New to tanker, overweight tandem axles

OP needs to realize that axle weights are not a major issue.

Most carriers handle axle tickets as part of the cost of doing business.

 

Run it. There is nothing wrong. You will figure out why later.

 

I just had the same dang problem but with a reefer. Tandems already in the 7th hole and the fricken fithwheel pins wouldn't disengage. They loaded all the heavy stuff in back. Took it back to shipper and they reworked it and that moved 700 lbs but that's still 300lb over. Had to wait till they reopened in the morning to remove a pallet. I had a bunch of scales to cross and didn't want to deal with it.
With tankers you can fuge a little if ya listen to the old timers. Stick with tankers, reefers suck.

 

Why not just slide back two more holes? Unless your in ca ct or fl you won’t get hassled for KPRA. Moving your fifth wheel will never effect your trailer axle weights.

 

Yup I was in CA.

 

Everything they said is right. Your also going to have the same issue on your next load if you load that heavy.

 

I only ran tankers for a little while and never had a problem with weights like that except for climbing hills.

 

Is the trailer a rear unload? If it’s not then try and get them to lower your 5th wheel so your trailer sits level.

 

Nothing other than reducing the load, if you are hauling liquid, as far as I know. Some drybulk drivers can shift some weight when loading.

 

That should be more than long enough to wait for it to settle. The quickest way I could settle a liquid tanker was to slowly and carefully pull up on the platform and let the vehicle coast to a stop and then pull trolley valve to make sure I was stopped for a few seconds and then let off all brakes and let the truck roll slightly forward/backward with the surge. This allows the weight of the truck and trailer to be a counterweight to the weight of the product and surge. Since platforms are supposed to be level you can roll a few inches forward and backward as the surge reacts. It dampens out much faster than if I pulled up on the scale and then pressed the brake pedal and waited for the surges to stop moving. Or, at least that is how it seemed to me. If the trailer is air-ride don't set your trailer knob on the scale as it may case the trailer air bags to deflate and affect your axle weights.