Overweight Tickets -Does company have any skin in the game?

Numb · Apr 20, 2020

it's still a company ticket, not a driver violation, then.

Oor · Apr 20, 2020

Numb said: ↑

it's still a company ticket, not a driver violation, then.
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Well, if you're willing to leave the truck sitting at the scale house and walk away from said truck and your due pay, then yes, it is a company ticket.

okiedokie · Apr 20, 2020

A overload ticket is just the start of some real problems you will encounter. Run don't walk away.

Ridgeline · Apr 20, 2020

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I’m at a new company. This is the first company I’ve worked for that doesn’t want drivers to scale loads. At my other two companies it was basically a requirement for every load over 25,000lbs.

90% of loads at my new company are over 35,000lbs, and I would say 80% over 40,000lbs. I spoke with management, because it’s company policy that dispatch decides whether or not they’ll pay to scale each load. I have to ask for permission on each load which is really annoying, and worse when dispatch says no. They didn’t want me to scale a load the other day, but I didn’t feel good about it. It was only about 42,000lbs but sure enough it was 400lbs over on the trailer. I don’t want to pay out of my own pocket to weigh THEIR loads. I’ve spoken with management, but they are adamant.

are there any consequences for the carrier if I get an overweight fine? I’m assuming no.
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STOP!!

GO FIND ANOTHER JOB.

drivingmissdaisy · Apr 20, 2020

I bring in that kind of money and my company tells me to weigh every load I pull.

x1Heavy · Apr 20, 2020

insipidtoast said: ↑

I’m at a new company. This is the first company I’ve worked for that doesn’t want drivers to scale loads. At my other two companies it was basically a requirement for every load over 25,000lbs.

90% of loads at my new company are over 35,000lbs, and I would say 80% over 40,000lbs. I spoke with management, because it’s company policy that dispatch decides whether or not they’ll pay to scale each load. I have to ask for permission on each load which is really annoying, and worse when dispatch says no. They didn’t want me to scale a load the other day, but I didn’t feel good about it. It was only about 42,000lbs but sure enough it was 400lbs over on the trailer. I don’t want to pay out of my own pocket to weigh THEIR loads. I’ve spoken with management, but they are adamant.

are there any consequences for the carrier if I get an overweight fine? I’m assuming no.
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Find another company.

I weigh everything. If they gripe at the office over 10.00 cat ticket versus a 3000 dollar virginia ticket then oh well....

okiedokie · Apr 20, 2020

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Swedish Chef · Apr 20, 2020

insipidtoast said: ↑

I’m at a new company. This is the first company I’ve worked for that doesn’t want drivers to scale loads. At my other two companies it was basically a requirement for every load over 25,000lbs.

90% of loads at my new company are over 35,000lbs, and I would say 80% over 40,000lbs. I spoke with management, because it’s company policy that dispatch decides whether or not they’ll pay to scale each load. I have to ask for permission on each load which is really annoying, and worse when dispatch says no. They didn’t want me to scale a load the other day, but I didn’t feel good about it. It was only about 42,000lbs but sure enough it was 400lbs over on the trailer. I don’t want to pay out of my own pocket to weigh THEIR loads. I’ve spoken with management, but they are adamant.

are there any consequences for the carrier if I get an overweight fine? I’m assuming no.
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If the company does not want you to scale their loads, you should not be working for that company. That is insanity!

insipidtoast · Apr 20, 2020

Oor said: ↑

Well, if you're willing to leave the truck sitting at the scale house and walk away from said truck and your due pay, then yes, it is a company ticket.
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The company would still find a way to throw you under the bus, or the officers would probably grab you.

just to clarify, I wasn’t fined. I decided to cat scale the load anyway, and that’s how I found out the load was loaded 440lbs over on the trailer.

Management says I need to just develop the “feel” for these loads and “learn the equipment”. I’ve been OTR for three years, and this is the first encounter with this attitude. So, does the company take a hit on their CSA score, or do they have to pay any money when the driver gets an overweight ticket.

The truck has a suspension psi air gauge for the drive axles, which does give an accurate idea of how much weight is on the drive axles (assuming you’re on level ground). It doesn’t tell you how much weight is on the trailer axles or if the shipper’s stated weight is correct.

I specifically asked my dispatcher, and he said that the company wouldn’t pay an overweight ticket for me.

Kind of a bummer, because otherwise not a bad company.

REO6205 · Apr 20, 2020

insipidtoast said: ↑

The company would still find a way to throw you under the bus, or the officers would probably grab you.

just to clarify, I wasn’t fined. I decided to cat scale the load anyway, and that’s how I found out the load was loaded 440lbs over on the trailer.

Management says I need to just develop the “feel” for these loads and “learn the equipment”. I’ve been OTR for three years, and this is the first encounter with this attitude. So, does the company take a hit on their CSA score, or do they have to pay any money when the driver gets an overweight ticket.

The truck has a suspension psi air gauge for the drive axles, which does give an accurate idea of how much weight is on the drive axles (assuming you’re on level ground). It doesn’t tell you how much weight is on the trailer axles or if the shipper’s stated weight is correct.

I specifically asked my dispatcher, and he said that the company wouldn’t pay an overweight ticket for me.

Kind of a bummer, because otherwise not a bad company.
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Time to find another job. The refusal to pay you for check weighing and them making over weight tickets your responsibility is just the tip of the ice berg.
From my side of the desk I'd rather pay a check weigh than go through all the hassle of an overweight ticket at the scales.

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