What would you do???

Guy at Flying J tonight asked for advice. Interested to see what you all would do. We were at xt 2 Franklin KY on 65. He picked in Nashville. Said was at customer for 4.5 hours and went thru rush hour. Showed me scale ticket. 82285 gross. 35k+on each axle. Said headed to Chicago. Wanted to know what to do. He said he wanted to run with it and was going to call company and tell them he was going to do that. Asked if scales open in IN. I came from Nashville too, so didn't know. To make long story short advised him of consequences to running if caught or hits someone and damage to csa etc. Told him to call company and tell them going back and next time scale in Nashville. He didn't like that answer and walked away sulking. Did I give right advice or would u ran it???

 

you gave the right advice, but it should be a given as to what to do anyways. if the driver cant figure that out. he probably shouldn't be driving a truck.

 

That is what I thought. Should be common sense. I mean really??? Calling your company and telling them your going to break the law??? Told him if its a decent company they'd tell him to go back. Told him if he did run it bypass all scales and lose scale ticket but I told him I don't want to get ticket so id go back.

 

Yea, should of weighed in Nashville. but to run it over now days is asking for alot of trouble.
Might of done it years ago but not now.....

 

don't run east much, but scales in IN, were open the last few times i rolled through.

 

really simple ... scale nearest scale ... overweight .. return to shipper for rework .. get paid detention!!!

 

The only scale on his route is just north of the J, I'd run with it, since he went that far.

 

yes run it ....let company know in the morning that you saved everyones bacon and get bonus

 

He should know how much his truck and trailer can hold before maxing out at 80k. I know mine take 49.9 before I max out

 

sometimes the weights on the bol are wrong.