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This is why I reply to threads like this. It's all fun and games till someone losses their life. In the words of wing safety, a class A mishap is a one way trip to the hospital. Unless I'm remembering incorrectly an M35 if properly tiedown should have a minimum of 6 chain and binder...

My comment was half way facetious. My Father in Law runs the truck shop at a local fabricator. Oil outfits by T800's or the like and they are delivered to the shop as is. The shop then retrofits them, heavily, for oil-field work. The latest runs weren't very extensive. However some of his...

Which maybe why he wants to stick to Ft Meade recoveries...some states don't need D.O.T. numbers if you don't leave the state. IFTA is another ball of wax...

That's funny I was not aware you could legally change your GCVW as set by the manufacture. I was more worried about the trailer...but it seams you've firgured out how to change the GCWR of the truck in the registration so that neither manufactures ratings no longer matter. Maybe you should...

And slightly incorrect. The load transferred to the truck doesn't have a bearing on GVWR of the trailer. It's 24k period. Not 24k plus the 15% it places on the truck. The pin weight 15-20% depending on trailer is so you can determine weather your hauler can handle the pin weight on its GAWR...

Here DOT watches for that kinda hauling. Driver with a pusher axle down or a pick-up hauling that load are sure signs. Not only is there a good chance being over-loaded but in this case the driver is probably not licensed for the weight. Your typical endorsement is up to 26,000. So the...

It varies state to state, some by the lb some percentage. Connecticut is a percentage, New York by the lb. And all seam to have a bracket system in place. IE 5-10% is one value 10-15% another per hundred lbs. New York adds a kicker for precentage over axle weight. So not only do you pay for...

Legally that trailer is over-loaded, best of luck when you run into a finicky scale clerk. GVWR is 24k including the MT weight of trailer. Another note is Load trail uses safety chains rated at 26400. Your weight of 5 ton and trailer exceeds that number, so at least in a hitch failure...