Understand Axle Spacing Trade-offs - Axle position, wheelbase and auxiliary axles impact jobsite performance

摘要

The Bridge Formula often drives the front axle configuration (axle forward or axle back) and the rear axle spacings of your vocational truck fleet. Congress enacted the Bridge Formula in 1975 to limit the weight-to-length ratio of a vehicle crossing a bridge. It establishes the maximum weight any set number of axles may carry on the Interstate highway system.