Looking for input and I need to vent:
On the brink of buying a new Elliot L60 on a Peterbilt and was just informed that the weight @ 1/3rd tank of gas and no driver is at 24,8000 Lbs. so it can be rated as non-CDL (25,999 lbs).
We currently have one of our fleet cranes with a similar setup and our drivers get popped for being overweight all the time at weigh stations. With this in mind, we opted to have this new one classified as CDL required vehicle. We are now told that the truck is only rated for 26,0000 lbs.
Why do they design trucks that cannot have a full tank of gas, a crew, a welder / generator set up and product loaded without being overweight? Am I missing something? I get that the manufacturers think everyone wants to be under for non-CDL drivers, but who puts an empty truck in the field?