13,000 - 15,000 lbs, depending on specifics.
Most states you can carry up to 50k pounds. Empty trailer wieghs @ 10k lbs empty.
Most states you can carry up to 50k pounds. Empty trailer wieghs @ 10k lbs empty.
Depends on make, model and options. Average empty weight is 15,000 lbs.
53 foot
The 2001 Ford Ranger owners manual shows for : 2.3 L engine / manual transmission / 2 wheel drive / all axle ratios regular cab / 6 foot box / 1660 pounds MAXIMUM trailer weight / frontal area of trailer not larger than frontal area of vehicle regular cab / 7 foot box / 1600 pounds MAXIMUM trailer weight / frontal area of trailer not larger than frontal area of the Ford Ranger
This varies greatly depending on the type of truck. For example, a sleeper tractor weighs more than a day cab, a refrigerated van trailer weighs significantly more than a flatbed trailer, and so on. I drive a tandem axle day cab Sterling semi (this is a semi tractor with a total of 3 axles and no sleeper), and I pull a 53-foot dry van trailer (this is a box trailer without a refrigeration unit). When I have run it across a scale empty with about 120 gallons of fuel (this will also change weight as fuel weighs about 12 pounds per gallon), the whole truck weighs very close to 29,600 pounds. An empty semi can weigh as much as about 40,000 pounds, leaving room for 40,000 more of cargo before reaching maximum legal weight of 80,000.
For interstate travel in the US without requiring oversize permits, the gross weight is 80,000 lbs. What that translates to in cargo weight depends on the vehicle's tare (empty) weight. Typically, a truck with a flatbed trailer will be good for 45,000 - 48,000 lbs., and a truck pulling a dry box can typically haul 43,000 - 45,000 lbs. of freight.
Because upthrust is greater than weight.
Depends in the box size/wheel base/gas or diesel, but a 14' gas 2011 E350 box truck, weighs 7,860lbs. empty.
16,000 - 20,000 lbs usually for the front part ("truck", "tractor", "cab"). But the empty trailer adds several tons more. For example a 53 foot long simple box ("van") trailer weighs 10,000-15,000 with nothing in it. So a whole 65 foot long empty system (truck and trailer) weighs over 30,000 lbs. Shorter box, flatbed, and covered wagons systems would weigh less. Systems with an extra long truck or specialized systems, like some of those with tank and pumping equipment, may weigh more. Adding to this answer. I have a 2003 kenworth w900 with a stepdeck trailer and i weigh 32,000 empty.
16,000 - 20,000 lbs usually for the front part ("truck", "tractor", "cab"). But the empty trailer adds several tons more. For example a 53 foot long simple box ("van") trailer weighs 10,000-15,000 with nothing in it. So a whole 65 foot long empty system (truck and trailer) weighs over 30,000 lbs. Shorter box, flatbed, and covered wagons systems would weigh less. Systems with an extra long truck or specialized systems, like some of those with tank and pumping equipment, may weigh more.ADDED: Also, state regulations can, and do, vary as far as the length of the rig and the maximum allowable weight. That is one reason you usually see "weigh stations" very close to the state lines on most interstates and other heavily trafficked highways.
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