Overweight ticket

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  1. Apr 5, 2016 #1
    Commuter69

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    I received an overweight ticket after a shipper was more interested in going home than getting me loaded, safe/legal and didn't listen to my instructions. When I returned, I gave copies to my employer for them to pay since it was not something I actually DID, like speeding or failure to stop. I recently learned that it had not been paid, so I did just so it would not go into failure to appear/pay status. Incidentally, Mr. Murphy was out on me that day because I was ticketed for being in the left lane for too long before turning left. I paid that because it was something I DID.

    Am I being unreasonable in insisting that I be reimbursed since this was the fault of the shipper?
     
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  3. Apr 5, 2016 #2
    STexan

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    It might have been the fault of the shipper for how it was loaded, but the shipper did not drive that shipment across the scales that busted you. You did that. You could have perhaps went around scales or refused to move the load until the next work day. Did you know you were illegal at some point between the shipper and the scale house? Or did you let the state scale house weigh you as a "courtesy" to save you the trouble?
     
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    Superhauler

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    Was there a cat scale before you got to the state scale. Did you know it would be wrong but signed off on bill of lading any ways? If so son it is all on you! Just my opinion.
     
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    Balakov100

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    Yes.

    Did you Scale it?
     
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    Commuter69

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    There was no scale I could get to before passing the state one without going more than 50 miles out of the way, which was somethimg the company wouldn't allow.

    The shipper didn't allow drivers on the docks while they were working.
     
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    Balakov100

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    Not their call.
    Next time scale and deal with it after.

    Anyway sounds like you had a pretty good idea you might be over weight. No reason not to scale.
    I don't want to recommend this but I guess you could consider running around the scale also.
     
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    Since I was unable to supervise the loading, we had no pre-pass, and there was no scale without going 50 miles off route and out of the way(something not authorized) before reaching the scale; there was no way for us to know unless we were psychics...
     
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    Who do you work for? I lost a day by going around a weigh station just to scale my load, only to realize it was overweight......I went around 3 TIMES to the same truck stop because the shipper couldn't get it right by the 2nd time.

    Technically it's your fault, you are responsible to be legal, and I'm pretty sure going 50 miles out of route is reasonable for your company, if not, then you could leave that bean counter company.

    Even when I was with Schneider they didn't care as long as I was legal
     
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    Oh, I have one foot out the door anyway for a looooong list of other issues, but can't jump ship until I have something lined up because...

    I can't quit because unemployment would be denied as it would be seen as voluntary...
    I can't be terminated because unemployment would be denied since the company would claim 'just cause' AND they aren't paying into it...
     
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    Where were you that the nearest scale is 50 miles away? You don't need to have a cat scale, you could have went to a landfill or a junk yard or did a google search for a certified scale in the area. One of my stops back in my Swift days was beer loads out of Milwaukee and they have a certified scale open to the public...

    Also unless your driving record is horrible you will not be unemployed long enough for unemployment to kick in.

    -Steven
     
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