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.
Ticket question
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by homerdale, Feb 6, 2021.
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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
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Gary1263, firemedic2816 and JolliRoger Thank this.
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If the load shifted and caused the issue I would think the bigger concern would be "unsecured load"
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gummy bear Thanks this.
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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 . -
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 -
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