When is a driver not responsible for a load that is loaded on their trailer? Never, even if it is blatantly the shipper screw up. As and open trailer driver the more you do to make sure the load is secure, at a legal height and safe for the road, the less responsible the shipper is.
I hear ya, you are wondering where I am going with this. Okay lets say you go to a shipper that has a load of machinery they are going to load on you, the weight of the load is only about 36000 lbs, so weight ...