The following are weight limitations per axles on standard 20 40 containers.
Max weight for 20 container without tri axle.
Gross weight will vary from 66 000 to 80 000 pounds.
Maximum permissible weight for containers 20 and 40 including tare weight and including reefer equipment is 30 480 kilo tons with conditions.
In a 20 container 44 000 lbs 19 958kg in a 40 container 44 500 lbs 20 185kg.
Without a tri axle the legal weight would only be 37 500 pounds.
The given weights are guidelines and subject to local regulation.
Axle weight the amount of weight allowed on any one axle or specific group of axles.
20 foot tri axle slider specifications.
Cargo up to 40 000 lbs may be moved with a tri axle.
Axle weight does not change maximum allowable gross weight standard 20 container on steamship line chassis.
With the use of a tri axle it allows the shipper to load a 20 container with a maximum weight of around 45 000 pounds.
Maximum allowable gross weight will vary depending on overall length of tractor and chassis.
Us1 logistics owns and operates 20 tri axles between our chicago and kansas city offices.
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35 000 lbs is the maximum legal road weight.