She's getting broke in
It doesn't look like much but the gross weight of the truck and trailer is over 36000 lbs. The truck handles it noticeably better than the '11 did.... I'm especially impressed with the new one's...
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cbshoestring wrote:Jarlaxle wrote:cbshoestring wrote:
Greater than 26,000lbs with a trl in excess of 10,000lbs...the stuff many states are cracking down on.
Personally, I think it is amazing that a Pick-up is capable of hauling what many would call "commercial" weights.
Set-up looks good
Hotshotters have been grossing 25-30,000lbs on 1-ton duallies for a long time.
They are the "ONES" that have LEO's looking hard at ALL P/U trucks. North Carolina comes to mind...caught a guy with triple axel behind his dually---he was just moving the trailer for a friend. His GVWR was over 26,000, the trailer was over 10,000. They asked him for his class A CDL even though the trailer was empty (license requirement is based on capability, NOT actual). Heavy fines, truck parked, etc...
Just pointing out that they are cracking down on P/U trucks (hot shots), and have even made changes to CDL's to reflect those who took the test in automatic trucks (restricted from driving manuals) and those who hooked to a pintel for the test (restricted from 5th wheels). It took the law a while to catch up to the industry "skirting" the fringes of the law, but they are catching up.
Thankfully....they haven't cracked down on RVer's, YET. When they do, if they do, this forum will EXPLODE from all the people who can't believe they have to get a CDL.
I think I've got my truck registered for about 40,000 lbs so I still got a little room to play with.
