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I'll never see another scale ticket like this...

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by KMac, Sep 27, 2012.

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  1. Sep 27, 2012 #21
    Rugerfan

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    how is he 20 lbs over on steers? your allowed 12500 anywhere and everywhere
     
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  3. Sep 28, 2012 #22
    KMac

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    Not exactly, there are a handful of States with a 12000 limit... the four I can think of off the top of my head are Louisiana, Mississippi, Indiana and Arizona... coincidentally I picked up in Mississippi.


    It was legal for.most states though
     
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  4. Sep 28, 2012 #23
    Rugerfan

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    even in a state that allows 12000 i would think 20 lbs would be let go by DOT but if not it shouldnt be too hard to move that 20 to the drives
     
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  5. Sep 28, 2012 #24
    KMac

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    Thats what I was.pointing out earlier... a 20lb ticket would never hold up in court because there is no chance they can prove there scale accurate to. 001% which is what 20lbs is.
     
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  7. Sep 28, 2012 #25
    Rugerfan

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    yeah and the nice thing about being on the steers is that youll probably burn that off in fuel if your not 5 minutes from the scale house anyways. I know hearsay is only hearsay but ive heard drivers saying that they have gotten away with a 100 lbs on axles before
     
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  8. Sep 28, 2012 #26
    KMac

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    Quite frankly I have never moved.my.5th wheel so the steers are what the steers are... I do have prepass so that helps considerably in not going through many coops.
     
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  9. Sep 28, 2012 #27
    Rugerfan

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    i have pre pass also so i dont get called in much unless im running in oregon but the only time i moved my 5th wheel was a beer load and all it did was screw me so i moved it back to the original spot and have never moved it since
     
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  10. Sep 28, 2012 #28
    Cranky Yankee

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    a friend lol at me when we ran together as i weighed
    he says "I never weigh I can tell where it needs to be"
    he has an overweight ticket I don't
     
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  11. Sep 28, 2012 #29
    Rugerfan

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    im in a pro star right now and even with full tanks anything under 35000 im usually under weight and dont have a problem but will still scale anything over 30 jsut to be safe. of course that will change when i get into another truck
     
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  12. Sep 28, 2012 #30
    KMac

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    I am in a T2000 and my.company reimburces me for scale tickets... I scale every load, why wouldn't I? Of.course I have never had anythimg under 30000 either.

    One shipper even requires us to show up empty with a scale ticket in hand.
     
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