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I think I'm over weight

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by gentleroger, Oct 14, 2019.

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  1. Oct 14, 2019 #21
    gentleroger

    gentleroger Road Train Member

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    Real load, scaled properly. It is a relayed load, previous driver had a hard brake somewhere in eastern Tennessee. It's roll stock, 7 rolls. It has since been dropped back at the yard for someone else to fix.
     
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  3. Oct 14, 2019 #22
    tinytim

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    Big rolls. At least nothing bad happened.
     
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  4. Oct 14, 2019 #23
    Hulld

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    Just do a hard brake in reverse and put it back where it belongs.....
    Course there is a chance you might need a new set of doors when your done...
    But that’s just minor details...
     
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  5. Oct 14, 2019 #24
    Nukem

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    The only thing you can do at this point is run it and avoid the scales or go to the customer tomorrow and get a reload.
     
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  7. Oct 14, 2019 #25
    MACK E-6

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    Next time you see the moron in question, explain to him what load bars are for.
     
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  8. Oct 14, 2019 #26
    JungleMarine

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    What are you hauling? What kind of trailer?
     
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  9. Oct 14, 2019 #27
    local439

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    I keep seeing Schneider, Swift and jb hunt trailers rolling down the freeway with their tandems slide all the way to the rear in California no less. I also see guys sliding their tandems at places that don’t even require it, I told one guy to make sure he dumps the air in his tractor and trailer and he had no idea what that even meant. This is the future?
     
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  10. Oct 14, 2019 #28
    gentleroger

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    Load bars would just have been knocked down, unless they were etracks. If he had gotten some straps in front, maybe they would have done a little. I think the shipper skimped on the skid mats, I think the driver didn't scale the load so he was already drive heavy (that shipper tends to need the tandem up and he had them at the 43 foot Mark, I slid up before scaling), then the hard brake let things fly.

    When you're loaded from the front to the back you can get away with a lot of aggressive driving and not have a problem. Roll stock or other stretched loads need a more gentle hand.
     
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  11. Oct 14, 2019 #29
    Nukem

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    Rolls of paper... Load bars or even straps won't do squat
     
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  12. Oct 14, 2019 #30
    lovesthedrive

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    Now for a hijack of the thread slightly.
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