First time that I'm overweight on drives and tandems

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Gabcascam1, Oct 21, 2025.

  1. Gabcascam1

    Gabcascam1 Bobtail Member

    1
    0
    Oct 21, 2025
    0
    Steers: 10960
    Drives: 34500
    Tandems: 34020

    What can I do with this load?
     
    Last edited by a moderator: Nov 12, 2025
  2. Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

  3. Long FLD

    Long FLD Road Train Member

    13,445
    57,114
    Mar 4, 2015
    0
    Slide your 5th wheel forward. The 20 pounds on the trailer isn’t anything to worry about.
     
    lual, Oxbow, beastr123 and 13 others Thank this.
  4. Sons Hero

    Sons Hero Road Train Member

    4,056
    44,121
    Jan 8, 2021
    Indiana
    0
    Run it.
     
    W923, MACK E-6, Oxbow and 11 others Thank this.
  5. bryan21384

    bryan21384 Road Train Member

    16,304
    35,860
    Sep 18, 2009
    Memphis, TN
    0
    I'd run it. That's not terrible. If you have a full tank of fuel, you'll burn off some of the weight on your drives. You get 8 lbs to the gallon....do some math. Just don't fill up til you have no scales to clear. 20 lbs over on your trailer axles, you live with that.
     
  6. wulfman75

    wulfman75 Road Train Member

    2,587
    3,938
    Jul 15, 2010
    Athens, GA
    0
    If u have an apu you could use that exemption plus burning off fuel. Or slide the 5th wheel.
     
  7. tscottme

    tscottme Road Train Member

    I would run it.
     
  8. Long FLD

    Long FLD Road Train Member

    13,445
    57,114
    Mar 4, 2015
    0
    Ok. Should still slide the 5th wheel ahead at some point since they can’t even scale 80k.
     
    MACK E-6, Oxbow, Concorde and 5 others Thank this.
  9. blairandgretchen

    blairandgretchen Road Train Member

    14,165
    78,374
    Dec 9, 2011
    South west Missouri
    0
    60 gallons less of fuel and you’re legal.

    Aside from that - I’d run it.
     
    MACK E-6, 4mer trucker, cke and 4 others Thank this.
  10. Numb

    Numb Crusty Curmudgeon

    4,503
    10,983
    Jan 30, 2012
    Charlotte, N.Carolina
    0
    you always that light on the steers??
     
    TripleSix and OlegMel Thank this.
  11. TripleSix

    TripleSix God of Roads

    19,281
    134,895
    Apr 10, 2009
    Copied in Hell
    0
    Has to be running a hood.
     
    cke, Cdemars316 and Numb Thank this.
  • Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.