Week 15 of 52
Weight distribution: axle loading, sliding tandems to fix an overweight axle
The seven videos
- MondayLesson 1 of 5
Weight distribution: the physics behind an axle citation on a legal-weight truck
Covers the required minimum, then goes past it.
- TuesdayLesson 2 of 5
Sliding tandems and the fifth wheel: the lever-arm fix, and which direction to slide
Covers the required minimum, then goes past it.
- WednesdayLesson 3 of 5
What sliding tandems can't fix: the gross-weight ceiling, and why paperwork lies
Covers the required minimum, then goes past it.
- ThursdayLesson 4 of 5
"Weight per hole": the number every driver quotes, and why it isn't a constant
Covers the required minimum, then goes past it.
- FridayLesson 5 of 5
When a state DOT's overweight theory got reversed in court: the Anchor Motor Freight case
Covers the required minimum, then goes past it.
- SaturdayTips from the seat
Tips from the seat, on this week’s subject. Not written yet.
- SundayCase law and war stories
Case law: how a trucking company beat nineteen overweight citations, one appeal at a time