Help!! Driver is saying he is overweight.

Well, first off I hope nobody thinks about opening that pdf.

The 3 weights listed don't add up to 77300.

Remove 2.4 pallets.

 

Trailer weight, 37240.

You need to transfer some of that weight to bring the trailer weight down to 34000 or less while keeping the drives below 34000.

You may be able to slide the tandems forward to move some of the weight to the drives but probably need to redistribute what's in the trailer.

The overall weight is fine but it's not distributed properly.

 

What hole are the trailer tandems in? He may be able to slide them forward enough to get legal. He also has some wiggle room on 5th Wheel.

 

He would have to take his 3240 pounds or more off his trailer, that means the tandems need to be slide backwards under the trailer. Its either 500, 750 or 1000 per hole. Call it 4 holes back to start, weigh again. And confirm the trailer is under 34000.

Here is a twist. The position of the trailer tandems cannot be beyond the 48 foot line of a 53 foot trailer. And in California and some states even shorter wheelbase demands.

Worst case scenario, have them take off two pallets. That's at least 4000 pounds. If they are small pallets, take off 4 from the back.

I did not open that pdf.

 

Sorry, I meant to say slide tandems back and not forward.

 

Me too.

 

If we're talking about a 53 foot trailer, generally speaking the load should not come past about the 48 foot mark [if it's a "heavy commodity"]. My guess is the cargo is loaded all the way to the back and the driver doesn't want to run with the trailer tandems all the way to the back [to keep the weight better distributed]

Such a situation can typically be remedied by stacking product cases higher and using fewer pallets to keep the cargo (pallet) footprint length to around 48 feet instead of 52 feet.

In your post, there seems to be nothing wrong with the amount product added. It seems to be more of a "distribution problem" if it's loaded back to very near the doors of a 53 foot trailer.

If this is the case, chances are the driver could have made the weight good, but in doing so would have been "too long" and it's never a good idea to drive around with the tandems all the way back. (Too hard to negotiate tight turns)