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Getting fired in line haul?

Discussion in 'LTL and Local Delivery Trucking Forum' started by asphaltreptile311, Dec 1, 2019.

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  1. Dec 7, 2019 #71
    USMC 3531

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    Good point.
     
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  3. Dec 8, 2019 #72
    ChaoSS

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    If the company is willing to pay the weight tickets and won't complain if they have to pay to have a load fixed at a coop then I wouldn't be overly bothered by not having access to a scale.
     
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  4. Dec 8, 2019 #73
    MACK E-6

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    Sure, but that’s not the point.

    Anyone pulling pups should have the ability to use a scale so they can make sure their trailers are put together right.

    “But how do you figure that out with just a scale?”

    Easy. If the dolly axle and the rear trailer axle both individually scale heavier than the front trailer axle, they’re backwards, regardless of what’s printed on any manifest.
     
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  5. Dec 15, 2019 #74
    Mach Schau

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    When I was a UPS feeder driver in the 70s/80s there were two occasions when pulling triples that the 2nd trailer was significantly heavier than the first.

    We never used scales. The loading supervisor would look at the load before pulling down the door and estimate the percentage (for triples it might be 100%/100%/35%) and note it on the paperwork.

    We were allowed a 500 lb variance. You had no way of knowing the actual weight; just volume percentage.

    At the Oregon port of entry at Farewell Bend, twice I was advised my front trailer was more than 500 lbs lighter than my second. I was asked to pull into the large parking area and break down my set; switching the first and second trailers, then pull around and reweigh. Never was written up; was given the chance to make it right.

    A set of doubles and a single drive cabover was typically 60k or less.
     
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