Do you need a 10'1" tandem to move this load?
#41
02-28-2011, 11:48 AM
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#43
03-01-2011, 12:08 PM
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Well, what am I supposed to do when there's no loads going TOWARDS Mid-West? Drive 800 miles from Montreal QC empty so that I can pick up $3/mi freight going 500 miles back to Ontario?
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#45
03-02-2011, 03:13 AM
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The rates are good but all the loads are going to the Alberta tundra. No sun lotion on board required. Felt boots a must.
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#46
03-05-2011, 03:34 AM
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Here's another load where a 10'1" spread might work better... I'm waiting to hear from the Agent and I'm picking up steel plates. All are 37' long, 9.6' wide, and 2 inches high. The weight is 45,201 lbs. I hope I can distribute it equally between the trailer and truck axles by some creative use of the dunnage. I need to put more weight on the truck axles.
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#47
03-12-2011, 03:07 PM
You could have DH 600 miles to Baltimore. Your cpm must be under .90. Would`ve cost you approx $500 to load $2.50 - $3.00 freight and you could have been ready to load the next AM. You could just do Baltimore - Toronto - Chicago - Montreal and never be more than 600 miles from a $2.50 reload. All that chaining and unchaining can be hard on a guy tho LOL.
#48
03-13-2011, 11:27 AM
A bigger spread would have been worse. Your 60" spread helps put more weight on the drives in that situation. The further ahead the front axle of the trailer axles is means the less weight you have on your drives. It's hard to explain but do a drawing and you'll see what I mean.
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#49
03-13-2011, 12:32 PM
A bigger spread would have been worse. Your 60" spread helps put more weight on the drives in that situation. The further ahead the front axle of the trailer axles is means the less weight you have on your drives. It's hard to explain but do a drawing and you'll see what I mean.
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03-13-2011, 01:00 PM
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A bigger spread would have been worse. Your 60" spread helps put more weight on the drives in that situation. The further ahead the front axle of the trailer axles is means the less weight you have on your drives. It's hard to explain but do a drawing and you'll see what I mean.
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