When you see signage such as this at a shipper, it usually indicates that there has been a string of instances that brought forth such a need for a sign.

In other words, RUN!

The sign is only telling drivers what they should know to start with,it's the drivers job to see to it that the trailer is properly loaded and secured and if it's done right he should be able to get legal

Works for me, not.

How about when they load a trailer and the driver is not allowed on the dock?

it is my job to get freight on time an safely,shippers job load trailor legally.when shipper ask me how i want trailor loaded, i always say load it so i can scale 12000 34000 34000.

If a driver is responsible for the weight distribution as well as WHAT is being loaded (e.g. hazardous materials), how can they legally keep the driver off the dock and from seeing what is being loaded? Seems to me that they're trying to pull a fast one!

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I don't have the answer. I have been kept out of the docks at several locations. The only thing you may know that is on the load is the tail of the trailer.

And as we all know the shipper does not all ways put the rite weight on B.O.L.

Like the sign on the back of Mexican dump trucks.>NOT RESPONCABLE FOR BROKEN WINDSHIELDS.

Well if you have a trailer like most of the rest do all you have to do when they are done loading is pull up and if you can get on top of the pallets providing nothing is fragile crawl on top of all of the pallets look for hazmat stickers on boxes because if I read right the shippers are required to placard the hazmat boxes and or drums.

As for loading the trailer properly it is the shippers responsibility to load the trailer legal.

I have had shippers that would not let me on the dock for insurance reasons.

Then I have had shippers that let me on the dock and asked me how I want it loaded all I told them is I do not care as long as I can make it legal on each axle.

I will not pull a overweight trailer for anyone if they refuse to rework it so it is legal they can keep the trailer or unload it.

That is why I love the places that weigh you on the way in I usually go there with full to 3/4 tanks even though they want us to come in with 1/2 load of fuel.

I do not want the hassle of figuring up x many pounds left so I can only take on x number of gallons of fuel.

My job is to drive the truck I should not be forced to limit fuel to let them load me heavier.

If I have a full load of fuel before scaling, then loading it will mean less fuel stops in turn that would be more miles for the day which would be more pay for me.

I have heard of the hassles with going into the shipper with 1/2 full taks of fuel in a pete you have to make alot more fuel stops and loose alot more time and miles for that day.

I have a little excel spreadsheet I put my axle weights into that calculates this for me. I don't mind it, as every fuel stop is a break my manager can't complain about!