How come NO ONE talks about the importance of weight scales?

I'd have to care in order to know>Fill the trailer and truck on.

 

Yup. I show up as low on fuel as I can (and still make it to the fuel stop) in order to maximize the paying freight I can get in the trailer. I'm paid by the ton, and every little bit adds up. The shipper I usually load at won't let you out with more than 80,000...so I get my load & then run up the road to fuel.

Ain't no scales 'tween here & there anyways....and even if there were, they wouldn't be along the route I'm taking.

 

The difference between 1/4 tanks and full tanks at the gp I go to is a difference of one pallet of plywood. I can definitely see the reason to fit as much as possible on the trailer.


Ethan

 

Why would anyone who is legal be afraid of portable scales? Same with not speeding, no need to worry about speed traps around the bend.

Are you saying you ask for help on how to break the rules? Running overweight and over the speed limit?

77K? When I was hauling McDonalds burgers they had the trailers at 45,060 or 44,900 and that put us at 79,500+. With full fuel it was 79,800 or more. But they were always the exact same weight so we knew that we did not have to scale as long as we paid attention to the tandem position.

Conveniently for us, the loaded direction scales were always closed. The returning empty direction were the ones open.

Was your percentage based on weight, not value? When the percentage drivers pulled some of the veggie loads, sometimes half a trailer paid very very well! It depended more on the product than the weight.

Mikeeee

 

Why is everyone stuck on weight? Maybe I just don't want some guy with a bad attitude and a badge to back it up wasting my time and making my day worse than it already is for no reason at all. Maybe I don't feel like stopping for anything. Maybe it's none of your business why I'm asking whether the scale is open or not. Maybe you should turn your radio off if it bothers you that much.

 

Who do you think you are talking to? There is only ONE reason to care whether the scales are closed...

OK two. Your truck is in such poor condition they will haul you out back for inspection and put you out of service before even beginning the inspection.

The reason for getting hauled in is the need to check for the truckers that do run overweight and running equipment that is not safe.

Mikeeee

 

If public scales bother you so perhaps you should stay off public roads. Just a thought.


And yeah nothing like watching the games people play when paid by weight. We used to have some real slick truckers play games when they would bring our silage in. The ones that played games like light weighing when they were low on fuel, not weighing when told, or bringing their 400 lb plus brother in law except when told they were gonna light wiegh got one rate from us. The honest ones got a better one 8)

Used to watch them sweat at the gin's when the lines were long. Always laughed at the theories they convoluted to explain their actions. One or two tickets, the extra wear and tear, and added stress of concerning themselves about" What does that wide spot look like down there". Might be why a lot of them died rather young.

 

awww heck weigh stations arent important....just get in the left lane and blow by em.....they wont mind....

 

Wrap that prepass in tinfoil!

Mikeeee

 

Don't tell me what I care about. What's wrong with you?

Refund all the tax money I've paid for them and maybe I will.