Company racks up $3 million in fines + 1900 charges in 6 weeks for overweight loads

Curious, wont the Police be required to model how the information listed on the freight bills to be correct. i.e. verify the accounting method used accurate. I'm just saying...in the past, I've had freight bills that listed incorrect info. (a 20 something high school drop out, filled out the info) not impressed

 

Most Waste Management facilities charge by the ton. You weigh inbound and outbound on a certified scale, and the charges are totalled and billed. Copies of scale weights would be included with the billing records.

Ag, scrap, ore, trash and coal often work this way.

 

Although it's obvious they did run heavy, good luck in court trying to prove the paperwork was 100% accurate. Certified scale with master willing to testify the scale is correct?

 

It's a dump, so yes since they charge by the ton. It's in their interest to have the scale correct so they don't get sued for overcharging. They will have paperwork to this effect. As for the court proving all that needs to happen is the court to subpoena the records from the scale maintenance company and if it is in fact maintained the trucking company will have a lot of checks to write.

-Steven

 

The republic landfill I delivered too for two years, every day, had a calibration company in at the least once a month if not more. Making sure they had correct scales.

So waste being the leader in waste disposal, I would think those scales are correct to the ounce.

 

Smallest was at least 1 ton over ...... Get real...

Loads were loaded from a contaminated site with no scale (probably).

Sounds like someone was jealous about not getting the work and dropped a dime.

The 17 ton load is pushing it tho.

 

I used to haul into a Waste Management demo landfill. They would get a tare the first time the truck used the facility, and never had to get a light weigh again.
So, if I had know, and filled the truck with fuel, I could have easily had my tare weight 1,200 lbs off.

 

Some whiney driver probably snitched on the company because the dispatcher called him by a number, not a name.

 

You think the dump facility is going to admit that their scale was faulty and share ANY part of the blame for this? I don't. Of course they are going to say their scale was 100% accurate and put all the blame on the trucking company. Which is completely fair.