Just some of the stupid things I see

Hey DB, long time no chat...my fault for sure.

I have a question for you; What is your take on the issue of teaching drivers that the only thing they need to worry about is that the axles and gross are in the legal limits. If the BOL"s state there is 38k contained in the load, but the scale ticket shows the driver that freight weight is actually 43k, what should the driver do?

Lets say this was a pre-loaded trailer, sealed, and dropped at a drop yard by a previous driver. Should this raise any red flags to the driver taking this load? Lets make it even better...the original shipper is located in Mexico.

 

Hey DB WE like hearing from ya!!!!

 

Boy that reminds me of the first and only time that I hauled a potato load.

I was legally registered on that truck for 90,000 lbs, I took it directly to the scales, and it was a touch over 100K. Went back to the place to kick some off, and of course they were closed, gate locked up.

Good times.

I learned something from this, dont haul anything that they load with a conveir belt!

 

Oh, and on the legal end of it, If I had a question if I was overweight or not, the first thing I did was get to the closest scales I could find, it didnt matter if I had to find a grain elevator or a gravel pit with a set of scales, I found some and got the truck weighed. (which was only a couple of times)

Once I went from a spring ride to an air ride trailer it was easy because all I had to do was check my gages on the truck and trailer and I could tell if I was good, or over.

If it was really close id get it weighed anyways to be on the safe side. the 7 or 8 bucks at the Cat Scales was a lot cheaper than a ticket!

Because of this I never had an over weight ticket, I think a lot of the problems people have are either A. they dont care, or B. they dont know places other than a truck stop you can find a scale.

 

How often do you run into guys hauling stuff thats illegal, be it drugs, or stolen property? Is it difficult to figure out what's going on or do they have things pretty well hidden?

 

only online tho right?lmao

 

those drug guys do some weird nasty odd stuff.i remember reading about a septic pump truck full btw filled with packages of some drug or other.nasty,if only those peole on the street that buys all that #### only knew where it's been lmao.

 

DB, a lot of folks just don't have any idea of what it is like. You make a traffic stop, never knowing what you are going to be dealing with.

I've had many "equipment violation" stops turn into drug busts. Had a stop sign violation turn into a physical fight for my life with the violator who jumped me and tried to take my gun away.

You just never know. . .