Overweight Ticket Oregon Split Axle Flatbed

CAT will split weigh a spread but I don’t believe they’ll certify a split weigh though. You said you weighed with spread closed up so maybe they’ll do something.

 

Misunderstood. They’ll certify a spread for gross weight but won’t certify the split weigh as I read there disclaimer so there’s still the issue of why the gross is off 1.5 tons
As Ricky used to say to Lucy…..they've “got some ‘splainen to do!”

 

I've learned the hard way , they aint actually here to help us out . Only to write tickets..

Don't worry bro we've all done #### where u wonder how u even get out of bed in the morning and put ur pants on correctly...

now for the rest of ur career u will habitually check ur dump valve... probably even wake up from a deep sleep wondering if it's dumped or not

 

I remember some of the guys that ran steel around where I’m from and they had auxiliary air reservoirs the size of propane tanks . They were multi axle set ups and they put those dump valves and reservoirs to good use on the toll road getting those good paying loads to and fro

 

Buy a buzzer and splice it into your dump valve switch. When the bags are deflated the buzzing noise will remind you to flip the switch up... They are cheap online.

 

This is it. Some are a buzzer others are a beep but serve the same purpose to remind you...As you can see very cheap... Just splices into the switch...

 

Call the courthouse for the county the ticket was issued in. Lots of times the county clerk is the same as the judge. Many of them will reduce it to $100 and close it out for you.

BTW, new people considering flatbed, this thread is a perfect example why some thrive in open deck and others hate it. The people who thrive in skateboarding are the ones who like to think and problem solve. If you are the type who only wants to drive and not have to figure things out, open deck isn’t for you.

 

Let this be a lesson.

If you're bouncing around. Truck or trailer. Check your suspension inflation. Course. The truck will make transmission noises too when it's not pumped up.

As for fines. States don't generally lower them. Moving violations can be amended to something as to not reflect on driving record but the fine still stands.

As for variance between scales. Some like to be D's and will lie about the numbers. Colorado did the same thing to me hauling cars. I burned up 400 pounds of fuel yet somehow I was 1000 pounds over. They didn't give me a ticket though. When I got to the delivery. I was 1000 pounds lighter then when I picked up the load.

Colorado was wrong.