Pete, Great " Michigan Special" video! Now that is the way to move cargo! Lots of people think that yrucks are too big already. Trucks with that many axles can put more stopping power on the road, than a 18 wheeler. Plus most trucks are paid by the ton or gallon!! Looking forward to Part 2.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
The Michigan trains were put on Michigan roads in the early 1950’s to allow steel haulers to transport more steel at a time to the auto industry and soon aggregate and other industries follow the design. These combinations with up to 11 axles are allowed on all state and federal highways in the state however many local and county roads do restrict both axle and total gross weights on all or some of their roads and bridges. When the Federal Highway Administration established the 80,000 lbs bridge law on the interstate highway system Michigan’s multi axle combinations (trains) were grandfathered.
Michigan has a unique system of truck-weight law based on the amount of weight measured at each axle, not gross vehicle weight (GVW) as is the measure of other states. Gross vehicle weight includes the weights of the truck, the cargo, the fuel on board, and may even include the driver in some cases. Maximum allowable axle weight rules are the same for a standard truck in all states, but Michigan allows the use of more axles in combination with lower axle weight creating a greater gross vehicle weight than other states. Consequently, Michigan allows trucks to measure up to 164,000 LBS.
I drive a 6 axle trailer here in Michigan. When I’m making a turn, I have 3 switches in my truck to lift up the 3 lift axles. Makes turning a breeze. And I can have a max gvwr of 130,000 pounds
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Pete, Great " Michigan Special" video! Now that is the way to move cargo! Lots of people think that yrucks are too big already. Trucks with that many axles can put more stopping power on the road, than a 18 wheeler. Plus most trucks are paid by the ton or gallon!! Looking forward to Part 2.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Love the Jake brake
Im a truck driver and wonder is there a reason why so many trucks in Michigan have so many axels comared to other states
The Michigan trains were put on Michigan roads in the early 1950’s to allow steel haulers to transport more steel at a time to the auto industry and soon aggregate and other industries follow the design.
These combinations with up to 11 axles are allowed on all state and federal highways in the state however many local and county roads do restrict both axle and total gross weights on all or some of their roads and bridges.
When the Federal Highway Administration established the 80,000 lbs bridge law on the interstate highway system Michigan’s multi axle combinations (trains) were grandfathered.
Michigan has a unique system of truck-weight law based on the amount of weight measured at each axle, not gross vehicle weight (GVW) as is the measure of other states. Gross vehicle weight includes the weights of the truck, the cargo, the fuel on board, and may even include the driver in some cases. Maximum allowable axle weight rules are the same for a standard truck in all states, but Michigan allows the use of more axles in combination with lower axle weight creating a greater gross vehicle weight than other states. Consequently, Michigan allows trucks to measure up to 164,000 LBS.
@@TheGrumpyPeteand Michigan allowed more weight back in them days of 169,000lbs
Very cool video
Thanks. Appreciate it
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What about turning on tight corner ? It must be very hard ?
They lift up most axles manually and turn with just three on the ground based on what I’ve seen
I drive a 6 axle trailer here in Michigan. When I’m making a turn, I have 3 switches in my truck to lift up the 3 lift axles. Makes turning a breeze. And I can have a max gvwr of 130,000 pounds