Overweight Violations

Discussion in 'Trucking Industry Regulations' started by MotorinMomma, Mar 30, 2011.

  1. MotorinMomma

    MotorinMomma Light Load Member

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    Input please...driver supervisor says "It's how you play the game, overweight ticket goes against company, not the driver. Just pull the load and avoid the scales, nothing for you to worry about".

    We are talking about between 4 and 16,000 over gross with 1/2 tank or less of fuel when loaded in 48' spread axle trailer...10' spread. It goes against driver and then co correct with CSA2010?
     
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  3. Diesel Dave

    Diesel Dave Last Few of the OUTLAWS

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    lol..........You better run the other way if you havn't yet.
     
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  4. stranger

    stranger Road Train Member

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    It goes against both, but you are the one shut down beside the road waiting for someone to unload some of the product.
     
  5. Diesel Dave

    Diesel Dave Last Few of the OUTLAWS

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    Overweights stay on your record if YOU sign the citation, unless you carry and OWNERS RESPONSIBILTY form with you which in that case the citation will be mailed to the owner.
     
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  6. otherhalftw

    otherhalftw R.I.P.

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    Actually...the CSA will only be points on your CSA score board...and points for the company as well....what wasn't mentioned the points against your CDL through the DMV and don't forget the county/state court....they get their piece of the pie right out of YOUR pocket...not the companies!

    And what Dave said...we posted at the same time...well he beat my milliseconds!
     
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  7. MotorinMomma

    MotorinMomma Light Load Member

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    Was a short lived employment ........this was tip of iceberg....beautiful equipment but man....
     
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    dieselbear Road Train Member

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    Maybe where your from. I don't write the citation to a company it's written to the driver.
     
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  9. Diesel Dave

    Diesel Dave Last Few of the OUTLAWS

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    I've seen those owners responsibilty forms at the scales here in Cali.
     
  10. MotorinMomma

    MotorinMomma Light Load Member

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    The company can't legally dispatch an overweight load, and it is the drivers responsibility to refuse the load. Did I not read that in my little green book? So why would an Owners Responsibility form even exist? I love this industry because I learn something everyday. I just wish I could make money at it while he drives... LOL
     
  11. Grouch

    Grouch Road Train Member

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    In the last several years before I "retired", I got an overweight ticket about every trip that I went out on. I got so many overweight tickets at a certain set of scales that the people that worked that scale and me got on first name basis. And not one "black mark" or points on my dmv or CSA, the company paid the fine and to this day, my dmv and my CSA are "clean".
     
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