HEAVY Dumbbells in the truck?

Dont overthink man....Sometimes there isn't a scale closeby and ya take a chance with the gauges...sometimes the shippers scale is "off" sometimes the D.O.T. is just in a bad mood...And sometimes I get a load with to much fuel... A gallon of fuel weighs approximately 8lbs...Part of the equation with one's "haul weight". Confused yet? As Iv'e said.....worry about Truckin for awhile...before beating us all at arm wrestlin at the Truck Stop...

 

You should know what the load weighs before you agree to pick it up. It should also be made clear to the shipper how much weight you are able to haul based on your empty weight. I have carriers that can't do much over 41,500 lbs and others that can do 45,000 lbs no problem. I have one dry beverage carrier that routinely hauls 48,000.

I would never put the guy that can only do 41,500 on a watermelon load, but I use him for bakery loads every week. If you tell the shipper what you can haul and they still load you overweight, that's their fault, but it really shouldn't happen unless they've made a mistake on what they think the load weighs.

 

Thought this was a prime driver thread,

Nevermind..............

 

He could actually do this, I have kettlebells in my truck. A few times I had about 300 pds in total for 5 of them, had em packed in a box and a couple strapped to passenger seat. I got rid of a few and now just have about 150 pds. There are other options for pressing heavy weight without adding weight, try progressing to 1 arm/leg work with calisthenics eg. Convict Conditioning book. I've been doing this myself for over a year and am up real close to the max steps on a few exercises using just 1 arm/leg. Essentially I could bench nearly 400pds at 195 if I were to use weights and both hands, at least that's the way it equates typically. I'm guessing you are a heavy dood so if you could 1 arm/leg with calisthenics you'd really be a beast plus have super joints and tendons of steel.

 

Just use the spare tire.

If you are haul a skate board you can just use your chains.

 

smart move is to see what the company will allow on their truck and go from there.

 

Hmm, this might be the time to start a bit of Crossfit. Walk into the shop door at the tire center and ask if you can move some tires for them. (They will probably say no due to insurance issues, but imagine their surprise!) There are the square weights that don't roll around and are less likely to turn into 200lb missiles should you need to stop quickly. Instead of carrying something that might kill you, how about these trucker friendly gyms: http://www.tatravelcenters.com/drivers/truck-drivers/services/stayfit http://www.snapfitness.com/ http://www.snapfitness.com/rolling-strong

 

200lb dumbbells is this ronnie coleman?

 

Nah just Kai Greene

if anyone is interested, Planet Fitness is everywhere now. 24 hours and 20 bucks a month to be able to work out anywhere in the US.

Just sharing, and happy dad's day to any dads out there!!!

 

I don't know how you feel about it, but it would be a LOT more scale-friendly to just carry a bike with you and ride to the gym. You'll get a good cardio workout, and a decent road bike will only add 22 - 25 lbs of weight. Of course, you'll have to figure out where to put it....