Question About Scaling
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I would weigh after each shipper , and if the first shipper has weights way above what you are expecting, that is the time to fix it.
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.
I agree, and with that scale ticket you'll know how much the 2nd shipper can load on you.
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.
Thanks y’all, really had me tossing and turning last night on this.
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Hello everyone I’ve been trucking for 4 months now. Tomorrow Is the first time I will have a pickup at two different shippers with the same trailer. I was wondering if I should scale after the 1st load or after I’m fully finished? One thing that is worrying me is if i’m overweight and for context I will be going to Cali:(, can’t slide the tandems to fix and won’t know which shipper to take it back to get reloaded.
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".