Towing & Trucking Guides
Straightforward explanations for the numbers behind towing, scale tickets and axle-weight adjustments — with a calculator ready when you need it.
Towing Payload Explained: What Counts and How to Calculate It
Learn what counts against truck payload, why tongue or pin weight matters, and how to calculate remaining payload before towing.
RV & TrailerHow to Weigh a Travel Trailer at a CAT Scale: 3-Weigh Method
A practical three-weigh CAT Scale method for finding loaded trailer weight, tongue weight and WDH front-axle restoration.
RV & TrailerFifth-Wheel Pin Weight: Payload, Percentages and Real Scale Weight
Understand fifth-wheel pin weight, common planning percentages and why truck payload often matters before maximum tow rating.
RV & TrailerLoaded Trailer Weight: From Dry Weight to Real Trip Weight
Estimate what a trailer will actually weigh after water, propane, batteries, food, tools and camping cargo are added.
CommercialHow to Slide Trailer Tandems: Direction, Weight Transfer and Reweighing
Learn which direction to slide trailer tandems, what the adjustment changes, and why a reweigh is always part of the process.
CommercialHow to Read a CAT Scale Ticket for a Semi Truck
A practical guide to steer, drive, trailer and gross weights for commercial tractor-trailer scale tickets.