What did this rookie do wrong? Scale question....

He took 30 minutes to reweigh.

 

This is what happens when people go to Texas.

 

his still legal

 

Pulling a liquid tanker load that is surging, I set the trailer brake. Not always though, if the surge isn't too bad it will settle quicker if brakes aren't set.

Had a guy in a 4-wheeler, at a traffic light ask me why my truck was bucking so much; told him I am hauling acid and it doesn't like being in a confined space and is trying to escape. The look on his face was priceless & looked like he was on a drag strip when the light changed.

 

As long as you don't set both brakes, it doesn't hurt to set the brakes. Only by setting both can you introduce lateral forces that may cause inaccurate readings.

 

http://txdmv.gov/motor-carriers/oversize-overweight-permits/texas-size-weight-limits

as with most states as long as you are under 80,000 you are allowed up to 20,000 on your steers.Provided the link for Texas but most other states are the same.

And yes I know the weight rating of the tire has a lot to do with it but that info was not provided and usually your good to at least 13000.

 

I've never once scaled and not set my trailer brakes. So since...forever.

 

All he or she probably did was slide the tandems 1 or 2 holes forward. As far as steers goes. You can be 12,500 with the exception of Arkansas where its 12,000 max

 

I would slide the trailer tandems forward 5 holes. This takes weight off the drive tandems and should balance the load between the drive tandems and the trailer tandems and hopefully taking weight off the steer axle.

 

Click on the tickets and they will enlarge.Why did driver reweigh he was fine..