Need driver with CDL ASAP for emergency situation.

Return it to the shipper. Tell them you weren't aware you were running illegally. Apologize and get legal.

 

Or just pull the trailer with your own truck, skip the red tape and charge double for fixing someone else's f-k up

 

He is probably stuck at the scales in chowchilla with a loaded trailer

 

I have a feeling that this driver is intent on bypassing the so called "Red tape crap"

That kind of rubs me wrong. And here I am trying to advocate a nice legal trucking in a professional manner only to see the little haulers blow off the rules, regulations and insurance to get a little wee load somewhere 6 hours down the road.

I have a feeling that person in a bind should make one phone call to a legit motor carrier with something legal, big enough and all the necessary frills of actually trucking that so called emergency load somewhere 6 hours down the road.

I hate to be difficult, but was fine until I read a post :Blowing off the red tape crap.... see that is exactly why I left many of the really bad big trucking companies in the past because THEY blew off the BIG time red tape crap running illegally, no insurance, no care or respect for being a proper trucking company engage in hauling freight for commerce purposes.

me thinks the little dually pickups need a lesson in red tape crap. What say you?

 

I don't know, you all could be jumping to conclusions? It's possible the guy loaded near by, runs under 26,001 lb, and the shipper over loaded him? Didn't find out until he pulled into the chowchilla scales?

His best bet is to get a Owner op to hook on to his trailer and go deliver the load. That way he don't have to worry about all the regulations some of you are mentioning. The Broker (if there is one on this load) would swap the rate con to the other carrier, as long as he's up to par. Then this guy could pay out of pocket for any extra the Carrier/Owner Op might want for helping him.

If my guys up north weren't already pre booked on loads we'd probably go help him.

Last night one of our Owner Operators broke down under a load on the Grapevine. We had another Owner op go grab his loaded trailer, and I personally went after the truck and driver. Loaded his truck on my trailer and hauled him to the dealer. Owner op was offering to pay us both for helping but we refused the money.

 

Should have went around the scale

 

I'll have a sip of the coffee and consider your words. I was fine until I tripped over the red tape comment by someone else. Everything nice went out the window at that point.

I thank you for your post and pics of helping someone. It's a wonderful thing I say.

 

I don't know the situation, don't really care either. But how come you got shot guys don't run little single screw tractors? Seem like they would be more economical than a dually. Plus you could rent a regular tractor if yours went down or find a repower fairly quick

 

If the load was not legit, no paper on it, or had something to do with a drug cartel it's highly unlikely the chp/dot would allow it to leave the scale house. I'm betting all there is to this is he's over the weight threshold for a class C license. Shippers tend to lie to Carriers and Brokers both about how much a load weighs trying to get a better rate on shipping.

After reading all the negative comments on here I doubt he'll even come back on this forum.