6,000lbs overload and got into an accident 10 miles after I got loaded

Was there a scale at the shipper? If not, where is the closest public scale to the shipper?

 

He can try,I doubt he wins.
Lot of shippers do that.
That's why you always hit the cat scale.

Going from 41,000 to 46,000 lbs doesn't make
The truck fall apart.
Lot of trucks can haul 46,000.

He was following too close and rear ended someone,
That's all there is too it.

 

And how could he tell the "truck was not responding properly" with 5000 over? I certainly can't tell in my truck if I'm at 41000 or 45000 by driving it 10 miles.

 

The weight of the load doesn't mean diddly squat. The gross weight of the vehicle and cargo do. If its heavier, you adapt and go. Things handle a bit differently, but someone with a months experience should be able to deal with it.

OMG, your friend George had 47,000# of cargo AND HE COULDN'T CONTROL HIS TRUCK?????

I think your friend George needs to learn proper following distances and/ or proper travel speeds in different situations.

You hit it - you bought it.

 

Yeah I call BS on the cant stop because of an extra 6k on the load. Sounds like he wants a reason to say it wasnt his fault.

 

As has been said; no, it is George's fault alone.

He can try anything he wants, but he'll have better luck trying to become an astronaut.

 

I used to haul 50 thousand of liquid daily in a smooth bore tank. It was like hauling a full swimming pool.

The liquid does not like stopping

Never had a problem stopping it.

Rules to live by while driving a loaded truck , which I’ll take All day over a unloaded truck.

Do not follow to close.

Do not get caught up in the packs, back off.

Do not excessively speed in heavy traffic conditions, even if you are doing the speed limit.

Scan at all times the traffic 500 feet up to a 1/4 mile ahead of you,.

Never take your eyes off the road.

Assume the car or big truck in front of you is going to do something stupid and you better be off the gas and ready on the brake and the wheel to slow down and maneuver your truck out of the situation.

 

Thats the issue with governed trucks and automatic trannys, they handle and take off the same fully loaded or empty.

 

Who said my truck is governed or an auto?