Tandem Slide Question
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I understand that loading & unloading at a dock, having the tandems (support) at the far back is better for forklifts driving in and out of the trailer.
As for you backing the trailer up, yes, where the tandems are (slid back or forward) does affect that response.
If you slide the tandems forward, you have a shorter wheelbase, are more maneuverable, but you get some tail end swing. Not good when you have a sharp turn to make between a Pererbilt and a Freightliner at a truck stop.
If the tandems are slid back, though, turns are harder (longer wheelbase), but once you get those axles where you want them, the trailer will follow.
Tandems:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
Tandem:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.New Reply:
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okay so I have been out on my own for a little while now and when I am at a truck stop or a shipper / receiver I have noticed a lot of people slide their tandems all the way to the rear before they park.
I asked one of the drivers why he slid his tendons of the way to the back before he tried to park and he said it makes it easier to get into a space.
so of course I tried it and to me it was a lot harder to do because it takes longer for the trailer to react to the input. the only advantage that I could see would be you can't control the trailer swing a lot better.
what are your thoughts?
Shipper:
The customer who is shipping the freight. This is where the driver will pick up a load and then deliver it to the receiver or consignee.
Tandems:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
Tandem:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".