Boy, do I feel like an idiot. I've been at it for 3 years... Still considered a rookie by some. I consider myself a safe operator. I do my best to make sure my load is safe and secure, but this time I screwed the pooch. It's common trucker knowlege is to refuse any load that you believe is unfit to roll down the road. Well, this time I picked up a load of 5" drill pipe out of Houston bound for the northern Alberta oil patch. I had 4 tiers of pipe separated by dunnage, with 4 extra pipe sitting on the top tier that WAS NOT separated by dunnage. I called the boss man and told him I wanted to stick some wood under the 4 pipe so it was separated. He basically called me an idiot and told me to giver down the highway. So I got a 3rd opinion from an old timer. He told me it was good to go. Wellllllll I figured these boys must know their stuff, being million milers and all.... Turns out the rookie was right on this one. I hit the scale in Huntsville, TX and they decided to give this Alberta boy a level 1. I keep my rig tip-top, so I wasn't too worried. They ended up giving me a 150$ ticket for an insecure load. They said that because all the pressure of my top straps were only securing the 4 pipe on top, I had 10 pipe that had no downward pressure; making them insecure. My boss plans to "fight that chicken-eatin' scaleman in court".... But the ticket is under my name. I guess all I'm sayin here is NO MATTER WHAT ANYONE ELSE SAYS, do your thing and do it right. And for the know it all bosses out there? Listen to Hank when he says "mind yer own business and ya won't be mindin mine" stay safe, drivers.
Rookie mistakes....
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by HurtinAlbertan, Feb 8, 2011.
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