I messed up. Over on Drives by 2K gross is 75K

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  1. dboot01

    dboot01 Light Load Member

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    I picked up a load in Kansas City going to Chicago. Im on i72e/us35e in Missouri
    I just scaled the load here before fueling and the drives are 38k with the tandems all the way up. Total gross only 75k ( that's why I didn't scale sooner, my bad)...anyway...

    Should I try to go back to shipper ( 200 miles) or go to Chicago? And how do I avoid scales houses? The shipper is in Edgerton KS ( close to Kansas city)
     
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  3. SGIT820

    SGIT820 Bobtail Member

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    You won’t see a scale until you get to Bolingbrook on I-55. Depending on where you’re going in Chicago, you can probably run around that scale fairly easily.
     
  4. Speedy356

    Speedy356 Medium Load Member

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    Stay on I-72 E to spfld il, it’ll dump you onto I-55 North, no scale houses until you get up into Chicago. When you get to I-80, if you need to continue on 55 further north, jump off on I 80 east to I-355 north and take that up to I-55 north again. That’ll put you north of the north bound scalehouse if it’s even open. FYI I-355 is a toll rd.
     
  5. dboot01

    dboot01 Light Load Member

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    Is there a scale on i294 north?
     
  6. Lonwolv54

    Lonwolv54 Medium Load Member

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    Always try to scale within 20 miles of your pickup if possible...obviously that was possible in this case..lesson learned.. @Speedy356 gave you the correct advice at this point.. Chicago land scales are mostly closed so you go lucky.. All The Best!
     
  7. Speedy356

    Speedy356 Medium Load Member

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    To my knowledge, none of the toll roads in the Chicagoland area have a scalehouse.
     
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  8. Speedy356

    Speedy356 Medium Load Member

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    There’s north and southbound scales at Bolingbrook, and east and westbound scales at Joliet on I-80, but they are farther east on 80 if you want to run up I-355
     
  9. dboot01

    dboot01 Light Load Member

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    I'll do 355 thanks
     
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  10. austinmike

    austinmike Road Train Member

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    I used Truckers Path a lot to see where the scale houses were and if they were open or closed. Very useful tool.
     
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  11. TripleSix

    TripleSix God of Roads

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    Do you have a suspension gauge?
     
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