7. They have four terminals. 8. Joplin Missouri, Gaston South Carolina, Indianapolis Indiana and the main terminal in Des Moines Iowa. 9. It is by far best to have EZpass, however considering it's not an option the other two are a wash. You need to watch your paperwork with either one, TMC will not hesitate to take your money for the most mundane error in the paperwork. 10. It depends on where you will be running. If you are going to be running out east keep at least a hundred bucks set aside just for tolls, if the midwest fifty will be more than enough, and for out west don't even worry about it.
TMC pays for your scales. You can pay for scales with your Comdata Card (Fuel Card) which is issued to you when you get your truck. There is an hour window in between transactions.
Ok, Let me see if I get this right you can only use the card onces a hour. So if I get Fuel at say 11:30am I cant use the card again till 12:30pm?
That is correct. You can however get fuel and choose the option for additional products when using the card ready at the pump and go inside after and tell the cashier you also want to scale, but once the transaction is complete they said the card is shut off for one hour to prevent any issues or theft if the card is lost or misplaced after fueling or scaling.
FYI I have scaled 3 loads in 16 months. a lot of loads that I knew didn't put me over, or the shipper had a scale. when it doubt put it further back from the center of the trailer.
Yeah, Carter is right. TMC won't tell you this, but after a while you will just KNOW what puts you over and what doesn't. Also pay attention to where you put it on the trailer, and your suspension gauge, you should be fine! But still, when you aren't sure, SCALE!
