How Do You CAT Scale A Double ?

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  1. TruckDuo

    TruckDuo Road Train Member

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    We'll be starting LTL soon and pulling Doubles. Hope do drivers scale these ?
     
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  3. skateboardman

    skateboardman Road Train Member

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    easy if really necessary , pull the tractor and first trailer onto the platform, weigh, pull forward and weigh the last wagon, then add together, same as any other scale ya cant fit on. most time ltl have a good idea of weight loaded and not necessary to weigh
     
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  4. The Admiral

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    If you are going to be working for one of the bigger outfits. They usually have scales right in their yards. Would not surprise me that one of the yard jockeys checks that before they leave.
     
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    double yellow Road Train Member

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    And that's if they don't have an axle scale at your barn
     
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  6. TruckDuo

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    Thanks everyone for the advice.:biggrin_25514: The reason I ask is because we'll be working for R&L Carriers out of their Chicago terminal. We used to pick up loads out of there when we worked at US Xpress doing the Ceva dedicated account. A husband and wife team we know picked up a load from there and scaled it at their terminal but when they finally hit an open scale in Missouri, it turned out the trailer was over 9,000 lbs.:biggrin_2551: During the interview process we brought this up with the Hiring Manager who told us their scale has been off more than once. We don't want to put all our eggs in that basket.
     
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  7. Viper09

    Viper09 Light Load Member

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    I used to pull long box's outa R&L Chicago. DON'T TRUST THEIR SCALE NO MATTER WHAT! It's good for getting a rough idea of your weight, on a good day.
     
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  8. crzyjarmans

    crzyjarmans Road Train Member

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    On cat scales, when you 1st pull on, tell the person you have double trailers, after they get your info, they'll tell you to move to second position, pull forward leaving the converter dolly on the second platform and the 2nd trailer on the 3rd platform, hit the call button let them know your ready
     
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  9. Glp

    Glp Medium Load Member

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    If its possible, look through the bills, most ltl freight isnt all that heavy
     
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  10. Brandonpdx

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    Big LTL barns have an axle scale so you can check the axle weights then it displays the gross about 15-20 seconds after you pull the last one off. Smaller ones they generally just don't worry about it and pay the ticket if they happen to get caught a little heavy on an axle. Some line runs may not even have a scale along the route at all, or might never be open since most linehaul is at night.
     
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  11. Brandonpdx

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    That's a good a suggestion since you need to know what order to put them in, but not entirely accurate on the 2nd part. Half the time I was around 77-79k gross with a 2 axle day cab when I worked for Old Dominion. A light back box the other half of the time got it down into the 60's.

    Usually they are good about tallying the bill weights and not overloading the trailers, but occasionally will load one nose-heavy, generally meaning your drive axle could be a thousand or two heavy since the heaviest box goes up front.
     
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