Does DOT allow for fuel weight

Yes. Do that until you get infected with a sick obsession to cross the scales as close as possible to 12,34,34. They see that they know you are doing your job and most likely have the rest of your stuff in order.

Here's a question for the experts. What happens if you come through a scale say at 79500 but are unable to redistribute the weight to be axle legal? I understand it should never happen, the truck should of been loaded properly in the first place. But what happens when it does happen...?

 

Buy an overweight permit or redistribute the load. I saw that happen to a grain hauler. He rolled up his sleeves in the hot sun with a snow shovel and started moving a couple of tons of corn. Not sure if they issued a ticket.

If need be you have to hire a forklift to change weight distribution if you can't or don't want to get overweight permits.

 

If possible take it back to get reworked,maybe call your company or hope you don't get caught and learn from that exp.Also never thrust an onsite scale always take it to a cat scale.

 

The main reason I ask is I can't get much on the steers... 79500 is about my maximum gross while having 34/34 .. I now understand there is more to the stretched out hoods than looking cool or a nicer ride .. and why they often pull spread axles. Maybe I'll get me a spread axle reefer...

 

Virginia and Nebraska are my nemesis ...lol....
Oregon Washington Idaho have let me slide one time with 35000 on drives... although I think maybe he wasn't looking..

 

You can just explain it to the DOT officer they are very understanding people!

 

I got away with a warning 1500 over on drives once. Then again it's not just sliding axles for me to adjust weight.

 

This isn't always possible. The scale may put you OOS until your weights are legal or until you buy an overweight permit.

Other than the time I saw the grain hauler reworking his load with a shovel, I have also seen a dry van getting a load redone with a forklift and a pallet jack.

Fun times.