Scale Ticket Question

Whatever it is, if you don't weigh it, you don't know, you only hope. And if someone else makes you scale it, you can either remain comfortable, knowing you scaled it before they did and already know the results ahead of time and you're on your way with no delays, headaches, aggravations etc ooorrrrrrr, it's gonna be a crap shoot because you just don't know for sure.

And if you get the proverbial question, "Did you weigh your load?" in the event you have a load shift etc. at least you can produce a scale ticket that may (And I say may) work in your favor, possibly reducing any further carnage that may ensue.

A few minutes of scaling and sliding and a re weigh is worth it, regardless of what the load looks like or what is on the BOL, especially when you're surprised with a defunct chicken coop now back opened for business.

 

Yeah, if you don't have a suspension gauge, you really need to scale anything heavy.

I have a suspension gauge, and only scale when I hit 44k (unless going to CA or I know it's a weird load with a lot of mixed product weighing different amounts). Or, it's a bulk produce load that is entirely an estimate. I've hauled more than enough produce loads listing "38k" or so to find out it's actually 44k-45k.

 

Sounds like the load may have shifted forward each time you hit the brakes and may have been shifted back if you went fast in reverse then locked the brakes a few times.

 

At my company if you're over axle and get busted at a state scale the ticket is yours. I've weighed and turned around back to the shipper on more than 1 occasion. Sometimes looking at the load you can think it's alright but when you weigh it it's too far off to adjust.

 

I think the driver does own the ticket. I have never known a company to step up and say that it is their responsibility for something the driver should have done. I think it would be a liability issue if they ever did that.

I do not scale as often as I should and I will take this thread as a caution to do so. Your money spent has possibly saved me and that is what we want to do. Make my life better.

 

This is a terrible driver right here guys. If you do not care about your job. quit. stop being lazy and causing companies to spend money on something that can be preventable. If you worked for me you would of been fired on your 2nd ticket.

 

I weigh every load no matter what. That's just me but it hasn't failed me. Better to be safe then sorry!!

 

Same with me. Driver does not scale it he pays the ticket.
I'm 39,600 empty with full tanks of fuel because of my heavy trailer so i scale out on most loads.

 

You know nothing about an unbaffled tanker. The difference in tread depth could potentially be enough to shift you over on axles. Variations in ride height or slope of the ground (nothing is perfectly level) will change your balance also.

Just as cow haulers can't force cattle to stand still, a milk hauler can't stack liquid. He's not a bad driver. He's a driver facing the silly reality of the situation. Either load lighter to "guarentee" you safe on axles or just stop ticketing dynamic loads since the moment they move, the weight balance begins to change more wildly than political campaign promisses.