help ,i get penalty for overweight

OUCH!

Mikeeee

 

Ridiculous.

 

Welcome to trucking 101. Lesson #1 - the difference between a $10 and $1,000 dollar bill.

 

Talk to your company, sometimes they will help out. If it was a scale near where you live you could go to court and likely get it reduced based on the fact you are fairly new to this industry and a copy of that BOL would show the court you did not knowingly/willingly break the law. Your company might have someone in CA who will take care of it.
I got one a few years back for 10,000 over (log truck). Contested the ticket, went to court and showed receipts for new onboard scales and pleaded ignorance. Anything over 4000lbs over is a criminal charge in the state of Idaho. Got off with court costs and nothing on my record.

ETA: forgot, I did have to pay a 500.00 bond forfeiture.

 

That driver needs to be taken off the road. If he can't even pay attention to his surroundings while listening to the radio he is a danger to the motoring public.

 

wow....perhaps we should dip him in hot oil as well....geez

 

You're right. Just let him keep on rolling. "Sorry I killed one of your family members Mr. XFM but I was listening to the weather report"

 

Really? Your laying it on a bit thick now aren't you? Relax, the sky isn't falling, no one is gonna die, Obama is not gonna get re-elected.....it's ok. People make mistakes (oh boy, let's see where this goes now?)