Many drivers simply check their trailer weight against the vehicle's maximum towing capacity, but deciding whether your rig is overweight is much more complex.

Tongue weight is the amount of weight a trailer puts on the towing vehicle’s trailer ball. The tongue is the part of the trailer that sticks out ahead of the cargo area; it’s typically two rails that ...

Towing safely has less to do with your vehicle's horsepower or expensive towing accessories and a lot more to do with how your trailer is loaded. Most people don't think about how they've loaded a ...

If you're safely towing a trailer, one of the most important numbers you need to know is the tongue weight — also called hitch weight or trailer nose weight. It is the weight that your trailer's ...