nisaacs
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- Joined
- Mar 9, 2020
- Messages
- 660
- Location
- Snowflake, Arizona
- Tractor
- 970 John Deere 4x2, 970 John Deere 4x4, 4320 John Deere, 995 Case/IH
Do you guys see a market for it in North America ?
Short answer is no. Cabover big trucks are rare, as are 2 axles. Two axle trucks are limited here and require a set of doubles to get 80k gcw. Every state is slightly different. So to go coast to coast, you need to follow the most restrictive state, in your route. The standard is 5 axles total or 34k per tandem and 12k steer axle, that gets you 80k. A spread axle trailer (10') can get you 20k per axle but still only 80k total, in some states. Some states will allow the 20k per axle for a total of 86K. Some states will allow Rocky Mountain Doubles, or two full size trailers but they have to stay within the states that allow it.
Big truck rules are brutal here, so that is why I quit them in '92 after 20 years. Now I run non-cdl hotshot, 26k max.