Why don't driver's scale their loads?

One thing that my son showed me is he puts hes CAT scale on the dase in front of him and has been pulled over for weight.

 

I went through this just last night. Pulled up to shipper and picked up a trailer that didn't sit right or pull right for 43,000+. Scaled out, over by 2000 pounds on the tandems. Back to the shipper, sat for two hours while they reloaded me and then back to the scale to double check. STILL over by 500 pounds and I was at my legal length for Iowa. So back to the shipper. I told them that I wanted them to make it an even 33,500 or less, and to do it right this time because I wasn't accepting the load until it was correct. I scale every load every time because I need to know what I weigh and where I can move things around if I need to.

MS

 

We have one shed that has a scale 3 miles east, the freeway is 6 miles west and then around 20 miles to the exit with a scale. Routinely drivers load at 5-6pm and return the next day over weight, usually just off on axels. We can tell by the scale slip they hit the scales at a few hours after they left.

We hand out a map to the close scale with each Bol, if they go there we will rework the load and get them out within 60minutes of their orig departure. We even set am account so they could get it free, no one took advantage.

The guys that return in the am are problematic, they are in the way. We don't have the best shipping clerk on in am, so it takes a long time to rework the load and they lose over 12 hrs!

I dont get, get, why not scale at the close guy, what can we do differently to help trucks understand the benefit.

 

I just loaded 55k plus the wt of 60 chep pallets on a 53' reefer---should I scale this??

 

Only if you're going up hill all the time.

 

Free scale only 3 miles away? I would definitely go there.

Try giving them an official looking voucher and tell them they are required to scale at that certified scale for insurance/liability reasons and I'll bet the usage goes way up.

 

Sounds like you're a shipper drivers would like to deal with.

Why do you think the drivers won't they visit the scale you suggest?

 

i kinda skippped thru most of the thread. but i know im good for 48k on my trailer/truck. if its over 40k i scale it, since i run spread axle i dont have the ability to shift weight witht he exeption of the 5th