Too much weight

I know a lot of loads pay by the ton and enforcement is lacking in WTX making it tempting to squeeze that extra ton or two onto each load but this is what happens if you keep doing that for too long.
Not me or my company

 

I usually do 27 tons unless it's flat rate then 25 because I don't want to be unloading for too long. At 27 tons I'm usually pretty close to the 84,000lbs gross allowed with the overweight permit. If they keep that up they're going to end up like that picture.

 

That's what I was thinking. Was just looking at my my trailer thinking "Can 34 tons even fit in this thing?" Might have to open all the hatches and do 3 drops for that load.

 

It's a combination of factors. However aluminum trailers do have limits. Ever seen the pictures of the big coil that fell out of the bottom of a flatbed?