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Overweight ticket, shipper wrong about weight.

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by Jasonar15, Sep 5, 2018.

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  1. Sep 5, 2018 #1
    Jasonar15

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    If a loading yard has no scales and BOL states the approximate weight is 50k, you get to a scale house and get a ticket for weight being 94k but you have a truck and all aluminium trailer that can haul the approximate weight of 50k. Should you just pay ticket or call the loading yard and try to get them to pay it because obviously the load was way more that the 50k?
     
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  3. Sep 5, 2018 #2
    Kyle G.

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    Did you sign the bol? If so then it’s on you driver.
     
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  4. Sep 5, 2018 #3
    justa_driver

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    If you didnt scale it before you got to the weigh station,its generally your baby.
     
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  5. Sep 5, 2018 #4
    Jasonar15

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    Wasn’t me. Was a driver of mine
     
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  7. Sep 5, 2018 #5
    wore out

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    It's on the driver to scale the load no matter what the BOL says.
     
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  8. Sep 5, 2018 #6
    Oldironfan

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    That's some BS.
    I'd call that shipper. They flat out lied.
    That is going to be like $1500 ticket.
     
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  9. Sep 5, 2018 #7
    Jasonar15

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    $2700 and yes I’m calling the shipper tmrw morning. I can understand 1000 over but 13,000 is just to much.
     
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  10. Sep 5, 2018 #8
    Jasonar15

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    Yeah it is. But he didn’t so guess I will be checking on some load scales for my trailers.
     
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  11. Sep 5, 2018 #9
    mover man

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    Your supposed to go to the closest scale after loading. If its over weight (gross or axle). You go back yo loading yard and get it fixed. But driver maybe the yard is closed, or they won' rework it, etc... Ya ya ya I know, but that' what you as a driver are "supposed" to do.
     
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  12. Sep 5, 2018 #10
    Oldironfan

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    How far from shipper did he get until the Coop?
    Was there a scale between pick and coop?
     
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