Why don't driver's scale their loads?

Most do. I check my drive axle pressure gauge after getting loaded. If it's above 50psi, I'm weighing the load.

 

Why on earth every truck and trailer on the road doesn't have air gauges baffles me.

 

That's also simply bad company policy. At my last job every load dropped at a terminal and over 35k on the bills had to have a scale ticket with the bills. Seems to me the correct way at least for terminal drops.

- Steven

 

laziness.....and a lot of them dont care if they are droppin it..they figure it is someone elses problem....

 

I scale everything over 30k ... took a relay where driver never weighed a 35k and drive gauge was fine but I was 2k over on rear in California. . $235.00 ticket and company had to send another truck and lumper service to remove freight all because first driver was too lazy.

To add insult to injury the shipper had a scale on sight ..

 

I scaled anything over 35,000 after my one and only overweight ticket at the northbound POE in Saint George, UT. Arizona Highway Patrol runs that and they do not mess around. I had a load that was at 37,000, thought I would be ok...yeah, not so much....made it out of Redlands, through Cajon, through Vegas, then hit that station and was over on the tandems in Utah...not sure how that happend...but it cost me dearly.
I have to agree with Giggles, just plain laziness.

 

not only is a overweight ticket a concern but so is the liability if you are involved in a serious accident. If someone died and they determin that you being overweight hindered your stopping ability then you have a whole new set of problems. It is well worth the 20 minutes and the 10.00 to scale.

 

Could not agree more deskdriver! Good insight!