loads shifting causing overwieght ticket

Yeah, I've had a load of peanuts shift, they put them in those big bags that are like 7feet tall. You will feel it.

I'd venture to guess moostek13 is probably right. The only other explanation is that the morons didn't put the load up against the nose in the first place. Or perhaps they didn't wrap the pallets good and a bunch of bags slide across the top.

Was it a live load or a drop and hook? You may be able to fight the ticket if you were never allowed inside the trailer.

I haul heavy constantly doing reefer, that kind of shift only happens if the idiots that loaded it or stacked the pallets did something really stupid. Had a load of paint base that required 6 load bars per the shipper. Turns out they loaded it dead center with shorter pallets at each end.

 

I had a load of fish feed on when I came upon a wreck about five months ago, had to make a near full emergency stop from 40 MPH.

The problem wasn't the single-double, it was that the feed hung over the edge of the pallets, so it was "soft" and could be compressed. The last of the 9 pallets moved almost half a pallet spot. When we unloaded, not a bit of damage at all.

If the product is soft and over hangs the pallets, things can move.

 

It isn't the initial speed, it is the rate of deceleration.

I don't think it is common, but if you brake that hard very often it will be.
If you are not mindful of it - it will be a common thing.

You have to look forward more, to know what you are driving in to.
You got caught by surprise so you had to hit the brakes very hard.
That should not happen - ever.


Today I was driving along in the slow lane minding my own business and with plenty of room in front of me.
In the center lane were trucks trying to go a bit faster, and they were nose to tail.
Traffic stopped.
I slowed down as I saw fit, no problem.
But there were trucks in that center lane that were smoking brakes and laying tracks.

I could imagine that some loads shifted with some of them.


"I mean 2.5k for Christ's sake..."

You sound like you think that is a lot.
It is 1 or 2 pallets of product moving forward, when you are carrying between 16 and 30 pallets.
It is a small fraction of the weight.

 

Me has a suspicion the trailer tandems are not in the same location as when weighed. Perhaps we can discuss ways this can happen...

 

it's very much possible like from suddenly braking or turning too sharp.happened with me when I was hauling rolls of paper.I get to the receiver and seen a roll moved over a few feet.

 

Its also wise to make sure the shipper didn't load your trailer sloppy and every pallet is shrinkwrapped tightly.I hauled boxes of meat to Chicago I open the door and meat all over the place.the receiver kept all the meat and blamed the receiver because every load they got from this place was always like that.

 

No matter the cause, if that much weight shifted, it would have been felt. You would been like, "What the?!"

 

Bingo......

 

Can't think how he can set up wrong on the scale without being so obvious on the number. Maybe steer and 1 axle of drive on the same plate? Op do you drive a daycab? I did that once because I was use to a sleeper and set up like I usually do on a daycab and it made my steer 30k

 

it doesn't sound like the op .moved the tandem.she weighs the first time at a cat scale which match the on site scale.so unless she .moved the tandems sounds like a load shift caused the overweight.