Running with JCT

Some of our trailers are marked a couple of holes off on the California bridge. I've measured two trailers in the 5,xxx series that were too short. It wouldn't have mattered on your load as far off as they were loaded, but I was able to get legal with a Colton produce load by moving the two holes back. The bridge law is 40 feet from king pin to the center of the rear axle. A quick and dirty measurement is 10 feet from the rear of the trailer to the center of the rear axle, assuming a 3 foot king pin. Unofficially, they will allow you up to 6 inches leeway if that's what it takes to be legal. Your mileage may vary!

 

Yes, 6" and 500 or so pounds.

I had, note the "had", no tickets, no accidents and zero points on my record. Did I mention had? I agreed to swap to take into Cali. The prior idiot never legalled it out
. Had to go a foot and half passed to make weight. Planners pleaded to please run it in. Me being the genius that I am agreed. 1 scale down....2 scales down....just one more to go..."Driver, (yeah, they said driver, not sucker) pull around the inspection bay". Long story short, they popped me for one brake out of adjustment so I now have 12 CSA points. Anyway, had me put to the Cali hole, all 1500lbs over weight and sent me on my way.

I forget, who is the idiot again?? Oh yeah, I remember now, its me!

 

Didn't JCT offer to pay you the additional miles to run around the scales because the load wasn't legal? They used to do that back in the day(2007)

 

If Any chicken coup was feeling honary, they can hit u with over weight ticket. Or make u knock snow ice off to scale legal. If u can't get legal=well use ur imagination.

 

<Note to self: Stay out of California while driving your CMV>

 

TAfool you have a way with words.

 

Two hours.
Four hours.
Six hours.
A crawler.
Everyone who wants to be a trucker, stand up and holler.

I got lost counting the hours.

<NOTE TO SELF: If Tyson offers you $5,000 a week and you drive when you want....DECLINE. THE. OFFER!>

 

Swapping loads, new load goes to Wilmington, CA. We are in Lexington, NE. Which is best way to get there? 80 to 15 out of Salt Lake? Or 25 south out of Denver to I40 Albuquerque to 15?

 

I always drop down thru Kansas and pick up I-40. Check WX first.

 

That's the way I would always go in the winter time