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Running overweight?

I recently went over TWO scales in VA, no problem.
But when I got to TN they pulled me in on the static scale. I was 480 pounds over gross and 2880 over on the tandems. (What's up with VA?)
Anyhow, they calculated the overweight fine to be about $125. Fine was written to the company.
In addition to that, they have a standard citation that goes against any driver who pulls ANY over overweight load. That fine is set at $205 for any amount.
I am assuming the company is going to pay both of these.
Anyone else ever get a pair of tickets like this?
Do other states do this? Seems kinda fishy to me.
If this is the new standard, I'm not going to haul anymore overweight loads, I can't afford to loose my license for someone else's benefit!

Re: Running overweight?

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Originally Posted by ChikinTrucka

If this is the new standard, I'm not going to haul anymore overweight loads, I can't afford to loose my license for someone else's benefit!

:roll:

what was your weight in the other states. you were probably over and they let it slide.

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Originally Posted by rank

what was your weight in the other states. you were probably over and they let it slide.

At least 150 pounds more fuel at the 2nd VA scale, and no less than 350 pounds more fuel at the first VA scale. I didn't hit any others.
If I had fueled up before TN scale, I would have been another 850 pounds over!
The scale master in TN said that lots of truckers were commenting on how they weren't getting stopped in VA. And he was going to call them to wake them up, laughing. I said, Don't to that, I don't need another ticket, laughingly. Even though I got a ticket, all the cops in the scale house were very friendly and we told a few jokes. Why not? Life is too short too take to seriously and not have a laugh.
More to the point; I was really wondering about the citation that goes against my license. He told me if the company doesn't pay it, and I don't either, my license will be suspended. That is why I posted this thread. Normally I don't worry much if I'm a little overweight, the company will pay it. But in this case, it could come back to bite me in the arse.
Rock on,
Riff Raff.

Did you bother to scale out before you hit the road with the load??

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Originally Posted by Useless

Did you bother to scale out before you hit the road with the load??

Ditto... when I know I'm heavy, I always scale. Our Co will not pay for over weight tickets, but will pay us back for scaling.

I'm always ovewrweight on my tri-axle at legal gross weight. We were hauling salt to Chicago for 2 weeks and had to dodge the scales when they were open :lol:. At 75,000 in a tri-axle dump, I was probably about 16k over on my drives :wink:

The ticket that was written to the company is the companys problem not yours.

The ticket that was written in YOUR name that is your problem.

Re: Running overweight?

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Originally Posted by ChikinTrucka

Did the company tell you to go ahead and run overweight? in our company, if I find I am overweight, I have 3 choices. take some off. go ahead without asking and pay the fine if caught, or call the boss and he pays the fine if he tells me to go with it. If I cant scale, and get a ticket, then he will pay it.

If you got caught at a VA scale they give you 2 hours to make it right. If you cant make it right in that time then they will ticket you.