Ticket question

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by homerdale, Feb 6, 2021.

  1. MTN Boomer

    MTN Boomer Road Train Member

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    Years ago , I asked another driver if the weight was ok on a load, out of the same shipper, same load. He said no problem, I got a ticket, Next time I saw I told him, he said the scale was closed. So I scale, pay the money then u know.
     
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  3. MTN Boomer

    MTN Boomer Road Train Member

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  4. MTN Boomer

    MTN Boomer Road Train Member

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    Not really, depending on the state, you can load more weight, the weight limit went from 73,280 to 80,000, 5 axel truck and trailer, nobody changed tractors or trailers, and did not have any safety issues
     
  5. Pepper24

    Pepper24 Road Train Member

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    The inspection did not ow ticket
     
  6. homeskillet

    homeskillet Road Train Member

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    I would think that actual CDL driving experience would be automatically disqualifying to a candidate for trucking management........:cool:
     
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  7. frontrange

    frontrange Light Load Member

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    If the load shifted and caused the issue I would think the bigger concern would be "unsecured load"
     
  8. Catman131

    Catman131 Bobtail Member

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    CAT Scale guarantees ALL weights.
     
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  9. roundhouse

    roundhouse Road Train Member

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    Why would any trucking company care if a potential driver had gotten overweight tickets?
    Back when I was driving in the late 90s we got OW tickets all the time , in my state it was a penny a pound and we just mailed the fine in.
    If it was thousands of pounds overweight , it was a fat ticket and they wouldn’t let you move till part of the cargo was unloaded, but most of the time it was a few hundred pounds over on tandems .
     
  10. calnca

    calnca Medium Load Member

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    Some states have started legal action for damage to infrastructure.......so those with OW tickets could be brought into the legal action.

    I know in a couple of states we have paid big sums for such actions by the state/local government
     
  11. gummy bear

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    Cool. Last time I read the back of a cat scale ticket it said only the gross weight was guaranteed. Thank you for the update
     
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