Odd sight on a semi cab: super-singles all round?

[pugs]

Biggest thing I remember about SS from when I worked at a trucking company was that a set of duals on a truck was 400lbs lighter than duals. Which meant an extra 400lbs of cargo they could haul. I never saw that place run SS on fronts, just drives and trailers. I seem to remember they were a few hundred $ less per truck as well, which in a company that had over 2k trucks starts adding up quick.

Most of the truckers I talked to didn't like them, little bit or rain or snow and they could plane real bad. If they lost one on the road, #1 you couldn't limp to next town #2 at the time not many tire shops carried them so wound up waiting for replacement. Had a grain truck at the farm the other day with SS on, he couldn't get anywhere, where as the dual tire trucks could drive right where needed.

[Car5858]

Ahaaa that makes perfect sence, Thanks Brian and Pugs.

[DieselKid]

Maybe it's odd for some of you to see them all the way around including steers but it isn't when you live within such close proximity to the state of MI. **** anymore you're almost seeing more supers utilized than standard duals!......lots of tankers and grain haulers in this area run them because of the weight savings...and with commodities like that every little bit counts! Worked for a fleet a few years back when super singles were just becoming the trend and discovered using some pallet scales at the warehouse out back that average weight savings on a tandem axle config is around 600 lb. when switching from steel duals to super singles mounted on an aluminum rim!

-Alex