Scale and weight question

Tell you what, you are a better man than I am. I would take that load right across every scale between here and there. It is the company's responsibility, no yours. The company wanted get out cheap and licensed their truck for 52k, instead of paying a little more and getting license for 80k.

 

he'd have to remove his fifth wheel or his tandems to get under gross.

 

So run with no more than half tanks... assuming you're hauling 200 gallons.

 

Honey, tape a cardboard box to your frame with APU written all over it. That'll buy you 400 on the steers, and sip fuel along the way...

 

Its 400 on your drives and only if your not over gross so that don't help either

 

You can't permit a load for overweight if its a divisible load. By divisible that means you can break it down into multiple shipments and make it legal.

 

that probably depends on the state,

in utah, you can buy divisible or non divisible permits.

if your hauling dirt in doubles of some form, that's a divisible permit. think, dump truck and pup, or double bellies.

 

What is the point in having a 5 axle truck&trailer if you are only tagged for 52000? Your boss needs to quit being a tightwad & pay the 2290 & then raise the weight to 80000.
Does the truck have an apportioned tag or just a commercial tag? If you don't have apportioned plates then that adds more problems.

 

I would leave 500 lbs sitting at pickup location, unless THEY got me a permit

 

With 5 axle truck he is spening more in tire and axle maintnence on the two extra axles than he would apportioning for the correct weigh. At 52k gross you only need 3-4 axles. Tell him to quit being a tight ###