When the shipper doesn't have a truck scale

when i was running reffer units anything over 30,000 we would scale n the company would help u find the nearest scale if u couldnt find 1 in your truckstop book overweight back to the shipper that simple

 

Another reason to CYA, Thats another reason why I wanted somebody/ Anybody to post where in the regs it says your legal to go & scale.

 

I will find dyou on here next year still.

 

NO, driver's don't have a CSA score!

 

Nah, just proving a point. I get a kick out of all the people that say" it's legal" about any subject but can't come up with the proof. Because its a rumor that they believe or add to or just make up as needed. But I do have this tread in my list so EVERY time someone posts in it I will see it. and others like it.

 

I know, 101, I hear ya.

 

Mgfg: since drivers do not, according to you, have a CSA score, where are those points assessed against you placed? They don't count as points on your license, but they do count against you nevertheless. If you are merely splitting hairs as to the official name, I believe we all understand "CSA Score" to mean points placed on a driver's record in accordance with CSA2010 and we all call it that for simplicity's sake. Is that the case? Or are you under the mistaken impression that there are no driver points?

Just askin'...not trying to pick an argument.

 

http://www.slideshare.net/ComplyStar/csa-2010-cmv-drivers

Scroll down and read #29

 

One time i loaded at shipper where they did have a scale on sight where you weighed in empty then weighed out loaded and when i weighed out i was axled and everything was fine on axle weights and total weight so i left but i did notice that scale was recently recertified but when i got to the dot scale on the east bound side of farewell bend oregon i was weighed pulled in and was told i was over on one axle by 1300 pounds and written a ticket for it and i looked for a recertification on that scale to which it hadnt been for over 4 years and i brought that up to the dot man in the scale and he states its right dont worry about it so when i went before the judge to take care of the ticket i advised him of the scale not being certified in over 4 years and the one i weighed out on was just recertified he said he would get it taken care of and my fine was 25 dollars back then and i seen a couple days later that scale was being recertified to bad i still had to pay the 25 dollars, oh well state of oregon is broke lol.

 

I noticed that the OP has not been seen since he posted. I believe that he was probably upset already and the fact that the shipper had no scales was exactly what he was looking for. He just used that as an excuse to justify him quitting his job that he was probably unhappy with before the military was called to air lift that load to the scales.

I know from my own experience that, in western Arkansas, it is ok to go scale it and if it is wrong bring it back. I worked for a warehouse that was starting to ship baby food in glass jars. This stuff was very heavy and it was new to us loaders. It took us and a couple of good ol' truckers serveral attempts to load as much as the boss wanted on the trailer and for it to scale correctly. The nearest scales were at least 15 miles away and no one had a problem with going and checking and coming back.