01 What makes it unique
Grand Design publishes an unloaded vehicle weight (UVW) of 9,345 lb and a GVWR of 11,000 lb for the 2027 Transcend 345DQT, with a hitch weight of 1,300 lb. It does not publish a cargo carrying capacity on the floorplan page, so none is shown here, and none is worked out by subtracting one published figure from the other. The trailer’s own federal weight label, inside the door, carries its cargo capacity as built.
It is 38' 11" long, 11' high and 8' wide, with 56 gal fresh, 117 gal grey and 39 gal black tanks as Grand Design lists them. Fresh water weighs about 8.3 lb per US gallon, so a full fresh tank adds roughly 465 lb before anything else is loaded.
Among the 8 Transcend floorplans profiled from Grand Design’s 2027 pages, it is number 7 of 8 by unloaded weight, in a range from 6,327 lb to 9,400 lb. Every figure in that comparison comes from the same Grand Design page type for the same model year.
Every number on this page was read on 4 Nov 2026 from Grand Design’s own floorplan page for the Transcend 345DQT, whose structured data names the model year 2027.
How the 345DQT differs from the other seven Transcend floorplans. Most distinctive first. How these ranks are worked out.
- Tongue weight, 1,300 lb: heaviest of eight; next is the 325BHT (1,086 lb).
- Tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 13.9%: largest of eight; next is the 315RKT (12.7%).
- Length, 38 ft 11 in: longest of eight; next are the 325BHT and 335BHT (37 ft 3 in).
- Dry weight, 9,345 lb: second-heaviest of eight, between the 325BHT (8,672 lb) and the 335BHT (9,400 lb).
- Slide-out count, 3: most of eight, level with the 335BHT; next are the 315RKT and 325BHT (2).
- Grey tank, 117 gal: largest of eight, level with the 315RKT and 335BHT; next are the 245RLT, 265BHT and three others (78 gal).
- GVWR, 11,000 lb: highest of eight, level with the 315RKT, 325BHT and 335BHT; next is the 295QBT (8,995 lb).
- Sleeping capacity, 6: shared with the 245RLT; of eight, two smaller and four larger, nearest the 315RKT (4) and the 265BHT (8).
Next to the 325BHT, the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 345DQT is 673 lb heavier by dry weight, has a tongue weight 214 lb heavier, is 1 ft 8 in longer, has a grey tank 39 gal larger, has a black tank 18 gal smaller, sleeps four fewer and has one more slide-out; the two publish the same GVWR, exterior height and fresh tank.
Next to the 335BHT, the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 345DQT is 55 lb lighter by dry weight, has a tongue weight 244 lb heavier, is 1 ft 8 in longer, stands 4 in lower and sleeps six fewer; the two publish the same GVWR, fresh tank, grey tank, black tank and slide-out count.
02 Full specifications
Dimensions
- Exterior length
- 38' 11"
- Exterior height
- 11'
- Exterior width
- 8'
Weights
- Dry / unit base weight (UVW)
- 9,345 lb
- GVWR (max loaded)
- 11,000 lb
- Net cargo / payload (CCC)
- Not published by Grand Design
- Hitch / tongue weight
- 1,300 lb
Capacities
- Fresh water
- 56 gal
- Grey water
- 117 gal
- Black water
- 39 gal
Running gear
- Hitch type
- Bumper pull
- Tire size
- ST225/75R15 LRE
- Axles
- 2
Sleeping & layout
- Sleeps
- 6
- Slide-outs
- 3
- Refrigerator
- 10.70 cu. ft.
How these published figures sit against the rest of the catalogue: travel trailer tongue weight by size; fresh, grey and black tank sizes; camper trailer size chart.
Drawn to scale
Size, with end view
Holding tanks
Axles, wheels and nose shape are schematic; not a floorplan. Data: dataset.
Towing it
Check your vehicle. Enter the ratings from your owner’s manual and the door-pillar placard.
Compares your figures with this page’s published GVWR (11,000 lb) and the upper loaded tongue estimate (1,650 lb, a rule of thumb). Your vehicle’s placard and the trailer’s own weight label govern.
Loaded range: 10–15% of GVWR on the tongue, a rule of thumb, not a measurement of this unit. No truck ratings or hitch classes (why; NHTSA, DOT HS 809 433). The range starts at the published figure, because loaded is never lighter than that.
03 The Transcend floorplan family
Grand Design lists 8 Transcend floorplans for 2027. 8 without an existing page here are profiled from Grand Design’s own floorplan pages, from 6,327 lb to 9,400 lb unloaded; the others link to their existing pages. Grand Design publishes UVW, GVWR and hitch weight for these trailers, and no cargo carrying capacity.
| Floorplan | Nominal | Sleeps | Notable |
|---|---|---|---|
| 265BHT | 32' 9" | 8 | Profiled |
| 245RLT | 30' 8" | 6 | Profiled |
| 285RKT | 33' 11" | 2 | Profiled |
| 295QBT | 35' 11" | 10 | Profiled |
| 315RKT | 36' 10" | 4 | Profiled |
| 325BHT | 37' 3" | 10 | Profiled |
| 345DQT | 38' 11" | 6 | Profiled |
| 335BHT | 37' 3" | 12 | Profiled |
Grand Design lists 8 Transcend floorplans for 2027. 8 are profiled here; the rest are catalogued with the reason against each.
04 Notes on this floorplan
What Grand Design does not publish for the Transcend
No cargo carrying capacity appears on Grand Design’s floorplan pages for this series, so that row reads as not published. Nothing is filled from a sibling floorplan, a different model year or a dealer listing.
Read the label on the trailer
Federal rules put a load-carrying label inside every RV trailer: its unloaded weight with full propane, its cargo carrying capacity and its GVWR (49 CFR 571.110 and 571.120). Those figures come from the trailer itself and govern the towing decision.
05 How it compares
8,672 lb UVW and 11,000 lb GVWR, against this plan’s 9,345 lb and 11,000 lb.
9,400 lb UVW and 11,000 lb GVWR, against this plan’s 9,345 lb and 11,000 lb.
07 Where this floorplan sits
Closest sibling: the Transcend 315RKT, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 4 of the 8 fields both publish (this plan first): length 38 ft 11 in vs 36 ft 10 in; sleeps 6 vs 4; dry weight 9,345 lb vs 8,400 lb; hitch weight 1,300 lb vs 1,070 lb. They match on GVWR, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.
| Transcend plans | This plan | Position, low to high | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| GVWR (lb) | 11,000 | 5–8 of 8 | 7,695–11,000 |
| Dry weight (lb) | 9,345 | 7 of 8 | 6,327–9,400 |
| Hitch weight (lb) | 1,300 | 8 of 8 | 658–1,300 |
| Length | 38 ft 11 in | 8 of 8 | 30 ft 8 in–38 ft 11 in |
| Grey tank (gal) | 117 | 6–8 of 8 | 78–117 |
| Black tank (gal) | 39 | 1–7 of 8 | 39–57 |
| Sleeps | 6 | 3–4 of 8 | 2–12 |
Either side of it by GVWR: Transcend 335BHT matches it at 11,000 lb GVWR.
| Nearest Transcend siblings | Length | Sleeps | Dry (lb) | GVWR (lb) | CCC (lb) | Hitch (lb) | Fresh (gal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transcend 345DQT | 38 ft 11 in | 6 | 9,345 | 11,000 | — | 1,300 | 56 |
| Transcend 315RKT | 36 ft 10 in | 4 | 8,400 | 11,000 | — | 1,070 | 56 |
| Transcend 335BHT | 37 ft 3 in | 12 | 9,400 | 11,000 | — | 1,056 | 56 |
| Transcend 325BHT | 37 ft 3 in | 10 | 8,672 | 11,000 | — | 1,086 | 56 |
| Transcend 295QBT | 35 ft 11 in | 10 | 7,383 | 8,995 | — | 803 | 56 |
| Transcend 245RLT | 30 ft 8 in | 6 | 6,456 | 7,695 | — | 668 | 56 |
All 8 Transcend floorplans: Transcend line hub.
| Other lines, nearest by GVWR | GVWR (lb) | Dry (lb) | Sleeps | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 345DQT | 11,000 | 9,345 | 6 | 38 ft 11 in |
| Domani DM323RL | 11,000 | 9,390 | 4 | 36 ft 11 in |
| Eagle 320FBOK | 11,000 | 9,085 | 6 | 38 ft 0 in |
| Momentum 21G | 11,000 | 7,280 | 6 | 26 ft 11 in |
| Pause 22.4 | 11,000 | 8,904 | — | 26 ft 10 in |
| Sportsmen 344BHK | 11,000 | 9,030 | 11 | 39 ft 4 in |
| Voyage 3235FK | 11,000 | 8,052 | — | — |
Against the 345DQT: the Domani DM323RL is 2 ft shorter and sleeps 2 fewer; the Momentum 21G is 12 ft shorter.
08 Common questions about the 345DQT
How much does the 345DQT weigh?
9,345 lb dry; 11,000 lb GVWR, the most it may weigh loaded.
What is the tongue weight of the 345DQT?
1,300 lb as published, 14% of the dry weight (median across 1,413 travel trailers here: 12%).
What size tow vehicle does the 345DQT need?
A tow rating of at least 11,000 lb, plus payload for the loaded tongue weight, passengers and cargo.
How many people does the 345DQT sleep?
It is rated to sleep 6. 4 of the 8 Transcend floorplans that publish a count sleep more.
What are the tank capacities on the 345DQT?
Fresh 56, grey 117, black 39 gallons. Off hookups, fresh water runs out first.
How long is the 345DQT?
38' 11" overall, tongue or pin box included.
From the figures above.
09 What this page publishes, and what it does not
14 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the 345DQT. Not published: cargo capacity (CCC), interior height, awning, air conditioning.
Sourcing rules: methodology.
10 Manuals & documents
Sources: granddesignrv.com (linked below); the full source note is at the foot of the page.
11 NHTSA safety record
NHTSA holds 9 recall campaigns and 10 owner complaints (model years 2005 on) against the Transcend Xplor line (a recall and a complaint are not the same thing).
What to look at on a used one. Across the 10 complaints filed on this line the most-reported components are structure (30%), unknown or other (20%) and electrical system (10%).
Recall coverage here is not complete, and complaints are owners’ unverified reports (how this record is built). Check a specific VIN at NHTSA before you buy. Full tables are on the Transcend Xplor line page.