KEEPING TRAILERS LEGAL, LOADED AND ROLLING

Trailer selection for hauling equipment is a challenge. On the one hand, contractors must adhere to weight ratings, and on the other hand, haulers would like to maximize loads for a given rating. Trailer materials and design technology have been advancing. Today, shorter span trailers can be made at about 16% of gross vehicle weight rating. That is made possible by better design skills, manufacturing techniques and the use of higher strength materials (heat-treated, alloy steels and in some cases, materials other than steel). This article comments on today's "Super Trailers," discusses ratings questions and the federal definition of gross axle weight rating, and examines today's trends toward longer spans, spread and/or steering axles, and more axles. Safety issues are also addressed.

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Supplemental Notes:
- Information for this article was contributed by Talbert Manufacturing and was contained in a speech given by Steve Kingman, a Talbert vice president, at the Multi-States Permit Conference, sponsored by the state of Indiana.
Corporate Authors:
Cahners Publishing Company

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Newton, MA United States 02158-1630
Publication Date: 1988-10

Media Info

Features: Figures; Photos;
Pagination: p. 40-43
Serial:
- Highways and Heavy Construction
- Volume: 131
- Issue Number: 10
- Publisher: Cahners Publishing Company
- ISSN: 0362-0506

Subject/Index Terms

TRT Terms: Construction equipment; Design; Freight handling; High strength steel; Highway safety; Trailers; Weight
Uncontrolled Terms: Hauling
Old TRIS Terms: Weight reduction
Subject Areas: Design; Freight Transportation; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Society; Vehicles and Equipment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

Accession Number: 00476849
Record Type: Publication
Files: TRIS
Created Date: Oct 31 1988 12:00AM