ROADHUGGER
06-23-2008, 10:53 AM
No its not about the BIG BELLY but about all the stuff new drivers seem to think they need to cram into their truck.
Had a husband / wife team the other night in Texas who were beside themselfs as they were missing good paying loads for being OVER WEIGHT , they were to repower a load from another team that had the identical truck FREIGHT SHAKER CENTURY CONDO, they told them it was just under the legal limit with fuel tanks 1/2 full, the H/W hooked up and went to weigh it , well over the legal limit with 1/2 tanks of fuel. Had to decline the load.
She was on the phone with their dispatch and was on the receiving end of some HARD WORDS.
He walked over and asked if maybe he was doing something wrong , I made the mistake of asking " Whats in the TRUCK "
They had more junk in the truck than they could possibly ever use. The FRIDGE was a REAL fridge ( apartment sized ) and loaded with food, she had every nook and cranny stuffed with canned goods , a BIG TV , VCR , DVD , microwave / convection oven, clothes stuffed from the upper bunk to the roof , 120 LB dog + all the stuff needed for it.
Under the bunk was packed , he had (2) 50 TON bottle jacks , the MEGA tool set from sears , most things a flatbed operator would need ( they pull reefer ) , tire chains, but not 1 jug of oil or antifreeze.
Had a husband / wife team the other night in Texas who were beside themselfs as they were missing good paying loads for being OVER WEIGHT , they were to repower a load from another team that had the identical truck FREIGHT SHAKER CENTURY CONDO, they told them it was just under the legal limit with fuel tanks 1/2 full, the H/W hooked up and went to weigh it , well over the legal limit with 1/2 tanks of fuel. Had to decline the load.
She was on the phone with their dispatch and was on the receiving end of some HARD WORDS.
He walked over and asked if maybe he was doing something wrong , I made the mistake of asking " Whats in the TRUCK "
They had more junk in the truck than they could possibly ever use. The FRIDGE was a REAL fridge ( apartment sized ) and loaded with food, she had every nook and cranny stuffed with canned goods , a BIG TV , VCR , DVD , microwave / convection oven, clothes stuffed from the upper bunk to the roof , 120 LB dog + all the stuff needed for it.
Under the bunk was packed , he had (2) 50 TON bottle jacks , the MEGA tool set from sears , most things a flatbed operator would need ( they pull reefer ) , tire chains, but not 1 jug of oil or antifreeze.