A:FULL truck load or (FTL) is the movement of large amounts of homogeneous cargo, generally the amount necessary to fill an entire semi-trailer.
A:Less-than-truckload shipping or less than load (LTL) is the transportation of an amount of freight sized between individual parcels and full truckloads.
A: With a few exceptions in the US it’s 80,000 pounds. 12.000 on the steer axle, 34000 on the drive axles and 34.000 on the trailer tandems. The amount they can load is whatever the truck weighs empty subtracted from 80,000 pounds, which in most cases is 45.000 pounds. Some more, some less, but that’s about the average.
A: Legal weight limit:
• Dry Van Maximum freight weight is 42,000 lbs to 45,000 lbs.
• Dry Van Tri-Axle Freight weight is 63,000 lbs
Dry Van Maximum freight dimensions:
Maximum Dry Vans Length- 48 ft – 53 ft
• Maximum Dry Vans Width- 8.2 ft
• Maximum Dry Vans Height- 8 ft
A: Legal Weight limits
• Flatbed Trailers Maximum freight weight of 48,000 lbs
• Tri-axle Trailers Maximum Freight Weight of 65,000 lbs
dimensions:
Maximum Flatbed Trailer Length- 48 ft – 53 ft trailer height
• Maximum Flatbed Trailer Width- 8.5 ft
• Maximum Legal Freight Height- 8.5 ft
A: • Maximum Lowboy Well Length- 24 ft – 29.6 ft
• Maximum Lowboy Well Height- 18 in – 24 in
• Maximum Legal Width- 8.5 ft
• Maximum Legal Freight Height- 11.5 ft – 12 ft
• Maximum Legal Overall Load Height- 14 ft
• Lowboys Maximum weight is 40,000 pounds for a 2-axle Lowboy Trailer; an additional weight of up to 95,000 pounds depending on the number of axles used (weight of the trailer and weight of the load added together).
A: • Maximum Stepdeck Trailer Length- 48 ft – 53 ft
• Maximum Stepdeck Trailer Width- 8.5 ft
• Maximum Legal Freight Height- 10 ft
• Stepdecks Maximum freight weight is 48,000 lbs
A: • Stretch Double Drops Max freight weight is 58,000 pounds.
Stretch Double Drops Maximum freight dimensions:
• Max Stretch Double Drop Trailer Length- Main Deck 29 ft – 65 ft
• Max Stretch Double Drop Trailer Width- 8.5 ft
• Max Stretch Double Drop Legal Freight Height- 11.6 ft
A: Legal weight and dimensions
• Extendable Double Drops Max freight weight is 44,000 lbs
• Tri-Axle Double Drops Max weight is 58,000 lbs
Extendable Double Drops Maximum freight dimensions:
• Max Extendable Double Drop Trailer Length- 29 ft – 50 ft
• Max Extendable Double Drop Trailer Width- 8.5 ft
• Max Extendable Double Drop Legal Freight Height- 11.6 ft
A: legal weight and dimensions of a RGN or Removable Gooseneck Trailer
• RGN’s Minimum freight weight dependent on axle configuration is 44,000 to 150,000 lbs.
Removable Gooseneck – RGN Maximum freight dimensions:
• Maximum Removable Gooseneck – RGN Well Length- Main Deck 29 ft
• Maximum Removable Gooseneck – RGN Well Width- 8.5 ft
• Maximum Removable Gooseneck – RGN Legal Freight Height- 11.6 ft
A: • Super B Trailers Max freight weight is 95,000 lbs
• Super B Trailers Maximum freight dimensions:
• Maximum Super B Trailers Length- 32 ft
• Maximum Super B Trailers Pup – 28 ft
• Maximum Super B Trailers Height- 8.6 ft