I was taught that it weighed APPROXIMATELY 8 lbs. and we HAD this discussion along time ago and it was settled as close to the accepted average. If it weighs a BIT less, as you state, big deal. But, your point is taken. Allow a bit MORE breathing room than I suggested, even though no one REALLY cares about a few more pounds! :lol:

Okay.... back on topic! What WAS the topic again? Oh yeah.... overweight concerns.

Okay.... I'm not FOND of overweight women! Espcecially, when they won't LEAVE in the morning! And SOME of you truckers could stand to lose a few pounds, too!

You could carry more diesel that way! :eek1::hellno::clap:

Hey! What happened to my explanation that your computer was faster than mine?

:lol::lol:

Again it is painfully obvious that you are still clueless..... Are you knowledgeable about containerized nursery stock, b&b, or b&r ???? If you actually knew what you were foaming about, you would know what nursery weighs...... :thumbsup:

Also why should I go east of the cascades or OTR.... been there done that, my drivers do that.... thats what employees are for. Don't need or have to re-live the dweller OTR lifestyle..........:thumbsup:

Well, I've hauled nursery stock. doesn't weigh like rolls of paper, loads of brick, or flats loaded with steel. But, it did prove to be a source of fresh water with the reefer running at 45 degrees. All sorts of condensation running out of the drain tubes. For that matter, it's also one of the businesses that is likely to suffer with this economy. You might be seeing some problems in the year 2009. Not something that is essential to sustaining life. It's usually where any extra money goes. Good luck.

Orders for nursery stock are on par for 2009 as they were for 2008. But certainly not like the halcyon days of 2006 and 2007. Since new housing starts have ground to a halt and the mortgage mess began, homeowners are now starting to focus on remodeling and that includes landscaping. It is not all doom and gloom out there....

First some info
Got stopped in Fl, I-75, MM 449, NB Weigh Station where I learned ...
1. That Fl gives 300lbs tolerance (per officer who wrote the ticket).
2. No Points on my license. Ticket goes against the company.
3. They do not allow extra weight for APU's (there is paperwork for APU in my permit book)

Ticket shows over 340lbs gross @ five cents per pound for a total fine of $17.00. I was told I did not have to fix the problem and could continue after the paperwork was complete.

Now after reading the responses of all the nice folks here and with some contemplation on my own, I find that the biggest issue is if I am involved in an accident whether at fault or not. By not having everything in order chances are that I will be found at fault just because I moved the vehicle. If the timing was just a little worse it could have been me in an accident in Nashville, instead it was a single vehicle MVA one vehicle in front of me (had to stay since I was a witness).

And as thebaldeagle655 wrote so well
Guess I have to say no to those loads that can't meet the law's requirements.

Thanks for all the great responses,
Dan

First some info
Got stopped in Fl, I-75, MM 449, NB Weigh Station where I learned ...
1. That Fl gives 300lbs tolerance (per officer who wrote the ticket).
2. No Points on my license. Ticket goes against the company.
3. They do not allow extra weight for APU's (there is paperwork for APU in my permit book)

Ticket shows over 340lbs gross @ five cents per pound for a total fine of $17.00. I was told I did not have to fix the problem and could continue after the paperwork was complete

Wow

So FLA law is just what I said it was.

And there is such a thing as scale tolerance.

340 lbs. over gross is less than 1/2 of 1%. Burn 45 gallons of fuel & you're legal. I don't think there's a whole lot of potential liability there. Especially since John Law allowed you to continue. I say take the load & run it.

i would run that load.
thats sweet when the company pays your overweight ticket but its on your printout for 7 years.
my last ticket i was 300 over on the drives at the lumber mill and 200 miles later at woodburn ore 700 over and 40$ fine.
we have 8 axles and washington dont bother us under 1k but oregon is zero tolerance for us.

Sorry. I thought this was a topic about mother inlaw's.

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

I just had a conversation yesterday with a fella at a shipper in SC about this and this is what he said: His company doesn't scale loads. If they are stopped and they are over weight then the officer gives them a ticket, the company immediatley wires a comcheck to the scalehouse and pays it and the paid ticket then acts a an overweight permit for the rest of the trip and he go's on his way.