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It's one of those things where if they don't make the penalty harsh, every driver will go over. It's already common on shit like dump trucks where it's not always easy to know what you wiegh.

18k is fucking way over for a concrete truck that knows exactly how much he's supposed to carry.

Concrete drivers are usually the dumbest fucks out there, they're the last guys you want running around overloaded. :laughing:
 
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YotaAtieToo said:
It's one of those things where if they don't make the penalty harsh, every driver will go over. It's already common on shit like dump trucks where it's not always easy to know what you wiegh.

18k is fucking way over for a concrete truck that knows exactly how much he's supposed to carry.

Concrete drivers are usually the dumbest fucks out there, they're the last guys you want running around overloaded. :laughing:
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The driver didn't load the truck, boss man at the batch plant did and knows exactly how much went in there. Batch guy rolled the dice and unfortunately lost so can you really blame the driver in that case?
 
SLOWPOKE693 said:
The driver didn't load the truck, boss man at the batch plant did and knows exactly how much went in there. Batch guy rolled the dice and unfortunately lost so can you really blame the driver in that case?
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Yes, as the driver you're always responsible. You drive the truck every day with 8 yards of concrete, you should fucking know what it feels like when there is 13 in it :laughing:

Not to mention most places have scales and/or tickets you grab on your way out.

I can see being a little over, but 18k is a lot in a truck that's probably only supposed to gross 60k.
 
YotaAtieToo said:
Yes, as the driver you're always responsible. You drive the truck every day with 8 yards of concrete, you should fucking know what it feels like when there is 13 in it :laughing:

Not to mention most places have scales and/or tickets you grab on your way out.

I can see being a little over, but 18k is a lot in a truck that's probably only supposed to gross 60k.
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I have never seen a mix plant that didn't have a scale between the work in the pit and the road
 
YotaAtieToo said:
Yes, as the driver you're always responsible. You drive the truck every day with 8 yards of concrete, you should fucking know what it feels like when there is 13 in it :laughing:

Not to mention most places have scales and/or tickets you grab on your way out.

I can see being a little over, but 18k is a lot in a truck that's probably only supposed to gross 60k.
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18 K over is nothing, all he needed was a permit, then magically the roads would’ve been so much stronger. The brakes would’ve worked 18 K betterer.

I once loaded a truck to 26k gvw then added 26k more :lmao: it was FINE! :flipoff2:

Although the roads being wet may have kept the rear tires from melting, every time I stopped they dried in seconds.
 
I have a stop sign a couple miles from the house. It’s on a small grade, going right is a bit steeper. Well at 5. Am yesterday I ease up to the stop sign and notice the big pile of concrete that makes a right and heads up the hill. Left a pretty good trail, must have been real full.

And I hope that truck driver chucked in a bag of sugar before that dick head cop had him shut it down.
 
SLOWPOKE693 said:
Like i said, batch plant knew before the truck ever left that it was 18k overweight.

Driver isn't going to loose his job for refusing the load so he takes off.
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Yes, but as a driver, you take responsibility as soon as you go on the road, especially cdl shit. If you work somewhere that is constantly asking you to do illegal shit, you need to find a new job.

Thatg9659 said:
18 K over is nothing, all he needed was a permit, then magically the roads would’ve been so much stronger. The brakes would’ve worked 18 K betterer.

I once loaded a truck to 26k gvw then added 26k more :lmao: it was FINE! :flipoff2:

Although the roads being wet may have kept the rear tires from melting, every time I stopped they dried in seconds.
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You can't get a permit for a reducable load like concrete or gravel.

I've never hear the argument about the road not handling extra wieght, just that the truck isn't rated for it.
 
YotaAtieToo said:
Yes, but as a driver, you take responsibility as soon as you go on the road, especially cdl shit. If you work somewhere that is constantly asking you to do illegal shit, you need to find a new job.



You can't get a permit for a reducable load like concrete or gravel.

I've never hear the argument about the road not handling extra wieght, just that the truck isn't rated for it.
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After police stopped the truck, they found it to be loaded with 10 yards of concrete without an overweight permit.
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Yet, considering how the article thinks 18,000 is tens of thousands of pounds. They were probably pulling the permit comment out of their ass.
 
YotaAtieToo said:
Yes, but as a driver, you take responsibility as soon as you go on the road, especially cdl shit. If you work somewhere that is constantly asking you to do illegal shit, you need to find a new job.



You can't get a permit for a reducable load like concrete or gravel.

I've never hear the argument about the road not handling extra wieght, just that the truck isn't rated for it.
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Sorta but even the local major quarrys will load heavy headed to my house since they know there arnt any scales. They will usually send me a 25ton transfer load
 
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