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 ...

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 ...

One of the biggest mistakes work truck drivers make in towing is exceeding the pickup’s maximum hitch tongue weight. This leads to overloading the truck’s rear suspension, creating significant ...