Back in the day (1970s), each of the 50 states set their own length maximums. Of course, that was also in the heyday of COE trucks.

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Back in the day (1970s), each of the 50 states set their own length maximums. Of course, that was also in the heyday of COE trucks.

In Response To: Which gets used more today, 40 foot trailers (like AMT) or 53 foot trailers (like Moebius)? *PICS* ()

The states set maximum lengths for semi-trucks. California had a max of 65 feet, which was usually a long trailer with a COE w/sleeper....or tandem trailers with a COE daycab (no sleeper).

Think the Feds put an end to the states setting their own standards sometime in the '80s.

Some fleets have 'short' trailers for route that cover smaller New England towns. Old Dominion Freight Lines still uses shorties.

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Which gets used more today, 40 foot trailers (like AMT) or 53 foot trailers (like Moebius)? *PICS*
- Isn't the AMT 40' trailer from the 1970's, whereas the 53' is a much newer trailer, I'd think in the real world the longer one with greater capacity would be the more common, here in oz & think 48' is the limit. *NM*
  - Most of those I see on the roads these days are 53' but there are still many 40s in use. *NM*
- if youre talking long haul/over the road , 53ft because of the extra cube.
- Back in the day (1970s), each of the 50 states set their own length maximums. Of course, that was also in the heyday of COE trucks.
- AMT also has/had 27' vans.........EXAMPLE INSIDE
  - Re: AMT also has/had 27' vans.........EXAMPLE INSIDE If you want to get creative , hook one of those to the back of a 40ft for Rocky mountain Dbls,,,or string 3 of them together to make triples.

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