Attention Errol
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FWIW when I was assigned the tractor the 5th wheel was in the 3rd hole. My 1st load was bottled soft drinks. Very heavy, loaded forward. I was over on the drives. I moved the 5th wheel forward 1 hole and haven't moved it again in 7 months. I'm usually around 11500 to 11700 on the steers. I think that's something else I learned here.
We haul alot of paper rolls.. Both the shorter ones that are double stacked and the very tall ones which requires a specialized trailer. Only 42k? Lucky! Try 45 or 46K which is typically what ours are. Basically you need to see how they were loaded and where the last rolls are in your trailer and center your tandems under that. I NEVER leave a mill without scaling even if its preloaded and sealed. And yes, I've had to insist they shift the rear rolls forward a few inches to be able to get legal with the tandems. When they didn't want to i backed into their dock (blocking it) called my company explaining the situation to the night dispatcher and the turd buckets non cooperation at the Henderson Mill and WENT TO BED. After about 4 hours, said turd bucket realized I wasn't going to haul an illegal load and shifted the rolls to get me out of their dock. Certain mills are notorious for poor loading lol.
We are a dedicated carrier for IP. Our company policy is to take all ramps at HALF THE SPEED. It's easy to roll a trailer with these rolls so be careful. Very unstable stuff.
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".
Dispatcher:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.
Interesting. I've got 8 of these things on my flatbed right now. Tarping slippery rolls with a wind gust was.....interesting. I overheard the shipping lady tell the van drivers to put their tandems all the way back. But I don't know for sure.
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".
I'm guessing you have the short rolls since you mentioned being loaded to the back doors. I haul a lot of paper rolls out of Hodge LA and they're always the tall ones with only 6 or 7 in the box. If you've hauled water, beer, beverages etc your settings should be pretty similar. You shouldn't need to move the 5th wheel unless for some reason you're heavy on the steers but the biggest factor is going to be your truck. I can tell you my settings but I can all but guarantee they won't work for you because your truck may not be the same truck. This ol girl is a pig on weight and 44,500 is about the max I'll load otherwise I stick myself making multiple fuel stops to keep a good weight balance.
Well, the Dude finally shows up! I was busy off line most of the day yesterday. See? You don't need me around to answer these questions, and besides I was a day late.
However, I never have needed to move the 5th wheel. I set my tandems to 8 by default. When I get to the CAT scale , more often than not, #8 or #9 keeps me legal.
Some of my shippers have a full truck scale, so I double check by getting the axle weights myself. I've made a pin move once or twice at that point, but still, I have managed to mostly make legal weights before the CAT most of the time that way.
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”
TWIC:
Transportation Worker Identification Credential
Truck drivers who regularly pick up from or deliver to the shipping ports will often be required to carry a TWIC card.
Your TWIC is a tamper-resistant biometric card which acts as both your identification in secure areas, as well as an indicator of you having passed the necessary security clearance. TWIC cards are valid for five years. The issuance of TWIC cards is overseen by the Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security.
Thanx for sll of the good advice everyone. Dropped it this morning. All went well.
Funny, I'm hauling a GP load right now too.
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Thanks Rob. If it works in Ca. it should work anywhere. Normally I would scale this load, but since it is so short with no scales....... Im gonna haul it to the receiver. Btw I am at 3rd hole on 5th wheel and at 40 foot Ca. on tandems. I should be fine.
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".