Loaded sleeper with reefer

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by EWaste, Jun 11, 2017.

  1. pattyj

    pattyj Road Train Member

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    Have driver weigh rig empty and give you the ticket.That's the only way you'll know if he's lieing..
     
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  3. rbrtwbstr

    rbrtwbstr Road Train Member

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    Well, there you have it folks! Patty has spoke! Here ends the lesson!
     
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  4. x1Heavy

    x1Heavy Road Train Member

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    ??????

    You be wanting a empty trailer, did you see a empty trailer when you loaded that 34,662 aboard? What else did he have in that trailer? Do you remember?

    That's tiny for freight.

    Reefers, I expect a great dane carrier 53 footer to be under 16000 trailer tare and I think the 2001 century with team drivers plus 1000 pounds could just about put 47K in the box allowing for pallets. on half tank fuel for scaling purposes. Otherwise it's 46700 with 340 gallons aboard.

    If he hit a CAT scale or your scale and revaled at 77540 gross, what was in his freaking trailer? did you see?
     
  5. Tropsnart

    Tropsnart Road Train Member

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    Perhaps the driver lied about scaling the load to save face for the company. If I had a driver who told me he wouldn't load to capacity, buh bye
     
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  6. 77fib77

    77fib77 Road Train Member

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    Cut the rate on that guy. Everyone else is around 42k at least.
     
  7. Wallyjr

    Wallyjr Light Load Member

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    If he had spread axle be able put more weight on back
     
  8. dc730

    dc730 Light Load Member

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    I know just saying image spreads weight in a tad more then a normal tandem axle trailer though I still don't see how he could weight 43000 empty . Clearly he had 2 or 3 pallets he wanted to boost the rate.
     
  9. Wallyjr

    Wallyjr Light Load Member

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    If it was a large car and his truck that heavy then he needs to pull flatbed or van lightweight loads.
     
  10. Holland Duck

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    I have a KW T800 with 97" ARI sleeper. Halve tank of fuel two people incl water for shower and toilet and 53ft Utilty reefer trailer I weight 37,750.
     
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  11. Landincoldfire

    Landincoldfire Heavy Load Member

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    Hahahah ;)
     
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