Michigan overweight.

Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by thejackal, Apr 7, 2016.

  1. thejackal

    thejackal Road Train Member

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    Careful in mich....I did not know they can axle weigh u..always thought if tandems are fixed they hafta weigh tandems as a unit...man, was I wrong.. some uptight a hole gave me an overweight on the back axle on a set of tandems b.c there was a trailer defect. I even cat scaled it.

    Same officer gave a different driver a ticket for not stopping when he was coming out of a private driveway to a road. Gimme a freaking break.

    I do not respect leos..sorry but the ones I come in contact with are on powertrips.
     
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  3. Balakov100

    Balakov100 Road Train Member

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    Easy ticket for them.

    CAT scales aren't even setup for axle weighing a closed tandem..
    We would never even know.
    If your a company driver I would think a decent company would cover that for you.
     
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  4. gokiddogo

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    All that happened in Detroit? I guess the cops are done solving all the homicides and robberies and now they can focus their attention on the important things?
     
  5. thejackal

    thejackal Road Train Member

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    Exactly. BS officer writting bs tickets....now if it was something legit like bad breaks no lights etc etc I could see it.
     
  6. thejackal

    thejackal Road Train Member

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    No was a mich dot cop in a scale house. Lol detroit cops are a joke, too, but wasn't them
     
  7. gokiddogo

    gokiddogo Road Train Member

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    That's kind of surprising to me. Unless maybe you were way over on one axle. I have always known Michigan to be more lenient on axle weights but offer no forgiveness for over gross.

    What was the weight of each axle?
     
  8. thejackal

    thejackal Road Train Member

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    I was over on rear by 9000. Do u get my frustration, tho? Cause as a tandem, on a cat they weighed 33000.
     
  9. thejackal

    thejackal Road Train Member

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    Looking at the bright side I guess could been worse. At least overweight isn't a CSA score.
     
  10. Vinny aldo

    Vinny aldo Bobtail Member

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    Michigan is a axle weight state
     
  11. snowwy

    snowwy Road Train Member

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    Im sure there are lotsa states with portable scales. Utah and colorado are 2 others that weigh each tire/S indiviually
     
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