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Celadons new scale Rules

Discussion in 'Report A BAD Trucking Company Here' started by dsproshop, Jan 31, 2014.

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  1. Jan 31, 2014 #1
    dsproshop

    dsproshop Bobtail Member

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    If you are thinking about going to celadon think twice unless you like paying to work somewhere! Unleashed today all celadon freight weighing under 44k will not be authorized to scale their load for legality.......they are relying on these junk right weigh scale systems on their trailers to determine legal weight.......news flash I have weighed everything over 40k in the past 6 months and have never even been close to what the right weigh says vs what my cat scale ticket says and even sometime as much as 2k lbs. off....... that seems like a heft fine by dot to me and celadon is putting that responsibility in the drivers lap! ! ! ! Causing drivers sever fines and increased csa score to where they are unable to seek other employment! ! ! Celadon may as well throw out their pre passes because there csa score for unsafe driving will go thru the roof! ! ! But drive mills like celadon don't care they will just pump out another class of rookies to act like truck drivers and not care a bit about retention!

    CELADON IF YOU DARE! ! ! !

    Come on Landstar just waiting on the last clearance and IM GONE! ! !
     
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  3. Jan 31, 2014 #2
    ladr

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    Landstar YOU pay to scale loads.....
     
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  4. Jan 31, 2014 #3
    superflow

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    Tell them this is not welfare .....then report off weights to the weights and scales division ....a bill of lading is a fedral document ...by law the weight must be right or face penalties ....DOT can give you the # to call......time to fight back drivers
     
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  5. Jan 31, 2014 #4
    sevenmph

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    Another shining example of a company trying to balance the bottom line by cutting corners instead of raising freight rates.
     
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  7. Jan 31, 2014 #5
    Roadmedic

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    Poor driver. Has to carry the company and pay for scales to protect his license.

    Flush the company down the toilet where it belongs.
     
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  8. Feb 1, 2014 #6
    Grouch

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    I am in complete agreement with you about drivers having to pay overweight fines and I really do not understand a carrier being able to force a driver to do so. But as far as CSA scores, overweight tickets do not go on a driver's record, if they did my score would be through the roof. When I was running milk in tankers to Florida, it was about every trip that I got an overweight ticket at the first scale in Florida going south on 1-95, I got so many overweight ticket that the people in the scalehouse got to know me by my first name. Now, not a one of these overweight ticket ever has shown up on my CSA score. When this "crap" about CSA started, I asked several DOT officials about overweight tickets showing up on my CSA and they all told me, NO!
     
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  9. Feb 1, 2014 #7
    123456

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    Got a link to this info ??

     
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  10. Feb 1, 2014 #8
    andre

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    scale violations and fines do not go on your CSA score
     
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  11. Feb 1, 2014 #9
    MACK E-6

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    A BOL IS a legally binding document, but I'm not sure the feds are so much concerned with weights. They are VERY concerned however with hazmat and content info. If a shipment contains hazmat and there's no way for the driver to ascertain it, the shipper is the one liable.

    A couple weeks ago, somebody in California tried to use us to smuggle pot. The DEA tracked the shipment to our terminal, then came and took the crates. I'd love to see what was on that BOL.

    This deal with Celadon is just another example of how important it is to know the empty weight of your truck, preferably fully fueled. If you know your light weight, then your know what you can haul. Then they'll have more of a leg to stand on when dealing with crooked shippers who like to lie about what their product weighs.

    No they certainly do not, because I've gotten a few myself.
     
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  12. Feb 1, 2014 #10
    Mev

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    If you call the local scale house and ask the officer on duty he or she will inform you that YOU are responsible

    for the weight being correct when you cross the scales.

    If the weight is off you won't be able to blame Celadon,and there nothing Celadon can do to protect your CSA

    evrn if they decided to do the tight thing and back you up.

    Marten used to do the same thing....they trusted the built in trailer scale on the tandems.

    Pretty nerve wracking.
     
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