Shippers

571705

{"text":"So I go to this shipper (EJ Global) today out here In Sunfield Michigan they load me up and I go across their Gross weight scale I do my own calculations and still got to the closets pilot to scale axle for axle... I go back because I’m overweight on steers I ask them to reshuffle the weight off the front of my trailer... 1 they argue me down that the pilot scale isn’t accurate and that they don’t acknowledge pilot scale weight and tells me that their scale has been serviced and is certified ( like pilot scale isn’t) so I tell them if I go across a weight scale they are not going to acknowledge your scale because it is gross weight and not axle weight I’m over on my steer tire not total weight ... well we can’t do nothing about that you just have to slide your 5 wheel .... sir there are 5th wheel laws in certain states I can’t ride with my 5 wheel all the way back then I show him where on their scale we have gotten 3 different weights.... like come onnn ....long story short had to refuse the load","videos":"[]","link":"{}","pics":"[{\"description\":\"Their 3 different scale weights on a gross scale\",\"height\":1104.0,\"name\":\"\",\"url\":\"\",\"width\":828.0},{\"description\":\"First weight \",\"height\":1104.0,\"name\":\"\",\"url\":\"\",\"width\":828.0},{\"description\":\"Reweight\",\"height\":1104.0,\"name\":\"\",\"url\":\"\",\"width\":828.0}]","canComment":true}

43373

{"replyTo":"","text":"Most steer axle tires are rated for 20k #'s. You wasted a bunch of time for nothing. I ride with about 11,500 on my steers all the time. I get a heavy load then my steers get over 13k. As long as you aren't over gross, most state scales will allow 500 to 1000#'s over axle. Been hitting the road cross country for over 30 years. It's a learning game also. Use your atlas and check to see what the axle limits are for the states you will travel through and play the slide game..","replyToPid":0}

542330

{"replyToPid":0,"replyTo":"","text":"You can slide your 5th wheel to take that 980 off your steers depending where you keep your 5th wheel locked at. \n\nThere’s no laws for 5th wheel. You are thinking of tandoms on your trailer. \n\nOn average 1 hole on 5th wheel is 500lbs. "}

70497

{"replyTo":"","text":"You can go up to 13,000 on steers as long as you are under 80,000","replyToPid":0}

452168

{"replyToPid":0,"replyTo":"","text":"Single axles are rated for 20k. Just make sure your tires are aired up to max and they are rated to carry the full load on said axle. Live and learn my friend. Good for you to make them offload you though. A man's got to stick to his guns."}

691488

{"replyTo":"","text":"You should have rolled with the second ticket 77300 gross weight I’m sure you had full or three quarters of a tank of diesel DOT will let it ride most times steers would of lost weight as you burned fuel. But it’s all good driver we learn as we go. Some good advise from others shouldn’t be taken as a grudge tho saying it with all due respects...","replyToPid":0}

542330

{"replyTo":"","text":"Next time you come across a weight dispute like that tell them it’s cat scale and it’s certified with a guarantee they pay over weight ticket and even go to court to fight it. Says all that on the back.","replyToPid":0}

462372

{"replyTo":"","text":"Jimmy doesn't mean well, he's your competition, but he is right, you're allowed 20k on a single axle and you just refused a legal load.","replyToPid":0}

610123

{"replyTo":"","text":"Well, just chalk this one up to a learning experience. It would be perfectly legal to take that load.\n1) 20k# is legal on your steers \n2) There is no law to where you can put your fifth wheel to, you are thinking about Kingpin to Tandem trailer axle length.\n3) If you are ever in this situation and need to add fuel Figure 1 gallon equals roughly 8 lb to get an idea what kind of weight you're going to add.","replyToPid":0}

662224

{"replyTo":"","text":"If you read on the Cat Scale ticket you will find a very magical disclaimer. \nIt basically states that the only weight they guarantee is the gross. Axle weights are not covered in the guarantee. \nBut I'm m probably the only clown out here that ever bothered reading the legal portion.","replyToPid":0}