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21 minutes to weigh in Utah!

Discussion in 'Tanker, Bulk and Dump Trucking Forum' started by ethos, Oct 6, 2014.

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  1. Oct 6, 2014 #1
    ethos

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    They axle weighed me today. All three took 21 minutes, they actually made me sit and wait for the surge to stop. Other drivers were actually getting out of their trucks to see what was going on. How ridiculous is that? Can someone please explain the point of axle weight on a tanker? The line to get in was huge, all because they wouldn't let me go. I'm going to call Utah DOT, probably won't do any good but this was too much.
     
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  3. Oct 6, 2014 #2
    snowwy

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    don't pull single bore tanks.

    florida and cali does that also. and i'm sure a lot more states
     
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  4. Oct 6, 2014 #3
    ethos

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    Been to every state including Florida many, many times. Never had that happen, not once.
     
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  5. Oct 6, 2014 #4
    Mudguppy

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    I can just picture the nice officer in the scalehouse before your load settled......


    "he's OVER...no he's okaaa...HE'S OVER on that axle.....Uh, wait, he's goooooo....HE'S OVER!!!!!!....Um, hold on, he's good to go......CHECK THAT!!!!!! HE'S OVER... No, nooo, he's not......ARGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

    Rinse and repeat....LMAO
     
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  7. Oct 6, 2014 #5
    Raiderfanatic

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    I've wondered about that before sitting in line at a scale house with a liquid tanker on the scale. Not had the occasion very often but a couple times. Never took 20 minutes but taken twice as long as everyone else and wondered if they were waiting for weight to even out.
     
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  8. Oct 6, 2014 #6
    ethos

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    You can see right in the office and it looked like they weren't even paying attention, they were just talking. Thing about it was I was never over, it was going between 32k and 33k.
     
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  9. Oct 6, 2014 #7
    Chinatown

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    A couple of low IQ DOT officers on duty.
    I would think with all the highly educated people unemployed these days, the states would be more picky about hiring DOT officers.
     
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  10. Oct 6, 2014 #8
    snowwy

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    first time for everything, eh!

    florida always held me up, and i have no idea why as they allow 44 on tandems.
     
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  11. Oct 6, 2014 #9
    ethos

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    One would think, I was getting really mad, it was ridiculous!
     
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  12. Oct 6, 2014 #10
    snowwy

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    as a frequent flyer, i can tell you, low IQ they are NOT. and some of the nicest people you'll chat with.
     
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