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Got my first ticket in a truck that will hit my..
Big Sky Redneck
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Driving record [:(!]
Can you guess what kind of a screwup I got myself into?
Can you guess what kind of a screwup I got myself into?
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Brad Steele
You Jaked when you should have Braked?
This one!
Margaret Thatcher
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics."
Mark Twain
that last pickup put you over [:D]
truck was over weight
that last pickup put you over [:D]
Ohh Snap. My eyes, my eyes!!!
You got's to warn a Brother.
Over weight?
This one.
Gonna play the victim card because if someone would have been truthfull this situation would have been avoided.
I can legally scale 48,000# on the trailer and be right at 80,000# gross vehicle weight.
When I pick up a load I always ask about the weight, depending in what it is dictates whether or not I go spend $11.50 to weigh the truck.
Maximum weights;
Steer axle - 12,000#
Drive axle - 34,000#
Closed tandem trailer 34,000#
Or a 10' spread - 40,000#
I pull a 10' spread so my legal weights are
Steer - 12,000#
Drives - 34,000#
Trailer - 40,000#
Gross vehicle weight - 80,000#
So with that, if the shipper tells me the load weighs 38,000# there is no way to overload the truck if the load is spread out across the trailer. Load of lumber, 50' long on a 53' trailer weighing 38,000#, good to go!! Strap, tarp, roll!
I had to go to Maine on Friday to get this lumber after the New Hampsuh load canceled, loaded in the middle of nowhere and shipper did not have a scale. Loaded late Friday afternoon, hit I-95 and went to bed (Bahstun rush hour ahead, nitey nite) woke up and ran Saturday, truck does not feel heavy, pulls good, handles good and there are no signs of being heavy.
Made it all the way to the IL/ IA state line, went into IL weigh station and that was that.
Gross vehicle weight, 82,620# [:(!]
Yep, shoulda weighed it but the shipper claimed a load of 38,000# and the truck does not feel heavy so I didn't weigh it. Going by my empty weights from before that put roughly 51,000# on me and are paying to ship 38,000#.
Ultimately my fault, shoulda weighed it. That mistake just cost me $555.00 and am waiting on another truck so we can move by hand a full bundle of lumber[:(!][:(!][:(!]
Needless to say, I am fit to be tied. I eff'ed up, shipper lied and the revenue ranger had that ticket wrote before I got parked. I'm pissed
Dayum!!
So that Lot Lizard was really, really big??
Dayum!!
Ahem, an old saying about hookers!
Sugar is sweet
So is honey
Go whack off
And save your money
I don't mess with Recreational Reptiles, Sleeper Leapers, C*** Dumpsters or any other person in such a manner. You see, I'm not a dirty old man, I'm happily with a wonderfull woman and I have no reason, need, or desires to stick my weenie in something that will give me something Ajax or Roach Spray won't get rid of!
[:D]
I found out the hard way .... just like you did. [:(!]
Always the responsibility of the driver to know the weight of the load.
I found out the hard way .... just like you did. [:(!]
I called the lumber mill and asked about the weight, they gave me the exact weight on thier paperwork. I asked him if it could be off a bit, he said no way that could happen, I asked him why this load weighs 51,000 but he tells me 38,000? No answer, I asked if they weigh the lumber, he said no. I asked where do you come up with the weights? Get this, he said they go by wjat other truckers who have hauled it tells them! You gotta be farkin kidding me!! He then said, it's your job to verify. I replied with, when you tell me 38,000 I shouldn't need to!
Oh well, once I get weights tomorrow there will be some answering to do since this stuff pays by weight, going to file a complaint, may not get my fine money back but they will be monitored for overweights, lying about weights to obtain lower shipping costs, the brokers regulatory folks may have some fun with this.
quote:Originally posted by 84Bravo1
So that Lot Lizard was really, really big??
Dayum!!
Ahem, an old saying about hookers!
Sugar is sweet
So is honey
Go whack off
And save your money
I don't mess with Recreational Reptiles, Sleeper Leapers, C*** Dumpsters or any other person in such a manner. You see, I'm not a dirty old man, I'm happily with a wonderfull woman and I have no reason, need, or desires to stick my weenie in something that will give me something Ajax or Roach Spray won't get rid of!
[:D]
I know, (and you know.) I'm just messin' with you Brother.
Never for one minute, thought different of you BSR.
quote:Originally posted by Big Sky Redneck
quote:Originally posted by 84Bravo1
So that Lot Lizard was really, really big??
Dayum!!
Ahem, an old saying about hookers!
Sugar is sweet
So is honey
Go whack off
And save your money
I don't mess with Recreational Reptiles, Sleeper Leapers, C*** Dumpsters or any other person in such a manner. You see, I'm not a dirty old man, I'm happily with a wonderfull woman and I have no reason, need, or desires to stick my weenie in something that will give me something Ajax or Roach Spray won't get rid of!
[:D]
I know, (and you know.) I'm just messin' with you Brother.
Never for one minute, thought different of you BSR.
I know, just some folks think truck drivers will pork anything that holds still long enough. I'm 46, not 16, sexually I'm kinda a prude [8D]
quote:Originally posted by 84Bravo1
quote:Originally posted by Big Sky Redneck
quote:Originally posted by 84Bravo1
So that Lot Lizard was really, really big??
Dayum!!
Ahem, an old saying about hookers!
Sugar is sweet
So is honey
Go whack off
And save your money
I don't mess with Recreational Reptiles, Sleeper Leapers, C*** Dumpsters or any other person in such a manner. You see, I'm not a dirty old man, I'm happily with a wonderfull woman and I have no reason, need, or desires to stick my weenie in something that will give me something Ajax or Roach Spray won't get rid of!
[:D]
I know, (and you know.) I'm just messin' with you Brother.
Never for one minute, thought different of you BSR.
I know, just some folks think truck drivers will pork anything that holds still long enough. I'm 46, not 16, sexually I'm kinda a prude [8D]
Is that why me winking across the table at lunch didn't do me any good? [:X][;)]
quote:Originally posted by Big Sky Redneck
quote:Originally posted by 84Bravo1
quote:Originally posted by Big Sky Redneck
quote:Originally posted by 84Bravo1
So that Lot Lizard was really, really big??
Dayum!!
Ahem, an old saying about hookers!
Sugar is sweet
So is honey
Go whack off
And save your money
I don't mess with Recreational Reptiles, Sleeper Leapers, C*** Dumpsters or any other person in such a manner. You see, I'm not a dirty old man, I'm happily with a wonderfull woman and I have no reason, need, or desires to stick my weenie in something that will give me something Ajax or Roach Spray won't get rid of!
[:D]
I know, (and you know.) I'm just messin' with you Brother.
Never for one minute, thought different of you BSR.
I know, just some folks think truck drivers will pork anything that holds still long enough. I'm 46, not 16, sexually I'm kinda a prude [8D]
Is that why me winking across the table at lunch didn't do me any good? [:X][;)]
LOL
What do you do with the EXTRA lumber?? It is yours ??? You only need to deliver 38,000 lbs ??
I have no use for white pine 1x4s, now if it was 2x6 and 2x4s maybe [:D]
We had a chart, that showed what different types of lumber weighed per board foot. We loaded accordingly. Being off by the amount you describe is no accident.
Our mill always paid any overweight fees the trucker might incur, due to our oversight.
Just saying.
quote:Originally posted by duckhunter
What do you do with the EXTRA lumber?? It is yours ??? You only need to deliver 38,000 lbs ??
I have no use for white pine 1x4s, now if it was 2x6 and 2x4s maybe [:D]
Sell it on the list of craig! Or GunBroker.[:D]
And fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
Keep on truckin and sorry for yer overweight problem, I would have been fit to be tied as well
I worked for two years, somewhat recently as a heavy equipment operator at a sawmill.
We had a chart, that showed what different types of lumber weighed per board foot. We loaded accordingly. Being off by the amount you describe is no accident.
Our mill always paid any overweight fees the trucker might incur, due to our oversight.
Just saying.
Even if the moisture content were higher than normal there is no way it would be that far off.
I loaded hundreds of trucks while working at a mill here in NY. I had to figure weights by board feet and type of lumber. No rocket science there!
[:o)][:o)][:o)][:o)][:o)][:o)]
Please add my name .
I didn't weight violations are considered moving violations?
CDL holders have two driving records, the state record and the CSS record, this goes against my CSA score.
quote:Originally posted by woodhog
I didn't weight violations are considered moving violations?
CDL holders have two driving records, the state record and the CSS record, this goes against my CSA score.
Is that a southern violation???[:D] Seriously, I would be going ballistic on someone and somebody would be paying, or not getting their lumber. Lonnie, break their balls to the ends of the earth. I would call the owner and ask him to explain the loss of 550 bucks to my wife and daughter[;)]. Make him feel the heat, the pos. Oakie
Salesmen lie to shippers.