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Scaling question

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by walstib, Mar 13, 2013.

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  1. Mar 13, 2013 #21
    old rock n roll

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    here is a great little tip,,,, always make sure when your heavy, that the end of your last pallet is in the center of your rear tandems. this will get you as close as you can get to having the load evenly though out, do this before you scale the first time and you will surprised when you get your weigh cat scale ticket. ive done this a million times, to where I got so use to it I got to the point that if I couldn't find a cat scale I wasn't worried about any scale house, trust me on this one just try it out a couple of times. it wont help you if your over 80,000 lbs be safe
     
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  3. Mar 13, 2013 #22
    EverLuc

    EverLuc Light Load Member

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    The weight see-saws. Yesterday I had a 2500lb pallet a few spaces up from the rear doors. I swapped it with a 1500lb pallet that was @ the tail. Why? Because I was 34k & a few dimes over on the drives. I took a shot and it worked. I got it to around 33900.This is on a fixed spread with mixer type load.
     
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  4. Mar 13, 2013 #23
    Oregon Grown

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    Ive learned that you cant drive far enough out of your way to hit the scale and no guess work ever
     
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  5. Mar 13, 2013 #24
    25(2)+2

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    We are usually loaded clear to the back and heavy, just sometimes there are heavy pallets on the tail and others, not so much, sometimes you can be tucked up as close as it will go and be ok and other times there is no way you can get the trailer down to 34k, at that point, they have to reload.

    I went by one that is almost always closed last night a little heavy on the trailer, and went a different route than usual because those scales are always open. I was under on the gross, but sliding wasn't getting it down to 34k and it would have been over even IL approved route bridge length. It was doubled from front to tail and the load was tail heavy.

    In your case,loading it to 48 which is about one pallet length shorter than full on a 53, and that wouldn't have happened. You probably wouldn't have been as heavy on the drives if you had removed just
    one pallet and left a single in the back.

    That salt we haul is so heavy per foot doubled that the tandems have to be behind it.
     
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  7. Mar 13, 2013 #25
    rank

    rank Road Train Member

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    What state? Was the fine for being 180 lbs over on the drives?
     
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  8. Mar 13, 2013 #26
    walstib

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    In Ohio and it was for 1200 over. Had to pay to leave also, no mailing it in in Ohio.
     
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  9. Mar 13, 2013 #27
    walstib

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    Ill remember that. I'm actually "heavy"(75k+) 95% of my trips. Either carrying alcohol, metal, paper or mulch. I got real good at eyeballing loads and only scale once or twice a week. I didn't expect the "seesaw" effect to be so great. I'm going to try your tip and let you know how it worked for me.
     
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  10. Mar 14, 2013 #28
    Working Class Patriot

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    75K is "Heavy"?.....Wow......If I gross 75K....The Shippers think I'm cheating them......:biggrin_2559:
     
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  11. Mar 14, 2013 #29
    Bayle

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    Unless the shipper has certified scale printed on their tickets, do not trust them. They will give you a pretty decent idea, and are generally pretty good, but best to use certified scale for peace of mind.
     
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  12. Mar 14, 2013 #30
    S M D

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    Anything over 48' I make sure before I leave the company to tell them that I'll be back leave an open dock
     
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