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Overweight and Tri-Axle Review

Overweight and tri-axle accessorial planning when weight, chassis fit, and route details matter. Weight can change legal routing, chassis selection, scale needs, receiver access, and whether the move fits available equipment.

Weight, route, and equipment records

Send import or export status, container size, gross weight, chassis request, route and receiver access, timing, and unload plan.

Evidence for heavy-container review

Keep gross weight, import status, scale information, route, chassis request, receiver access, appointment, and equipment records.

A tri-axle request versus legal route fit

A tri-axle request does not by itself confirm legal route or equipment fit. Overweight imports are reviewed by fit; export moves should stay legal weight.

How heavy-container work is confirmed

Heavy-container work is confirmed after legal weight, route, chassis fit, equipment, receiver access, scale needs, and import status are checked.

Cargo-weight planning

SP Logistics weight guidance

Overweight import and tri-axle moves are reviewed by fit. Export moves should stay legal weight.

ContainerStandard dryStandard reeferTri-axle dryTri-axle reefer
20-foot38,000 lb34,500 lb42,000 lbNot listed
40-foot44,000 lb41,500 lb48,000 lb44,000 lb
45-foot44,000 lb41,500 lb44,000 lb44,000 lb

These figures are SP Logistics planning guidance, not a legal-weight determination or guaranteed acceptance. Final fit depends on axle distribution, chassis, route, receiver access, equipment, scale information, and current capacity.

Weight, chassis, route, and receiver support

Keep weight, route, chassis, receiver, scale, import status, and equipment records together.

Send the weight and chassis details

Include gross weight, import status, route, chassis or tri-axle request, receiver access, scale need, and appointment.