Lessons A Rookie Learned In Maine....
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6-8 inches of snow = 5K lbs.
WOW - that's a lot.
And DOT only cares what's on the AXLES - it's doesn't care if it's IN the box, or ON the box.
You would figure (as noted in another discussion) there would be a lot more facilities to remove this stuff in winter snow zones.
$180 is kinda steep - but not as steep as the overweight ticket, or the citation for having falling debris from your trailer.
Rick
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
Many shippers have snow scrapers. Ask the security people or the shipping associate if they have one or where the closest one is. Keep a list of where you find them for future reference.
Shipper:
The customer who is shipping the freight. This is where the driver will pick up a load and then deliver it to the receiver or consignee.
Haven't had to yet but I imagine if I got a ton of snow on my load I could just jump up there and shovel it off lol
Haven't had to yet but I imagine if I got a ton of snow on my load I could just jump up there and shovel it off lol
Please don't attempt that.
I have to get up there anyway when taping and untarping.
I have to get up there anyway when taping and untarping.
Sorry...thought you meant a dry van or reefer roof. Forgot you ran a flatbed.
Dry Van:
A trailer or truck that that requires no special attention, such as refrigeration, that hauls regular palletted, boxed, or floor-loaded freight. The most common type of trailer in trucking.Reefer:
A refrigerated trailer.
I think G Town pictured you 13 1/2 feet in the air on top of a box with a snow shovel!
Maybe my pic needs to be bigger lol
Maybe my pic needs to be bigger lol
Maybe I need to wear those glasses that help old farts see close-up.
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Hours Of Service
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I'm in Maine, dropped off a Tyson load and get dispatched to pick up a paper load to head back to mid west.
Just before I get to the shipper it snows 16 inches. I get my drop & hook done and the trailer has at lease 6-8 inches of snow on top. Shipper doesn't have any snow removal. I drive to closest cat scale :
FM advised to try truck wash to get snow removed. Nope, they watered my snow.....making things a bit worse lol :
Finally get to a place that will remove the snow :
Sadly there are not many places in our network that remove snow, even in the NE. Obviously the weight was an issue, but so is safety. That's a lot of frozen solids to be tugging around unsecured.
PS: They charged $180.00 to climb up w/a ladder & shovel the snow off. There seems to be money to be made..... lol
Shipper:
The customer who is shipping the freight. This is where the driver will pick up a load and then deliver it to the receiver or consignee.
Fm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.CAT Scale:
A network of over 1,500 certified truck scales across the U.S. and Canada found primarily at truck stops. CAT scales are by far the most trustworthy scales out there.
In fact, CAT Scale offers an unconditional Guarantee:
“If you get an overweight fine from the state after our scale showed your legal, we will immediately check our scale. If our scale is wrong, we will reimburse you for the fine. If our scale is correct, a representative of CAT Scale Company will appear in court with the driver as a witness”