TRUCK DRIVERS 🚚 bridge law explained 👌

after CDL School and you start driving your commercial vehicle on the road you must know the bridge laws for each state if you don't remember them you buy you a motor carriers road atlas and in the front each state will list its Bridge laws in this video I will explain to you how to measure your Bridge law from the Kingpin to the center of the rear axle

[grandison]

Thank goodness for you truckers who actually help. Another trucker just pulled me to the side at a receiver and told me this, I had no idea about a bridge law, just get the axles within weight range. been driving solo for like 3 months just now learning this

[laurabusick]

U made it so clear. Thank u so much I have a load heading to California today and wasn’t sure what it even meant

[TheSharilynn]

Thanks Shawn! You're the best! I appreciate you taking the time to make this video explaining this! Thanks again!

[brianpittman]

Helpful video. When making a video though always turn your phone horizontal to get full screen and avoid those black spaces.

[bigdogbulldog]

Good explanation, btw, love the drawing of the truck 😂

[ladiesman]

Nice explanation, CALI is 40ft I is strict with it also.

[ericmcbroom]

So In California the trailer marking is to be set at the 40 mark over the center of the rear back axle, can you go forward more pass that mark Mabe 2 or 3 hole’s? Which would put the 40 mark further past the center of that back axle. Is that ok n California? Or do it have to be right at 40 over the center axle and not a hole or two back from that axle, which would put the 40 mark Mabe over the back part of the rear axle or so?

[AlbertMaruggi]

Wait this doesn’t make sense to me. Are you saying the trailer needs to only be at the state mark? It can’t be longer or shorter? Exactly one place is legal only?

[typicalmazdoor]

I’m try to get a permit and try to learn this formula and I don’t understand please make full video

[TRANSPORTKING]

What hole on 53' 🤯 for 41 ft? I have never heard of a 41 foot bridge law 😤 however I know they have length restrictions in Oregon

[turdferguson]

Bridge laws have everything to do with bridges lol...the whole reason they regulated king pin to axel on interstate travel is to evenly disperse weight as you're going across a bridge.

[joereiche]

Am I mistaken but isn't the bridge laws on interstate highways the same ?

[timhenderson]

Penndot pulls me over says I violated bridge law. Twin screw with 53 footer tandems all the way back .load only weighs 18 k.sounds fishy.he let me go with warning.dosent weight factor in to this? I think he screwed up not realizing my weight so he let me go. Anybody got a idea?

[Dagnabbit-_-]

Bro you're explaining the kingpin rule not the bridge weight formula bridge weight formula is measured from center axle number three to axle number 5. That distance allows 34, 000, lbs. You could be at the 41' mark and in complete violation of bridge weight laws. Really far over 34, 000lbs. and the maximum distance allowable permissible by that is 36' UNLESS your weight is less than 34, 000 lbs ON AXLE GROUPING ft you did a great job of explaining the kingpin rule and you did not explain the bridge weight formula at all.

[sharonthetrucker]

The bridge law is that the maximum your tandems can be slid back because I have a light load and my tandems are slid to the front