Random LTL Rants (all are welcomed)

That was BS the other driver didn't placard the lead. Was he new or something?

 

What happens if you knowingly pull an overweight trailer and get in to accident that involves injuries?

 

Just leave them at the relay point?

 

Yeah, he was a new employee, but not new to driving so he should know the ropes. I'd have cut him some slack on the placards because it didn't cost me anything to flip them out, but making zero effort to get things right and then his indifference when I asked was what burned my butt. Easily caught mistakes can have big consequences. I chased down another one of our drivers in St Louis a couple of months ago because the door on his rear was up. He was empty, but there were a couple of deck bars bouncing around on the floor. That's a hard one to miss even if all you do is kick the tires and check the lights.

 

Yup, on company not driver. Company will pay that. We have a run where there is no terminal and it's a relay. No way to scale. You can scale it at the truckstop near the meet up but you'll have to hassle to get your money back. So they don't scale. If it's over the terminal must pay it. Only issue it goes on your record. Once or twice a year axles are overweight. Sometimes the port is cool and sometimes they issue a ticket. Fortunately it's not a moving violation.