What does my load weigh & how do you read the stickers

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Leea, Sep 29, 2011.

  1. Leea

    Leea Bobtail Member

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    I have been driving local, 60 mile round trip. I just had my first heavy load and want to know how heavy it was. So I weighed it. it was 70,460 (steer 10,960, drive 28,020, trailer 31,480). Now if I knew what the truck weighed I would know what my load weighed. It is a new Freightliner day cab and a 48' trailer with a roll door. Any idea what I weigh empty with 3/4 tank fuel? If I weight myself empty I have to pay for it and I return it to the rental company Monday.

    I thought there would be a sticker on the truck with the empty weight but I couldn't find it. I found a sticker that has GAWR and GVWR. What do those mean? On the trailer GVWR is 68,000 and GAWR says 2 @ 20,000.
     
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  3. AXE

    AXE Road Train Member

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    I'd say you were 2460 over gross.....
     
  4. CondoCruiser

    CondoCruiser The Legend

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    Your Bill of Laden or packing list should of had the freight's weight on it. Then subtract that from gross. It's probably aound 30-32,000.
     
  5. CondoCruiser

    CondoCruiser The Legend

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    Add his drives and trailer tandems. He wasn't over trailer GVWR.

    All 3 weights can't be over 80K.
     
  6. AXE

    AXE Road Train Member

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    Read it too fast...thought it said tractor GVWR.
     
  7. Leea

    Leea Bobtail Member

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    Since I am local warehouse to store I don't have a BOL. They guessed at the weight of a pallet full of floor tiles at 2,000.
     
  8. okiedokie

    okiedokie Road Train Member

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    Tractor-12-15k
    Trailer-15k
    Ball park figures.
     
  9. Moosetek13

    Moosetek13 Road Train Member

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    It's only $9.50 to weigh it.

    Not that much if you 'really' want to know.
     
  10. Tanker Hauler

    Tanker Hauler Light Load Member

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    At a Cat scale it's $9.95 for a first weigh and $1.00 for a reweigh.
     
  11. THBatMan8

    THBatMan8 Road Train Member

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    Just weigh when empty to get your curb weight.
     
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