700lbs over, what should I do

I commend the schools for bringing these "issues" to the forefront. Makes it easy to be the easy to get along with driver at customers when you know the laws and how to load your wagon so you are good to go for wherever the load is going. Load from NY to CT? 12000 32000 36000 at 43' to center of rear axle (closed tandem)? No problem. Let's go.

 

An atlas is a thing they used back in the horse and buggy days. It has a map of trails to take you where you want to go.

 

How is the shipper supposed to change the steer weight? That's what the fifth wheel slide is for.

What are your axle weights?

How do you do this for a year and not understand how to move weight between axles?

 

Don't ever let an employer tell you to run with a heavy load. If you get a ticket, it's all on you not them. Depending on what state you're in and the allowable max on your steers, it may or may not be a problem. Learn how to adjust the 5th wheel slide to change your steer weight and what effect it will have on your drive and tandem weights. If you can't figure it out, ASK.

 

What are your tires and axle rated at??

Over 12k isn't overweight unless your axle and or tires aren't rated for more.

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You don't get points for overweight. It's on you, so just pay a fine and move on. I'd run it, you will loose some weight from fuel burn. "most" scales aren't that picky.

 

If your 5th wheel is all the way back and you're that heavy on the steers then something is wrong.

 

That has absolutely nothing to do with experience. Many trucks are specd with 13,200lb steer axles. The guys that spec less axle are cheaping out on something not to be cheap on lol.

Even so, if it was a 12.5k axle and he has a APU, it's still legal.

Just a set of regular size 16 ply steers will get 14k, no need for more usually.
That's what i run, it gives extra capacity, extra margin of safety i believe.... Just costs a little more...Oh well.


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Give me a trailer long enough and a 5th wheel on which to place it, and I shall move the load and still not be legal.

-Archi-Otter-medes

 

I agree unless he has some "unusual" tractor that new guys rarely find themselves in. We all have to make lots of assumptions when little other information is provided.