Accuracy of CAT scales and are these numbers a sign of load shift?

They actually do guarantee axle weights now, they didn't use to.
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I agree with guaranteeing axle weights. From personal experience. Don’t use the cat scales in Laredo. Or any scale in Laredo.

 

Slide your seat back a couple of notches.
You will be good to go.

 

Weight coming off the trailer tandems suggests something moved. Did you set your brakes while weighing? That will throw off the axle readings by a few hundred pounds. The jolt could just as well been a worn king pin as product slamming forward. Chicken plants usually load uniform height pallets wrapped pretty good. I don't know how Tyson does since they are on my no-go list. Sometimes I've had some throw odd cases on top, which may have flew forward. Unless they put a tall skid behind some short ones, you're probably ok on product shifting.

 

No more than the numbers moved, I'd guess that the pallets just all tightened up a bit and any 1-2 inch gaps between pallets is now gone.

 

Hammer down!

 

Well, yes, but I was posting to rebut "cat scale doesn't guarantee axle weights"