Just some of the stupid things I see

Yeah... but that cat makes a great straight guy!

 

He does... Might have to look into that. Doubt the truck n trailer will fit though

 

A question for the Scalemaster:
In a recent thread on this forum,"the shluss effect"(liquid load in a smooth bore tanker) came up.

I was wondering how you handle that when weighing axles on your scale.
I personaly have hauled loads that needed 10 to 20 minutes to settle down.
I cannot image you will have your scale tied up so long by 1 truck.
So what do you do?

 

He gets on the tank n tells the liquid "hey, settle down in there"

 

No, no, no......if he were one of those DOT officers that thought he was the do-all, end-all, he'd just raise his arms to the heavens and proclaim "Waves....CALM!", and it would be done.

(j/k Scalemaster, but I'm really bored and couldn't help myself!)

 

Would make it easier... No climbing lol Just make sure it only does the tank... Could have issues in other areas....

 

Is that what thhey are doing on the cb? Wow it all becomes so clear!

Gotta tell ya they ain't ready for Peoria yet 8)

 

After weighing trucks for 20 years I have gotten pretty good at weighing tankers too. I can tell in a few seconds if we are close on weight. If we need to get a good, accurate weight, it sometimes takes 15 or 20 minutes to get the tank to settle down. No problem shutting down and taking the time.
I also have learned when and when not to have drivers of a sloshing tank pull forward. You have to work with the movement of the load. More than once a driver has dumped the clutch at the wrong time, slammed the load to the rear, and popped a frangible disk or overflow valve. Makes quite a mess with some HM.

 

I want the magic wand or the power to raise my arms and proclaim "Drivers.... CALM!!!".

 

Would that also work on " FMCSA....... CALM" LOL,

Couldn't help it, I'm not in a great mood today. I will be putting up a post about NY road taxes and FRAUD.

Stan