Include your calculations.

Scenario

Schmidlap Express LTL Services has a shipment in a $40-$foot ocean$-$going container.

$($Note that the term "tare weight" below refers to an empty container or trailer. Tare means just the holding vessel's weight alone without regard to the weight of cargo being carried.$)$

Specifications:

Container tare weight: $5,071$ lbs$.$

Tractor tare weight: $28,400$ lbs

Trailer chassis tare weight: $6,600$ lbs$.$

Freight weight: $48,200$ lbs$.$

The truck used for the shipment has a rated $12,000$ lbs$.$ steering axle and two $17,000$ lbs tandem axles $(34,000$ lbs$.$ combined$).$

The trailer chassis also has two $17,000$ lbs$.$ tandem axles $(34\mathrm{.}000$ lbs$.$ combined$).$

The distance between axle $2$ and axle $5$ is $36$ feet.

The length from the steering axle to the last axle of the chassis is $51$ feet.

Questions to answer:

What is the gross weight of the loaded tractor$-$trailer combination?

What is the maximum allowable load, in pounds, for this truck$/$trailer weight combination according to the Bridge Formula Table?

Does this combination allow for the freight to be legally hauled over the U$.$S$.$ Interstate Highway System?