Cargo weight must be distributed evenly across all your axles. And sometimes you have to slide your axles or 5th wheel to redistribute the weight in the trailer. Here’s a guide to basic axle weight ...

Putting a heavy load on a trailer may require a bit of math and imagination to get the axle weight right. But running with too much weight at one end or the other could affect the vehicle’s dynamic ...

You can’t beat a spread-axle trailer for flexibility, but those axles sure beat up tires. Measuring a minimum of 10 feet from spindle to spindle, and often 10-feet plus 1-inch to account for slack ...

In a perfect world, fleets would equip their tractors with all-position rib tires on the steer axle, as well as the inner and outer duals of the drive axle. The reason is fairly obvious: saving money.