Florida Tandem Laws
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Alap forgot to mention that I know about the 41 foot limit from king pin, just seen that about the weight and figured I'd ask to be sure.
True.
Good to know, first time being in Florida. No need to stress if I'm going to be over weight at 41 feet then. 
Weigh stations in Florida are great parking spots, except I-75 Northbound near Ocala, under construction.
Just be sure to do a good pretrip after your ten-hour break. You never know who’s watching.
Weigh stations in Florida are great parking spots, except I-75 Northbound near Ocala, under construction.
Just be sure to do a good pretrip after your ten-hour break. You never know who’s watching.
Ended up parking at the last rest area in FL on I75 North. I could have made it to the loves up the road, but didn't want to risk it plus due to me being low on hours on my 70, this will allow me to get back on the interstate faster.
Interstate:
Commercial trade, business, movement of goods or money, or transportation from one state to another, regulated by the Federal Department Of Transportation (DOT).
The weight is almost legal with it anyways, going to adjust it right as I leave FL.
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I'm currently inside a shipper waiting to get loaded, was looking up the Florida tandem limit and seen that they allow up to 44,000 pounds on tandem axels, is this true?
My current load is going to be about 41,250 total give or take.
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.
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".