Unbraked trailer, towing limitations
Hey folks, I’m looking for a new tow vehicle for a rig coming in at 2700 lbs, loaded, per the scale. I decided to trade down to a more modest unibody suv like the highlander, telluride or similar wit...
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Chris,
There are some funky rules for tankers, buses, cement rigs etc. I've not paid alot of attention to those issues, as I don't drive those kinds of rigs. I've only paid attention and have tried to learn the if you have a class 1-6 truck, pulling an electric or hydraulic surge brakes. How field tests are performed, etc. Its been VERY clear from every LEO/CVEO tve known, talked too, or taken some classes with, everyone has to follow the same basic rules if I've 10k licensed, or pulling a trailer.
Washington appears to be like BC, they have folks assigned to scale houses, also have field folks pulling over rigs outside. There were two fellows I would see outside a gravel pit frequently. Granted getting dump trucks......I did see other rigs getting pulled over that were suspect.
City of Seattle sets up commercial enforcement at the ports where containers come in and out. If they find burned out bulbs, guess who's selling you the working bulbs in order to get back on the road? They have the equal to a SnapOn tool truck filled with common misc wrong things on trucks.
Still would like to see a definition of how the braking on trailers gvw is figured out. So far pure guess on anyone's part. Including mine.
Marty
There are some funky rules for tankers, buses, cement rigs etc. I've not paid alot of attention to those issues, as I don't drive those kinds of rigs. I've only paid attention and have tried to learn the if you have a class 1-6 truck, pulling an electric or hydraulic surge brakes. How field tests are performed, etc. Its been VERY clear from every LEO/CVEO tve known, talked too, or taken some classes with, everyone has to follow the same basic rules if I've 10k licensed, or pulling a trailer.
Washington appears to be like BC, they have folks assigned to scale houses, also have field folks pulling over rigs outside. There were two fellows I would see outside a gravel pit frequently. Granted getting dump trucks......I did see other rigs getting pulled over that were suspect.
City of Seattle sets up commercial enforcement at the ports where containers come in and out. If they find burned out bulbs, guess who's selling you the working bulbs in order to get back on the road? They have the equal to a SnapOn tool truck filled with common misc wrong things on trucks.
Still would like to see a definition of how the braking on trailers gvw is figured out. So far pure guess on anyone's part. Including mine.
Marty
