Bad Shippers?
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Good call G-Town. The farthest I can go back is 43ft and I am at the 42ft mark though.
Okay but what hole are you in on the tandem rail? That will give me a clearer picture. And what states r u passing through?
12th hole is what the front pins pass through (this particualr trailer has 32 holes total in groups of 4)
I am currently in Ohio, gonna go into Indiana, Illinois and finally wisconsin where this load is due.
Tandem:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
Good call G-Town. The farthest I can go back is 43ft and I am at the 42ft mark though.
Okay but what hole are you in on the tandem rail? That will give me a clearer picture. And what states r u passing through?
12th hole is what the front pins pass through (this particualr trailer has 32 holes total in groups of 4)
I am currently in Ohio, gonna go into Indiana, Illinois and finally wisconsin where this load is due.
That's a micro setting,...11 hole means nothing with that. You have what about 14' of overhang behind your tandems?
I am fairly sure there is too much weight behind the tandems throwing off the balance. Try moving the tandems 2' - 2.5' closer to the rear and re-weigh.
Tandems:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
Tandem:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
The 5th wheel is all the way to the REAR of the Tractor and you are STILL 12100 on the drives???. That makes no sense to me. There can't possibly be that much weight in the rear of the trailer to "pull up" on the front of the trailer and transfer weight to the drives. Are you sure the fifth wheel isn't all of the way FORWARD towards the cab? I'm confused. BTW.......That is very easy for me!!
Yes, all the way to the rear. I checked and double checked to make sure.
This is why I am so glad I came here, I will try what G-Town suggested but I must wait on my DM first.
Dm:
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.
Have you sent in a Running Late macro? That documents your late delivery.
There is something else I need to point which i forgot to do in my op. When I went through the shippers scale my steer axle wileights were about 10500 with brakes released and applied they were 12360.
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.
Have you sent in a Running Late macro? That documents your late delivery.
Yea They reschedulaed for tomorrow
Aaron here are the KP setting law for those states:
Indiana and Wisconsin max setting 43' from Kingpin to canter of rear axle (diagram 1), Illinois is 45.6 using diagram 1. Like you already said, Ohio has no kingpin law.
Your mark is 7' from the rear of the trailer, line that up with center of your rear axle. Set up like this and I'll be shocked if your problem isn't solved.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
There is something else I need to point which i forgot to do in my op. When I went through the shippers scale my steer axle wileights were about 10500 with brakes released and applied they were 12360.
There is your problem. ALWAYS weigh with your brakes RELEASED!
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.
There is something else I need to point which i forgot to do in my op. When I went through the shippers scale my steer axle wileights were about 10500 with brakes released and applied they were 12360.
Are you running with an air ride suspension trailer?
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.
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The 5th wheel is all the way to the REAR of the Tractor and you are STILL 12100 on the drives???. That makes no sense to me. There can't possibly be that much weight in the rear of the trailer to "pull up" on the front of the trailer and transfer weight to the drives. Are you sure the fifth wheel isn't all of the way FORWARD towards the cab? I'm confused. BTW.......That is very easy for me!!