Over Weight
Discussion in 'Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ]' started by crzyjarmans, Aug 14, 2011.
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Or you can run over the poor-table scales like I did the other day and get told you were 4,000lbs over gross according to their scale...but to any other scale around I was under gross by almost 1,000lbs. Didn't get a ticket or anything but let them know their scales were not right, in no uncertain words.
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If you have proof otherwise from other scales you should be ok right?
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I don't know why anyone would NOT scale a load over 35k just to make sure your safe from the DOT taking away the pay for the entire week you just worked. It's not that hard to do, it's only $10-$11.... and before you say it's expensive to scale xx amount of loads a week, you should think about your rates and why you are not adding a scale fee in???
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I dont think the issue is how much was on your drives and how much was on your steers, I think the issue is no Cat Scale Ticket..... Just saying
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FWIW, I ran around the scales once in my career due to being overweight. That was not fun and I came close to getting busted at a portable scale in Nebraska but lucked when the DOT waved me by because it was crowded with bullracks. -
I usually find a CAT scale to check my wagon when I have a lot of weight on the truck.
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I was in a rush when i posted this, Just a little more info on load, load weight was about 28000 lbs, I've done this load many times, and my gross is never even close to max, And to answer one post, no I didnt weight, not heavy enough, according to AZ and NM Im not over, just MO., Got a second trailer up there and removed about half the load, scaled out (extremely light), went to the wreckers yard that I hired to help (he had a forklift), and put the weight back on, stop at a cat scale and weigh'd the load, cat say 61460 lbs with about 1/2 tank fuel, wondering if i should try and fight
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