Safety question

665190

{"text":"I see another driver with a only one cargo container all the way on the back of their flatbed.\n\nIs that likely to cause trailer fishtailing?","videos":"[]","link":"{}","pics":"[]","canComment":true,"externalShare":false}

2457713

{"replyTo":"","text":"I haul empty containers sometime  20' or 40 feet,  usually move them to one side to make room for more LTL.  Never had any issue as long as you secure them good with chains on both sides.","replyToPid":0}

1031233

{"replyTo":"","text":"the thing to be more worried about would be if your tractor drive axles are light and you are heavy on the trailer, if you had to slam on the brakes and it was wet or slippery you could lock up your drive axles and jackknife...\n🙂 🇺🇸 👍","replyToPid":0}

2457713

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1031233 发表于 2025-06-06 10:08:22 how would you know if it was loaded or not ??? \nNot everything weighs the same...\n Fully loaded with styrofoam weighs less than steel, empty aluminum cans weigh less than ones filled with liquid...\n🙂 🇺🇸 👍

","text":"we have a question about fishtailing, at what point a trailer would fishtail?","replyToPid":485015}

665190

{"replyToPid":0,"replyTo":"","text":"@PotBelly LLC - well this container was full. I do know that fishtailing is caused by weight concentrated too far to the rear of the trailer but I don't know the math. I suspect the center of mass would have to be in back of the trailer axle(s) but I'm not sure.\n\nHow well the cargo is secured to the trailer won't effect whether the trailer fishtails or not."}

2457713

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665190 发表于 2025-06-04 22:38:51 @PotBelly LLC - well this container was full. I do know that fishtailing is caused by weight concentrated too far to the rear of the trailer but I don't know the math. I suspect the center of mass would have to be in back of the trailer axle(s) but I'm not sure.\n\nHow well the cargo is secured to the trailer won't effect whether the trailer fishtails or not.

","text":"I'm not sure why would anyone put loaded container all the way to the rear. This could also cause overweight at rear axles. \n\nMust be a new driver. BTW, how did   you know it was loaded, he had a seal?","replyToPid":484991}

1031233

{"replyTo":"","text":"how would you know if it was loaded or not ??? \nNot everything weighs the same...\n Fully loaded with styrofoam weighs less than steel, empty aluminum cans weigh less than ones filled with liquid...\n🙂 🇺🇸 👍","replyToPid":0}

665190

{"replyTo":"","text":"It was loaded. This type of container is left unlocked if unloaded and it was locked therefore loaded. Couldn't tell you the weight but they are rarely heavy.","replyToPid":0}

1031233

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2457713 发表于 2025-06-06 11:37:37 we have a question about fishtailing, at what point a trailer would fishtail?

","text":"it would depend on the weight a full load of something light like empty aluminum cans weighs more than cans full of liquid... \nyou should try and load so no matter how much weight the axles are close to being even...\n🙂 🇺🇸 👍\n\nor how they used to say...\n\"Don't worry about it\"","replyToPid":485019}