DESCRIPTION & OPERATION
Enter your axle weights (platform scale or individual axles) and the app calculates how much each axle is over or under, including gross. Then click to get a suggestions and it tells you where to slide. It's that easy.
Hole #1 is the hole closest to the front of the trailer. Then count up as you move backwards towards the tandem axle's first pin.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Trucker's Slide Calc uses a computer algorithm to simulate your axle weights at each hole. It then picks the best hole for the situation.
Having Drives and Trailers balanced saves you fuel and money, so the app tries to do this first: putting slightly more weight on your drives for traction and fuel burn.
If equally balancing the axles makes an axle go over limit, the app will elect to keep the axles legal but out of perfect balance.
Last, if every axle can't be legal at the same time, the app automatically suggests a hole where your trailers will be just under their limit, and puts the rest of the weight on your drives. That way you can remove the extra fuel and get legal before a DOT Scale.
SO HOW ACCURATE IS IT?
Here is a real-life example from one of our users: The driver got a load of onions on a 53' Refer Semi. He went to a CAT Scale, got the scale ticket, and entered the weights into the app...
1st CAT Scale: @ hole 4
Steers : 11,780
Drives: 32,480
Trailers: 35,160
Our axle slide calculator told him to slide forward 3 holes and go directly to hole 7. It estimated that his axles would then weigh...
Calculated Axle Weights: @ hole 7
Drives: 33,675
Trailers: 33,965
He slid his tandems to hole 7 and re-weighed his truck. The results made him excited enough to tell us his story...
2nd CAT Scale: @ hole 7
Steers: 11,800
Drives: 33,740
Trailers: 33,880
Only 65 lbs off on his Drives and 85 lbs off on his trailers. That's over 99.5% accuracy. Pretty awesome if you ask us! We truly believe that we have the best axle-weight calculator out there. And it's free!
Disclaimer: Bridge and Kingpin-to-Rear-Axle Laws are not considered in this application. Remember, even if you use this app, it is your responsibility to ensure that your load complies with all federal and local laws.
Tandem slide made simple.
1.) measure the distance between each eyehole center to eyehole center.2.) count all the holes in your rail including the forward plug and before the plug.3.) note which hole is the minimum for first pin.4.) note which hole is the maximum for first pin.5.) after gathering that initial data trailers within a fleet are usually all spec the same.6.) put trailer in minimum hole.7.) scale.8.) find a parking spot and input scale ticket info and note hole used when scaling and double check all settings in app, click through to see adjust advice.9.) if need to adjust, slide tandem to the rear and place a tandem slide stopper in the correct hole forward of the target hole. (usually 3 spaces forward of target: if wanting hole 14 then place in 11 so that it stops at target when sliding back forward.)10.) no need to rescale, its correct if the process is done correct but you may want to double check the rescale the first few times to build confidence in using the app with the method.11.) extremely handy to use when hauling multi-drop loads with shifting weights and needing to scale after every drop to readjust.12.) it has been said that a perfect load balance between drives and tandem will save on fuel mileage to $30 ++ per drive shift.I have been using for several years now with every load and never a problem with scale stations.
Super Quick & Easy!
JohnWerner1208
I was looking for an app to calculate rear tandem placement for my teammate. I’ve always loved math and it’s more like a puzzle for me and I’ve done most of the calculations in my head. But after finding this one and using it, it’s so quick and simple I don’t tax myself, I just use this app. I like how you can adjust the weights to be equal on Drive and rear tandem. I would love an option to do a 60/40 for drive/tandum placement.
Optimized perfection!
Uhuru Uhuru
I have used this app for months!! Great results and not even one time did the app error or mislead weight distribution suggestion!Would highly recommend and still do to truckers I see struggling to figure how to balance weight.Saves on valuable drive time such that I have so much confidence on the app I need not reweigh after recommended adjustments as it has proven always to get it write…I mean not even once has the suggested tandem sliding be wrong.By the way it does not recommend 5th adjustment, a pet peeve that I refrain and avoid.Mufasa
Love this app but I still have a problem with it
2847mc
I love this app I am a truck driver I have also dyslexia I use it all the time but have one slight problem why am I paying nine dollars a year and I’m still seeing advertisements when I’m working in the truck and using it I need to use it now not when the commercials over with how can we fix that problem fee need to be to cancel all commercials advertisements if I’m looking for a game or something like that I’ll look under games not under the app that I’m actually using that I need to use
Bug Fixes and performance improvements
Added dark theme option
Version 1.0.3
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