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102" Inside Width?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by rig_jockey, Jul 20, 2009.

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  1. Jul 20, 2009 #1
    rig_jockey

    rig_jockey Bobtail Member

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    Just got turned away at a shipper for not having a van with 102" inside width. I got asking around and no one seems to think anyone makes a dry van with this width, can anyone point me to one?
     
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  3. Jul 20, 2009 #2
    blackw900

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    There ain't no such thing!
     
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  4. Jul 20, 2009 #3
    25(2)+2

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    102" is outside, only thing close to that is a plate van, but 101" is about it for inside. 102" outside makes reefers with a full 96" inside possible.
     
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  5. Jul 20, 2009 #4
    rockee

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    My guess is the trailer you had/brought there was 96 inches wide (outside) and they wanted a 102 trailer (measured from the outside). There is quite a bit of difference in how things fit between the two.
     
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  7. Jul 20, 2009 #5
    rig_jockey

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    No, my trailer is 102" outside. The description for the load said '102" trailer needed', so I went ahead and accepted it and then got to deal with this guy. Then the agent on the load says "Don't you even know your own equipment?" lol
     
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  8. Jul 20, 2009 #6
    blackw900

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    You should have told the idiot that there is no such thing as a 102" inside width van! Then you should have asked him...What's the matter? don't you know anything about the equipment that is available? Maybe he should have loaded it on a flatbed with tarps 'cause that's the only way he's gonna get a 102" wide load moved!
     
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  9. Jul 20, 2009 #7
    tjordan

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    never herd of 102"
     
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  10. Jul 20, 2009 #8
    rich_t

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    You should have told the agent that he is as F'd up as a soup sandwich.
     
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  11. Jul 20, 2009 #9
    luvtheroad

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    Wabash makes them every day of the week. They are also called "can trailers"
    If the load is light you can pin wheel skids and get extra ones in when you're hauling empty cans.
     
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  12. Jul 20, 2009 #10
    mustang970

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    101.5 inside width most plate trailers
     
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