Paul Jakubicek 
Herman Jans wrote into Big Truck Guide with this picture and story:
This is the truck I drove out of Whitehorse, YT, in 1996, hauling lead or zinc ore from the Anvil Range Mine north of Faro, YT, down to the seaport of Skagway, Alaska. Gross weight was 77,111 kgs. (170,000 lbs). The hill down into Skagway, was 14 miles long, with an average grade of 12 %.
Herman Jans
Sherwood Park, Alberta
North Dakota allows weights up to 105,500 lbs on state roads for truck combinations that comply with the bridge formula. These trucks are also allowed permitted on the interstate. This rule does not apply to LCV combinations.
South Dakota has no weight limit on state roads, vehicles must just comply with the bridge formula. This can also apply to the interstate, but these trucks require a permit. This was added to the database.
Alabama changed to green color to reflect that trailers up to 53’6″ have no KPRA Maximum Connecticut incorrectly showed 42’8″ as the KPRA distance. Changed to 43′.
Illinois has 3 classifications of roads for trucks, Class I, II and III. Specified that regulations listed only pertain to ‘Class I and II’.
Canada has moved to B-Train Lengths of 27.5 meters in the memorandum of understanding between the provinces. This year, you can expect that some provinces will allow these lengths with no restrictions while others require permits until they can pass legislation to allow these lengths normally.
Updated the Manitoba Trucker Guide to a 2015 version. Along with this, updated the gross weight and axle weight limits for a number of combinations.
Most of the time, drivers have problems moving their tandems backwards, to take weight off of their trailer tandems. But there are a couple of situations where drivers need to be careful of how far forward they move their tandems.
The Connecticut Kingpin to Rear Axle Distance was incorrectly recorded as 42’8″. This was corrected to show 43′.
What is ‘effective rear overhang’ and how does it affect the amount of load overhang you can have on your truck in Canada? In most Canadian jurisdictions, you are limited to overhang of 35% of the trailer wheelbase. What this means is that the longest amount that you can have from the center of the … Read more