Always slide tandems toward the heavier weight

Depending on which direction you slide the axles, each hole you slide will shift approx. 300 lbs. For example, if you slide your tandems forward 4 holes, you have shifted 1200 lbs from your drives to your trailer axles. (4 holes x 300 lbs/hole = 1200 lbs). Hope this helps.

My trainer must have explained this about 100xs. It just didnt register in my head. Thanks to your video, it's finally clear. Thanks a million!

Wow, you need to be a teacher lol thank you so much for explaining everything so we all can understand it.

That is a wonderful drawing. It is at once childlike and wonderfully accurate.

This video was so helpful for me! Thank you! It's a blessing to come across nice, helpful truckers.

As long as your drive axles and trailer axles are at or below 34000 lbs you are legal. Sometimes the way a shipper loads the trailer makes it next to impossible to balance it out perfectly. I had a load that weighed in at 34000 lbs exactly on my drives and 31500 lbs on my trailer. Although it wasn't balanced, it was still legal. Hope this helps.. Thanx for watching!

Great job on explaining to us that didn’t understand any of this stuff.thank you for your video

Studying before going to school. I have heard/ saw many, even my fiancee wasn't able to get clear to me. Thank you for writing it out, pen and paper black and white always helps with No confusing explaining.

you gotta best video i have ever seen in youtube to help me out as a new driver

Great scaling explanation! Also fuel plays a part on the drive tandems.

Wow! I've never heard of that trick with the rivets. I always calculate with the holes. Neat trick!!

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coming back after a few years off. just looking at backing and refreshing stuff on youtube. this video is well done and simplifies this perfectly. thank you.

Out of all the videos ive watched, this is basic, straight to the point and perfectly explained.. Thanks brutha....

Thank you very much! The information was so helpful. Appreciate your time on this. Thanks again

Man you balanced the hell outta that load. Jeez. That's why loads under 38k is the best bet. 40k max is what I plan on hauling.

Great info, specially the hinges and marks from inside out the trailer to know where your 45k lbs should be with your load. Thank you brother 🙏🏾🇺🇸

Nice info. I worked for the railroad (now retired). My office kept tabs of the intermodal shipments. Much cargo would come into Long Beach & transfer from ship to rail for movement to Chicago. Once in Chicago it would often go over the road to an Indiana or Ohio receiver. I know that the drivers would usually have the load scaled before leaving Chicago for the East. Often they would have to shift the tandems. Thanks for explaining how that works!

Yo this is the best advice ever! Been trying to figure it out with other videos but yours made a lot more sense. Thank you!

Thanks LowlyTraveller - that definitely clears it up. I appreciate your response and your videos!

Great video, nice and easy, I saw many videos before this one, and I tell you what, some a hole up there are making everything look like it’s hard and complicated, this was perfect, you only say what we need to know as new drivers Thank you

Thanks. Very clear presentation.

Enjoyed your vids. Been driving a while but you gave good clear concise info. Keep going

You’re awesome man great video it’s extremely helpful and nice n simple! Unfortunately my OTR trainer was really unable to teach me this because he kinda guessed with it.. 6 months OTR training with him we never hit a scale not once! Not being negative.. the guy must known what he was doing because we never got a ticket! Now I know the process though, thanks!

What a great video, I also work for Knight Las Vegas division, keep making more videos and keep up on trucking.

Thanks for the info. Straight to the point.

Depending on the weight of each pallet, they may load a few singles in the middle to balance the weight better. I was unable to see how they loaded this one. And yes, you can slide your tandems forward of California bridge and be legal in all 50 states. California just doesn't want the tandems farther than 40 ft. of the kingpin. You can be closer to the kingpin if you want. Hope this helps.

Thanks for all those advice. I will appreciate if you can make a video about winter driving ( black ice ,snow, rain ,wind).and if possible to talk about the engine Break ,safe speed, and proper way to break.thanks again

Thank you very much for your information I had a horrible night last night try move my tandems this helped out thank you

The tip about putting the tandems under the end of the load was helpful. I picked up some beer in Houston, TX and the weights were pretty dang close to even when I weighed it.

Great explanation bro be safe out there

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you are the best! I was in trouble to understand it but now I'm good. thanks a lot

Are those air lines??? Haha.. good job bro..love it

Just the best explanation what I found on KZfaq. Than you, body !

Thanks for the TIPS Driver ... Be safe out there.

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Thank you! Fine info...

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Good video .. new driver here.. thanks for the info...

I've run into that problem last week with the mudflaps being ripped off. Apparently the yard dog hit the curb too fast with the trailer and ripped both mudflaps off in the process. Needless to say I wasn't happy. Concerning the diesel as a lube, I have a can of PB Blaster I carry with me in the truck, and I also heard that dish soap works well. Thanx for the advice.

i like how you explain thanks every night i learning for you good job i have bad experience with my last trainer us express

Great and amazing video. Thanks a million.

Great video, thank you for posting,very informative

Very good video.......thx for taking the time.

thank you! saved my biscuits!

Very helpful....

This video is PERFECT!!

Thank you for explaining this.

There's one thing you didn't mention in this video concerning weight distribution. That is how much fuel you have in your tanks. If you pick up a load with close to empty tanks you have to remember the added weight of the fuel you get. Just a thought from a driver of O.T.R. of 10 years.

Good job explaining everything thank you

i just started cdl school.. great vid, thanks...

cool vid I have just completed my in class and this cleared all that up for me Thanks

Thank bro am new to this n it helps

everything is simple and accessible

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Man your good at math

Thanks again for your help.

I work for a company that has 53’ foot trailers . So make sure it’s at Calif legal 40’ft mark , at fifth , axle and move forward from there . It appears your trailer is 42ft

Very well explained

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I was really help full

I did the same thing and still get ticket in d*mn Tennessee because my tandems were further that 41' Insane

Thank you

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Thanks for the upload

Thanks Man!!! I'm going with 300lbs per hole for hear on out..

Thats awesome, thank you Sir!

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Sometimes I gotta play with my fuel tanks sometimes take chains off of tractor, that's cutting it close.

Great Video!!!

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Helps a lot! Thnx!

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My issue is getting legal with scaling AND bridge law. I forsee them conflicting in my future. Rookie here.

Damn good info!! Thank you!!

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