Currently Overweight At WS
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Ouch. If you have to offload it must have been over a good bit. If it is just a little usually 1k or less most will give you a ticket and let you roll. It will be up to your company how fast things move.
The bond may or may not be the actual fine. Different states do things somewhat different.
Here is my question. Customers scales may not always be the best maintained. How close were you? Did you reweigh on a cat scale? Did you get fuel after the shipper before reaching the weigh station?
All these things come into play. Sounds like you have had a hard lesson here.
Let us know how it turns out please
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.
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”
Your in-cab scale should've been your first clue that you were near weight. Never trust a shippers scale. Their profit comes directly from how much they can load onto your trailer. Naturally, they will often tip the scales in their favor. The occasional hassle of reworking a load is completely offset by the increased revenue they generate by overloading trucks on a regular basis.
Always verify your weight on a Cat scale if you are close.
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.
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”
Never trust a company provided scale. Go to a CAT scale and get the correct weight. Shippers don't care if they overload you. Once you leave with the load its your problem. That CAT ticket proves they screwed you and make them fix the load. Their was this one company in Alabama that the fright bill would say 42,000 in a refer and the actual weight would be 4,000lbs heavier then what they wrote on the BOL. Shipper said run it, its ur problem. I called my company, they called the broker, broker called the shipper and they had the shipper fix the load. Big mess every time I went there. Every time the kept over loading. And had to g thru the exact process every time. Finally the broker dropped the contract with the shipper over falsifying documentation.
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.
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”
I paid nearly a thousand dollars. I was over a couple thousand pounds. Officer claimed he took it easy on me.
Ouch. If you have to offload it must have been over a good bit. If it is just a little usually 1k or less most will give you a ticket and let you roll. It will be up to your company how fast things move.
The bond may or may not be the actual fine. Different states do things somewhat different.
Here is my question. Customers scales may not always be the best maintained. How close were you? Did you reweigh on a cat scale? Did you get fuel after the shipper before reaching the weigh station?
All these things come into play. Sounds like you have had a hard lesson here.
Let us know how it turns out please
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.
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”
I paid nearly a thousand dollars. I was over a couple thousand pounds. Officer claimed he took it easy on me.
Ouch. If you have to offload it must have been over a good bit. If it is just a little usually 1k or less most will give you a ticket and let you roll. It will be up to your company how fast things move.
The bond may or may not be the actual fine. Different states do things somewhat different.
Here is my question. Customers scales may not always be the best maintained. How close were you? Did you reweigh on a cat scale? Did you get fuel after the shipper before reaching the weigh station?
All these things come into play. Sounds like you have had a hard lesson here.
Let us know how it turns out please
Man, you sure HAVE HAD your share of 'smackdowns' .. sorry to hear this..dayung~!!
Who pays, then ?? You, Prime, or are you L/O ???
Just SMH .. sorry.
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.
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”
It is always best to utilize a CAT Scale after leaving a shipper , no matter the claim that their scales are accurate. Expensive lesson, but a good example for others that read various posts.
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.
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”
Packrat and others how would you handle this situation. You get loaded roughly 39k just south of Olathe KS and are headed north. Couple miles after getting on 35 you come across a weigh station. Closest CAT scale is 30 miles south or a couple miles north of weigh station. It was 0600 when I left shipper so I ran it after getting pressure (weight) gauge in my truck to about 60 psi which is what usually is just below 34k on drives on our trucks. I ended up being roughly 33k on drives and 31k on tandems when I did hit a scale.
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.
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".
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”
So, you're below on drives and tandems. I would still weigh at the first available CAT Scale.
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".
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”
So, you're below on drives and tandems. I would still weigh at the first available CAT Scale.
I wasn't sure what my weights were before passing the weigh station, shipper didn't have a scale onsite. I had an idea of what it'd be due to the gauge in my truck. Basically would you drive 30 miles the opposite direction to hit a cat scale or would you slide tandems where you believe they need to be and cat scale at the closest scale which is a couple miles past the weigh station.
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.
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".
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”
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Guys,
So even though the shipper scale had me just legal, I'm over weight at the weigh station. How long does it typically take to get offloaded? Is the "bond" the actual fine you have to pay?
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.