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What is the maximum axle weight for trucks?

By federal regulations, a load is overweight when it is: 

Today's trucks and trailers are almost all manufactured with air suspension to make the ride as smooth as possible, reduce strain on the truck's drive train, and improve fuel mileage. It's also paved the way for air suspension truck scales and pressure gauges to measure load weight. Suspension truck scales are great because they don't interfere with the trailer raising and lowering to keep a stable ride height. They're also easily installed and replaced, which minimizes the amount of downtime needed to maintain them.

Blue Ink Tech has just been listed as a supplier on weighingreview.com for is onboard truck scale bluetooth sensors.

National Truck Driver Appreciation Week just started this past Sunday and will continue until Saturday, September 16th. A few companies, including Blue Ink Tech, have announced how they’ll celebrate the week with special deals, giveaways, and recognition. Read to the end to learn more about our special giveaway for this week.  

It's no secret that the rising fuel cost has caused an intense strain on the trucking industry. With the national average of diesel being $5.71/gal and rising at the time of this post, the cost of everything has been deeply affected. Many carriers are left making deep cuts wherever they can while waiting for rates to catch up to rising costs.