId": null, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2010-12-18", "dateAdded": "2011-04-09T01:52:43Z", "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 3398, "firstName": "DAVID", "lastName": "HAYES", "companyName": "ROSS BENNETT TRUCKING INC", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "Galena", "state": "KS", "userCommentCount": 236, "userLikes": 105, "userDislikes": 112, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 21018, "content": "I am so glad that people here understand what is happening...I sold a 9 axle trailer a few years ago and the guy complained it only had a 26 ft deck...The brokers wanted 29 ft decks...I told him that 24 ft decks used to work...then 26 ft decks then 28 ft...What next 32 ft decks? 99 % of the stuff you haul will fit on a 24 ft deck...But they just want MORE and MORE and MORE...I remember when a 40 dry van was good enough...Also something to think about...Most of these meat in the seats can't even handle 80,000...Do you think that they can handle 97,000? I don't care what any body says...even with that extra axle..the truck will need more room to stop..Swift was behind having 57 ft trailers....and possibly the instagator for the 6 th axle....OH It'sjust money...They say that the extra weight will not cost any more in fuel??? If you believe that I have some land I would like to sell you...Great location, great views...dry at low tide... Like the ol saying...It is time that we start ...JUST SAY NO!!", "contentHtml": "I am so glad that people here understand what is happening...I sold a 9 axle trailer a few years ago and the guy complained it only had a 26 ft deck...The brokers wanted 29 ft decks...I told him that 24 ft decks used to work...then 26 ft decks then 28 ft...What next 32 ft decks? 99 % of the stuff you haul will fit on a 24 ft deck...But they just want MORE and MORE and MORE...I remember when a 40 dry van was good enough...Also something to think about...Most of these meat in the seats can't even handle 80,000...Do you think that they can handle 97,000? I don't care what any body says...even with that extra axle..the truck will need more room to stop..Swift was behind having 57 ft trailers....and possibly the instagator for the 6 th axle....OH It'sjust money...They say that the extra weight will not cost any more in fuel??? If you believe that I have some land I would like to sell you...Great location, great views...dry at low tide... Like the ol saying...It is time that we start ...JUST SAY NO!!", "parentReplyId": null, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2010-11-12", "dateAdded": "2011-04-09T04:12:41Z", "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 3078, "firstName": "JEFF", "lastName": "PEARSON", "companyName": "C & R TRUCKING INC", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "PAYSON", "state": "UT", "userCommentCount": 927, "userLikes": 225, "userDislikes": 94, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 21019, "content": "\n 6 would be necessary but even with an 11 foot spread on a 50' triple you only can legally haul 92-3k and thats iffy. 10'2\" on a 50 gives you the 90-91 and you hafta be the 50 to bridge it. You know as well as I do here in SD to be anywhere near 100k and bridge it legally you need 7 axles and thats with our 13,200K allowance on the steer tires. I just dont see any states, especially ones where theres a thaw like here in SD, allowing this.", "contentHtml": "\r\n\t6 would be necessary but even with an 11 foot spread on a 50' triple you only can legally haul 92-3k and thats iffy. 10'2" on a 50 gives you the 90-91 and you hafta be the 50 to bridge it. You know as well as I do here in SD to be anywhere near 100k and bridge it legally you need 7 axles and thats with our 13,200K allowance on the steer tires. I just dont see any states, especially ones where theres a thaw like here in SD, allowing this.", "parentReplyId": null, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2011-01-29", "dateAdded": "2011-04-14T01:27:18Z", "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 3804, "firstName": "MATT", "lastName": "GILBERT", "companyName": "MATTHEW GILBERT", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "HITCHCOCK", "state": "SD", "userCommentCount": 3, "userLikes": 0, "userDislikes": 0, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 28069, "content": "Don't think to hard, i'll bet they change the bridge law on the feds side and the states will follow. I think they would do it with 5 axles,but for safety they want the breaking power of 6 axles.", "contentHtml": "Don't think to hard, i'll bet they change the bridge law on the feds side and the states will follow. I think they would do it with 5 axles,but for safety they want the breaking power of 6 axles.", "parentReplyId": 21019, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2010-03-03", "dateAdded": "2011-04-14T01:56:15Z", "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 242, "firstName": "DALE", "lastName": "SCHUT", "companyName": "SCHUT FARMS TRANSPORTATION INC", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "CHESTER", "state": "SD", "userCommentCount": 170, "userLikes": 2, "userDislikes": 0, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 21020, "content": "If they change it for 6 axles and change the bridge laws for only 6 axle trucks its a bunch of horse hockey - 97 for 6 ought to equal 88 or better for 5 - that spells a lot of no good for the trucking industry as far as rates are concerned. We all know that - the only ones who will profit greatly are trailer salesmen, pusher salesmen, and mechanics.", "contentHtml": "If they change it for 6 axles and change the bridge laws for only 6 axle trucks its a bunch of horse hockey - 97 for 6 ought to equal 88 or better for 5 - that spells a lot of no good for the trucking industry as far as rates are concerned. We all know that - the only ones who will profit greatly are trailer salesmen, pusher salesmen, and mechanics.", "parentReplyId": null, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2011-01-29", "dateAdded": "2011-04-14T02:41:40Z", "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 3804, "firstName": "MATT", "lastName": "GILBERT", "companyName": "MATTHEW GILBERT", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "HITCHCOCK", "state": "SD", "userCommentCount": 3, "userLikes": 0, "userDislikes": 0, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 }, { "replyId": 21021, "content": "The way that they are talking..It would be a 3 axle trailer with the normal spread...and would be 17,000 per axle...you now are 17,000 for 2...So it would still be 34,000 and then it would be 51,000 on the back set...for a total of 97,000 gross weight", "contentHtml": "The way that they are talking..It would be a 3 axle trailer with the normal spread...and would be 17,000 per axle...you now are 17,000 for 2...So it would still be 34,000 and then it would be 51,000 on the back set...for a total of 97,000 gross weight", "parentReplyId": null, "thumbUrl": "", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "signUpDate": "2010-11-12", "dateAdded": "2011-04-14T10:47:33Z", "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "approved": 1, "userId": 3078, "firstName": "JEFF", "lastName": "PEARSON", "companyName": "C & R TRUCKING INC", "email": "[email protected]", "city": "PAYSON", "state": "UT", "userCommentCount": 927, "userLikes": 225, "userDislikes": 94, "links": [], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0 } ], "userDislikes": 0, "signUpDate": "2010-12-07", "avatarThumbUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.bulkloads.com/user_files/profile/thumbs/default.png", "links": [ "http://fleetowner.com/regulations/higher-truck-weight-limit-regulatory-drag-0408/" ], "files": [], "iLike": 0, "iDislike": 0, "iSubscribe": 0 }

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Posted on Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 11:35 AM CST in Springfield, MO