Comments By NeeklODN

Need advice on how to get this delivery on time. When I arrived at the shipper, I had just about eight and a half hours of drive time also had somewhere around the same on my 14. I signed in and then went off duty for a little over two hours. I now have 5 hours and 10 minutes left on duty and / or driving. if I run my clock out then take an 8-hour sleeper break how much time will I get back? It's so freaking confusing. Was I supposed to go sleeper berth for the 2-hour break?

Next load that's scaleable, I'm gonna move it forward from "center" I just can't fathom that I need to move it back even more than I have been. The light is more to the rear than the place coil here sticker. Feels backwards. Using the place coil here sticker as center I am heavy steers, light drives and heavy spread. Does anyone see what I'm saying?

Your name fits your look sir. Straight out of an 80s movie. Even got the fiero to match.😂

Will do everyone, will do.

Putting weight in front of the trailer axles shouldn't affect your steers. The people talking about "lifting" the drives, were talking about when you put a lot of weight behind the trailer axles. This can essentially make them act as a pivot point, if you imagine the trailer as a lever.

What does the center marking on your trailer look like? Is it a painted line, a little piece of metal welded onto the deck, or a strip of reflective tape on the deck? Or is it a sticker on the frame?

Well now I'm really confused because with a 48k load of bricks, the last row is typically right over the forward trailer axle. Set up like that, I get the effect of too much weight on steers,like 25k on drives and 37k or more on trailer

14th stake pocket is almost directly in the center of my light which confuses me even further indicating my center point is even further back?!?!

Also, FYI: there are 27 stake pockets total. Fifth wheel is fixed just about directly above center of my two drive axles. Truck is a '15 prostar midroof.

From what y'all are telling me, I'm supposed to shift the loads back even further than I have been? Because that's where the alleged middle point/14th stake pocket/light is....

Typically, the center of a 53' spread axle trailer, is 14 stake pockets, then the middle spool after the 14th pocket, (or 14.5 stake pockets) . Which is normally directly in front of the turn signal light.

I still don't understand why the coil package would be rear of center. I obviously trust you guys because you're more experienced than me. I'm not calling you out or anything I just don't understand.

if I were to put a coil or two right there wouldn't it put too much weight on my steers and not enough weight on my drives similar to the issues I've been having using that as my Center Point?

Ok I'm gonna try that next time. I'll let you guys know what the scale says. But I have a sneaky suspicion that the sticker that says "place heavy loads here" is not the true middle point. I feel like it may be to the front a little bit.

That sticker usually indicates that the trailer has a coil package and is reinforced in that area to deal with having the 40÷k weight of a steel coil all being situated in roughly a 3'x5' area. The easiest way to find center of the trailer is a measuring tape or use the center light as reference. The center light may not be exact but a pretty good reference point in most cases. Do remember though, the trailer center in regards to weight balance is different when the axles are open vs closed.

Okay, my logic maybe incorrect here. I knew that about the coil package but I assumed that if you're putting a 40000 lb coil right there then it must be the middle of the trailer as well. Why would you not put it in the direct center of the trailer?

Also, my axles cannot be closed.

Ok I'm gonna try that next time. I'll let you guys know what the scale says. But I have a sneaky suspicion that the sticker that says "place heavy loads here" is not the true middle point. I feel like it may be to the front a little bit.

Don't worry about that. In the future make notes on the BOL that they signed. I also would make notes on your company system that you make your empty call with.

I've been through that same scenario several times. I've never heard anything back about any of those times.

I had to focus on keeping my composure with this one, the way he went about it was like he was surprised I untarped outside. 🤔

Forgot to mention, my fifth wheel is fixed.