Dumping Air On Cat Scales
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I was told that when you scale not to even have your foot on the brake. The scale is supposed to be level, so the truck shouldn't roll. Using any brakes will change the weights you get.
What's up everyone. Sorry for the late reply. I'm so glad I found this site. If Brett hadn't founded this site I'm not sure I'll be cut out for trucking haha.
I was reading every post and I'm glad it was helpful.
I got a new load and scaled on this one without setting my brakes but this time I didn't keep my foot on the brake pedal, I kept it in gear and it held.
This new load is about 2k heavier gross weight than that last load. My weights are legal so far but the tandems are stuck all the way forward and I just fueled up. This load is due in michigan tomorrow (march 5) and right now I'm in Wisconsin. I also moved my 5th wheel forward.
Also a quick side note, I do midwest regional now. Swift actually offered that position to me last month and of course I took it.
When i get some more time I want to read that study material I was given on this awesome site too.
Regional:
Regional Route
Usually refers to a driver hauling freight within one particular region of the country. You might be in the "Southeast Regional Division" or "Midwest Regional". Regional route drivers often get home on the weekends which is one of the main appeals for this type of route.
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".
Aaron wrote:
My weights are legal so far but the tandems are stuck all the way forward
You sure are having some fun out here.
Not sure "how" they are stuck, put if you are able to pull the lever and lock it, using the trolley brake (black "T" lever, left of the Qualcomm mount, marked TRAILER) will hold the tandems better.
Pull it all the way down. Rock the truck a bit; forward reverse, forward and you should hear the pins release. Pulling the trailer emergency brakes (red knob) doesn't hold as well. I have always used the trolley brake for this purpose and never had a single issue. Keep in mind that some of the Walmart trailers I pull are 15+ years old and well worn. Try this method, it will consistently work.
Good luck.
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".
Qualcomm:
Omnitracs (a.k.a. Qualcomm) is a satellite-based messaging system with built-in GPS capabilities built by Qualcomm. It has a small computer screen and keyboard and is tied into the truck’s computer. It allows trucking companies to track where the driver is at, monitor the truck, and send and receive messages with the driver – similar to email.
Found my Weight Distribution Worksheet
www.fwblaw.net/rick/weightdist.xlsx
It has all the formulas to do the calculations found in the WEIGHTS & BALANCE section of The High Road Training Program
Fuel Weight Distribution - using before/after fueling weights to calculate % of weight fuel distributes to steers & drives Amount of Fuel To Take On - how many gallons of fuel you can take on with available weight per axle (using the %-age found above) Fuel Weight Burnoff - how many pounds of fuel you will burn in miles/mpg Fuel Burn Off (Per Axle) - how much weight you will burn off, based on % of Fuel Weight Distribution Sliding Weight Calculations (Tractor Forward/Tractor Rearward) - how much weight you will shift between drives & steers by sliding 5th wheel Sliding Weight Calculations (Trailer Forward/Trailer Rearward) - how much weight you will shift by between drives & trailer by sliding tandems
Yeah - you could do it in your head, or on your calc app. I was bored one night a few years ago, and wrote a spreadsheet for it.
Rick
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
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".
Grrrr... Try this again...
Found my Weight Distribution Worksheet
www.fwblaw.net/rick/weightdist.xlsx
It has all the formulas to do the calculations found in the WEIGHTS & BALANCE section of The High Road Training Program
Fuel Weight Distribution - using before/after fueling weights to calculate % of weight fuel distributes to steers & drives
Amount of Fuel To Take On - how many gallons of fuel you can take on with available weight per axle (using the %-age found above)
Fuel Weight Burnoff - how many pounds of fuel you will burn in miles/mpg
Fuel Burn Off (Per Axle) - how much weight you will burn off, based on % of
Fuel Weight Distribution Sliding Weight Calculations (Tractor Forward/Tractor Rearward) - how much weight you will shift between drives & steers by sliding 5th wheel
Sliding Weight Calculations (Trailer Forward/Trailer Rearward) - how much weight you will shift by between drives & trailer by sliding tandems
Yeah - you could do it in your head, or on your calc app. I was bored one night a few years ago, and wrote a spreadsheet for it.
Rick
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".
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