{"id":1918,"date":"2022-05-24T08:00:43","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T08:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heavyequipmenttransport.com\/blog\/?p=1918"},"modified":"2023-11-21T12:35:11","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T17:35:11","slug":"tandem-vs-spread-axles-in-trucking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heavyequipmenttransport.com\/blog\/tandem-vs-spread-axles-in-trucking\/","title":{"rendered":"Tandem vs. Spread Axles in Trucking"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1918\" class=\"elementor elementor-1918\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-25ad9d0b elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"25ad9d0b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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elementor-size-default\">William Thomas \/ January 2021<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bab219a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6bab219a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tandem Axle Trailer for Heavy Equipment Trucking\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-628b1716 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"628b1716\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By definition, tandem simply means a set of items arranged one after or behind the other. In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heavyequipmenttransport.com\/services\/heavy-equipment-transport-services.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">heavy hauling and trucking<\/a>, tandem configuration means a truck or a trailer with close coupled pairs of single or multiple axles.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When compared to a single-axle trailer, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heavyequipmenttransport.com\/trailers\/tandem-axle-trailer-transport.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tandem axle trailer<\/a> offers smooth trucking down a straight path. The tandem axles provide a large surface area with better shock absorption, which maintains the stability of the cargo by producing less shock.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-269f60c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"269f60c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do Spread Axle Trailers Differ? \n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fa896d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fa896d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A spread axle provides a more stable configuration during loading and unloading of the heavy equipment. Spaced axles offer a significant weight<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> distribution leeway compared to closed spaced axles due to the large wheel base<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> brought about by the spread. Since the spread axles can support weight over a more extended area, spread axle trailers are easier on the trucking vehicle; as a result, towing is smooth. The same applies to balancing; spread axles are easier since the load can be distributed over a large area. And since axles that are 8 ft. apart can be legally considered as separate units each carrying 20,000 lbs. balancing on the scale becomes even much easier.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When compared to a single-axle trailer, a tandem trailer offers smooth trucking down a straight path. The tandem axles provide a large surface area with better shock absorption, which maintains the stability of the cargo by producing less shock.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72d3b82c elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72d3b82c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-308cde7a\" data-id=\"308cde7a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5abcc935 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5abcc935\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"384\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heavyequipmenttransport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Good-picture.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-590\" alt=\"Dump trailer transport\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.heavyequipmenttransport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Good-picture.jpg 384w, https:\/\/www.heavyequipmenttransport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Good-picture-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b96bab3 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b96bab3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7937e766\" data-id=\"7937e766\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16d291a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16d291a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Transport Your Tandem or Spread Axles Today<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e269c76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e269c76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Heavy Equipment Transport is always available for a quote. Fill out the form or give us a call now!\u00a0<a class=\"c-link\" href=\"tel:8887302951\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"tel:8887302951\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">(888) 730-2951<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ddac665\" data-id=\"3ddac665\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a2323af elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3a2323af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-sink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heavyequipmenttransport.com\/estimate-form2.php\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-alt-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Start Quote<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d17444a elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d17444a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2382fdd2\" data-id=\"2382fdd2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11a3a482 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11a3a482\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Which is Better for Trucking and Heavy Cargo Towing?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36b02623 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36b02623\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With all pros, the spread axle trailers come with they are still less popular compared to tandem axles trailers, and for good reasons. Both have 12,000 lbs loading capacity of steer axle, 34, 000 lbs capacity for drive axles, and when spread over 8 feet, the spread axle trailer can have a capacity of 86, 000 lbs., both the spread axle and tandem axle trailer has a legal limit of 80, 000 lbs. The only advantage the spread axle will have with the extra 6,000 pounds&#8217; capacity is the ease of balancing the load. But the spread makes the trailer harder to turn, resulting in faster wear and tear of the axles, tires, and the suspension system, not to mention the difficulties the extra length pose during turning and maneuvering of the towing tractor.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The frame of a spread axle trailer has to be studier, making the overall trailer heavier. This leads to lower carrying capacity for the trailer. The increased wheelbase also makes it harder to back up. As evident, a tandem axle trailer doesn&#8217;t have a long list of pros like the spread axle trailer does, but neither does it have a much longer list of cons, like the spread axle trailer does. Both the trailers have a legal gross weight limit of 80, 000 lbs, but the tandem is easier to maneuver, easy on wheels, axle, and suspension, and excellent to back up, this makes the tandem axle trailer much suited for short trucking of heavy loads across cities and spread axle trailers are best for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heavyequipmenttransport.com\/services\/delivery-assistance-services.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">delivering heavy equipment<\/a> over a long distance.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tandem vs. Spread Axles in Trucking Facebook Twitter LinkedIn William Thomas \/ January 2021 Tandem Axle Trailer for Heavy Equipment Trucking By definition, tandem simply means a set of items arranged one after or behind the other. 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