rhagfo wrote:
Grit dog wrote:
rhagfo wrote:
Grit Dog, don't know where you have been since 2013, but Ram made the jump to big SRW GVWR back then.
2013 Ram 3500 SRW LB GVWR 12,300#
2013 Ram 3500 SRW SB GVWR 11,700#
Ford and GM were still topped out at 11,500# until 2020.
Sorry, I meant 3/4 ton trucks. Last I checked, but icbw, Ram 2500s are still at the 10k limit whereas the other 2 now have supersized 3/4 ton GVW offerings. Albeit, defeating the actual reason for 3/4 tons having a 10k gvw limit for commercial use.
Well the GM and Ford 250/2500 over 10,000# are now class 3 trucks. Most states that have higher/commercial registration for 350/3500 go by GVWR not the badge on the door or hood.
As stated before, why not just get rid of the class 2 diesel trucks.
Well what likely needs to happen is that states need update their registration laws and weight classifications!
Will that likely happen, probably NOT.
If you go back 25 years, even the big three 350/3500's had GVWR between 10,000# to 10,500#. Meaning that likely most states saw trucks over 10,000# commercial trucks, meaning higher cost, and because of the commercial registration higher insurance rates.
Going to the Way-back machine late 1980's, Here in the PNW Nalley's was a large producer of potato chips and chip like snacks. They were sold directly to grocery wholesale warehouses and chains, Safeway, Albertson's and Thriftway. Very little merchandising just what the stores did.
So Nalley's went to direct to individual stores and a driver salesman. The vehicle of choice was an F350 DRW and a decent sized box 5er trailer. The total package weight maybe 20,000#. Well the driver salesmen were required in Washington to get CDL's
