Where did you scale the load? At a CAT scale? Do you have the receipt?
At the shipper? At a DOT scale? If it was at a DOT scale there will be a record of you going thru there. You said the other driver was over gross. Maybe a difference in the amount of fuel in your tanks vs. his tanks? Don't let them "ding" your record for no reason.

 

Yeah, that is shady. It was fine for you, so why even worry about telling anyone. It is up to the next person who gets the load to make sure its ok for them.

 

Novacane: Remember that guy you called who was above your dispatcher? The one that made things happen? Time to give him another call! NO WAY you should accept a write-up for that if you have a scale receipt!

I'd PARK the next load they give you and tell them it's NOT moving until this is rescinded!!

 

Novacane, did you remind dispatch there is a free scale at the Gary yard?
Like others said, if you scaled it you should have a copy, or if it was at a customer, you may have wrote the numbers down.
But more important, the other driver had every chance to scale before he left the company yard!
I always left copies or hand written receipts with the relay paperwork, including the type of tractor I was driving and gallons of fuel in the tank (my Eagle held 200, Century held 160!)
I will say, I'm glad they are doing something to those that drop off "true" overweight loads! I would back that 100%, having been burned several times on relay loads!
Good luck!

 

Well, thanks for all the help everyone, much appreciated, but I think I took care of it. I mentioned some of the things everyone suggested, and I think it worked. I never even thought about the fuel level, and how much weight it can add, and I realized that I had a fuel stop right after that load was done, and I was pretty much empty. This is something that has been slipping my mind, I didn't realize how much of a difference it can make, but it is another lesson learned, take the fuel level into consideration, seems simple, but I really never thought of it.

I told them that it was the other drivers responsibility, and asked if when I pick up a relay, and don't check the load for securement, then a coiled steel roll comes off and kills someone, would the driver that dropped it in the yard be held liable, or would I. I think he understood the point I was trying to make, and backed off, so it's ok.

Anyway, I started early as usual, and made it to the shipper, got loaded and on the road, and about 20 miles from the shipper, I met a oversize load that was pulling a mobile home that was on the side of the road. There wasn't really a safe place to pass because of the way he was sitting, so I grabbed the shoulder. I figured there was no sense in sitting there waiting for them to move, so I got out to see if I could help them out. Turns out part of the plastic sheathing had blown loose and was starting to tear really fast. I asked if there was anything I could do, and they asked with desperation in their voice, "please tell us you have some duct tape" my reaction was hey, I'm a truck driver, of COURSE I have some! So I let them have a extra roll I had, and let them use my cell phone to call the place they were going to let them know why they were late. It was a simple little thing that really helped them out, and they really appreciated it. They got back on the road, and I did the same.

It wasn't long before I was back on the interstate, and the miles started to drop off the trip pretty quick. I heard over the cb that there was a truckstop ahead that was giving free food for "driver appreciation day" so I figured I would stop and take advantage of it since it was lunch time anyway.

It was a new truckstop(mobil) on I-85 at exit 4 in South Carolina and every other Thursday from today on, there's gonna be free food for drivers. They had barbecue chicken, hamburgers and hot dogs galore and it was all free, and all good, and to beat it all, they weren't greedy about it, they told everyone to eat till they were full, so many of us did, it was great, so if any of you are coming through there and it's Thursday, take a chance to enjoy some free good food! I think it will be a success, the people there are really nice, and everything was good and clean.


So, I had a full belly, and had to get back on the road. I made it to Ellenwood, and dropped the trailer I had. I also got my next load, I was supposed to grab an empty trailer and head down to Vienna to pick up a load in the morning that's going to Illinois. I had plenty of time left, and since I was at the yard, I decided to take advantage of the facilities and wash my truck, cause it was about 9 different shades of funky, poor little baby! So I get her washed up looking pretty again, and even did some minor polishing(I have a new polish called "speedy all metal polish" and it is the best stuff I have ever seen, if you get a chance to get some, I would say go for it, it's pretty amazing stuff) so it was looking good and I could tell she was eager to get back on the road to show off a bit.

Just when I finished up, the other driver that was supposed to pick up the trailer I dropped showed up, so we swapped equipment, and I hit the road, well, uh, almost.............

I went to leave the yard to head toward my shipper, and when leaving the gate, I looked in the mirror to check where my trailer was just to make sure everything is ok, but it wasn't, something was terribly wrong, THERE WAS NO TRAILER! :shock: Stupid me forgot to grab an empty trailer before I left :roll: I can't believe I done that, of all the mistakes I have made, wow! I bet no one here has ever done THAT!

Anyway, I ditch the brain fart, and grab a trailer eager to get back on the road, but there was a car on fire on 675 in a bad place. It goes from 3 to 2 lanes at one point, and that is where the car was, so now it's going from 3 to 1 lane, needless to say I was sitting in traffic for a little while. Still, it was no big deal, and I made it down here, worried about where I would spend the night, and it turns out there is a Pilot down here at the exit I was supposed to get off at! So now, I hope to get loaded in the morning, and will be on my way home for the Easter weekend, and since the load isn't due until Tuesday morning, I will actually have a nice Easter weekend with the family, AND to top it off, the weather is supposed to be almost perfect the whole weekend, so I am happy right now. So what cha say we head north and get some home time!

 

nice to see there is at least one place left in the world that gives a crap about drivers lol hard to come by these days. Looks like duct tape saves the day again....what a great tool.

 

Hey Novacane, did they ever finish the work at Ellenwood?
Did they pave "The Dust Bowl" or just enlarge it?
Anything to new at that terminal??
Have a safe trip!

 

its to bad that relay roehl driver another dum f who doesnt get it. if their that curious he could of put it on the scale in gary or went to a truck stop and got it done what a whiney ahole. iv had this problem too except i told them what the actual axles weight were wieghed at shpr and they still whined about it oh well were gonna have to weigh it any way what a bunch of . i bet the load im p/u on the yard aint weighed no big deal. i guess their a bunch of whiney tight wads who dont know how to read their susp guage or spend 8 bucks.

 

Yep, nothing like duct tape when you forget to pack your belt! :lol:

A roll of gaffers tape is great too. Not as strong of a stick, but it doesn't leave any residue when you remove it.

 

How much does 1 gallon of diesel weigh?