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Complacency

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by negativecold13, Apr 29, 2017.

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  1. Apr 29, 2017 #1
    negativecold13

    negativecold13 Medium Load Member

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    well, no other word for it...complacency. Entered the United States at Portal this go round....forgot to slide my axles...stopped in Minot last night, had breakfast in fargo...saw the scales at both truckstops, never crossed my mind"oh yeah, got to slide my axles...get to South Dakota and I remembered real fast...busted....36080....they gave me 1000 pounds, fined me $231.00 for the remaining...and scoured my logbook...I paid the fine, slid my axles, reweighed, said have a nice day, and continued mission....suckkee day but what can you do? I know i will never forget to slide the axles again....
     
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  3. Apr 29, 2017 #2
    Milr72

    Milr72 Medium Load Member

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    Sometimes experience is the best teacher.
     
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  4. Apr 29, 2017 #3
    Gunner75

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    Is think $231 is a pretty good lesson learned
     
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  5. Apr 29, 2017 #4
    STexan

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    Somebody needs to make an app for that. Beeps like crazy when you cross border until you stop for 5+ minutes in the other country and then make it stop beeping.
     
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  7. Apr 29, 2017 #5
    snowwy

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    I paid oregon $300 for being 2500 pounds over BRIDGE weight. I was legal for all western states BUT oregon. And it was a 4axle flatbed. NO sliding axles.
     
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  8. Apr 29, 2017 #6
    negativecold13

    negativecold13 Medium Load Member

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    Yeh, im good with that, just kicking myself in the butt...feel like i should be doing elevated pushups off the trailer...
     
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  9. Apr 29, 2017 #7
    passingthru69

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    And several hail Mary's also lol
     
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  10. Apr 29, 2017 #8
    Pedigreed Bulldog

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    Never is a long time...
     
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  11. Apr 29, 2017 #9
    Moosetek13

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    If I pick up in IL and am heading to CA, I scale and adjust for CA before I leave IL.

    Do it first and you won't have a problem.
     
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  12. Apr 29, 2017 #10
    AtticusRoad

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    Hey, if anything, you'll have a story to add when someone else has a brain fart and posts it up here or at the counter in the flying J Denny's. I'm glad it was a small ticket. Could have been worse. Makes for a good reminder.
     
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