What to do when no scales are available?

They have those? (Sarcasm) I've not had one in 2 years

 

Used to be you could scale (for a fee) at a moving company. There doesn't seem to be as many of them around as there used to be, though.

 

Most all of our shipper receivers have scales on site, for the few that dont we may scale light at closest truck stop, then scale heavy at same location after loading.

Yes it does feel like over kill at times... but we get paid to do it...

 

What truck are you driving?

If you have an air gauge for the drives you can get it pretty close. 60 pounds in my last Cascadia.
My latest truck (a '20 International LT) shows me the weight on the drives, but it shows about 2,000 pounds lighter than what is actually on it. It is pretty consistent in that respect, so I can be pretty close.

 

Ahh... The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy mantra.

 

Yup......I have some prime beachfront property in Arizona to sell him. That would be one of those Lunch Counter conversations. Particularly the " Math" part. LOL

 

One aspect of this drop&hook culture in trucking is the drivers can't visibly look at the load. While not 100% you can set the trailer tandems based on the location of the last pallet. With experience, a driver can generally tell if they are going to be close weight wise. In general, however, this will ALWAYS be a problem until the system HOLDS THE SHIPPERS legally responsible for overweight issues. YES! a shipper can install scales, work with the driver before they leave the shipper and the load is sealed as well as the tandem settings. "Can't/won't work" never solved anything!

 

Wilson Logistics has the incab scale, 5th wheel pressure gage, and Prime trailers have the scale built in as well.