Wheels and Positive Offset

The manufacturer will use terms such as offset, inset, outset to identify the styles of their wheels. It can all be very confusing until the truck shows up and you realize that things went sideways with your interpretation.

Weight $ense (Cents)

Is your customer asking about weight savings?

Trailer swing clearance

Did you ever think that there is more to clear than just the trailer to cab or sleeper? If you draw a straight line from kingpin to any object you can see if clearance exists. But does that margin remain constant as the combination turns a corner? If your geometry teacher was good about application, you would know that this is where the Pythagorean Theorem comes into play. A-squared plus B-squared equals C-squared. Sure, we all recall the rhyme, but how does that apply to a truck?