Lumper Fees
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Your responsible end of story. I know that doesn't seem fair but that's the bottom line. Make a mental note if you ever get sent there again, because if it happen to you I'm sure it's happened to other drivers.
Are company have right way scales on the trucks and trailers. They aren't 100% accurate but I know I can be within 500 lbs on the drives and tandems.
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".
So you got an overweight ticket from the DOT? If you're unsure if your legal, your first stop should be a CAT scale.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
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”
My first company we scaled every load over 30,000lbs. I still scale as close to shipper as possible if it feels heavy at all. Chalk this one up to learning and start scaling until you know your shippers, tandem settings and weight limits for your routes.
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.
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".
My first company we scaled every load over 30,000lbs. I still scale as close to shipper as possible if it feels heavy at all. Chalk this one up to learning and start scaling until you know your shippers, tandem settings and weight limits for your routes.
Totally agree with this.
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.
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".
If a shipper doesn't have a scale on site, my first stop is the nearest CAT scale. You are responsible for overweight loads. Had you had a CAT scale ticket showing you over gross or the inability to make it legal and had returned to the shipper, the shipper would have had to make it right.
Are you a company driver?
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.
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”
OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
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Hi, guys!
I am pretty new to trucking. I had a load, but I was not allowed to the box at the loading facility. They loaded me over and I was stopped, weighted and I got a ticket and had to return to be unloaded to the legal weigh. I had to pay $150 lumper fee. I do understand, that I am responsible for being legal on the road, but I had no opportunity to control the loading process.
The question is - should the broker pay me the additional lumper fee and compensate ticket and additional mileage? What is the common practice? Thank you!