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[dodge man]

I agree it’s up to the driver. The only reason I can think different is the people loading a truck grossly mistake the weight of something. I’m talking where they tell the driver it weighs 20,000 pounds and it really weighs 80,000.

 

[RandyT]

IMHO, the party that improperly loaded a truck should bear some liability in the event of an accident, much as a bartender who over-serves a customer is liable in many states if that customer causes an accident while DWI.

Or in the case of an accident in Indiana were a retired couple were found to be towing a trailer that slightly exceeded the manufacturer stated towing capacity, and were hit broadside by a DUI that ran a red light hitting the wifes passenger door killing her. And according to the IN Supreme court don't have to pay the wifes life insurance.

 

[WinterDeere]

I agree it’s up to the driver. The only reason I can think different is the people loading a truck grossly mistake the weight of something. I’m talking where they tell the driver it weighs 20,000 pounds and it really weighs 80,000.

Agreed, driver must be responsible, but only if given accurate weights on the cargo he's hauling.

I'd argue the responsibility must fold back on shipper, if the weight they give to courier is off by some large error (e.g. greater than 10%). Most scales are going to be better than 2% accuracy, so even if they're weighing the load in component parts, the total cumulative error should be well under 10%. I don't think the allowable error ever needs to be anywhere near 300%, which is what your 80k lb. on 20k lb. quote would work out to be.

 

[LouNY]

Agreed, driver must be responsible, but only if given accurate weights on the cargo he's hauling.

I'd argue the responsibility must fold back on shipper, if the weight they give to courier is off by some large error (e.g. greater than 10%). Most scales are going to be better than 2% accuracy, so even if they're weighing the load in component parts, the total cumulative error should be well under 10%. I don't think the allowable error ever needs to be anywhere near 300%, which is what your 80k lb. on 20k lb. quote would work out to be.

Every load is going to be different, and many will not have scales where loaded.

 

[WinterDeere]

Every load is going to be different, and many will not have scales where loaded.

I guess my mind always goes to manufacturing, where there are always scales, and the weight of the product is always known. But you’re probably thinking more of situations like logging or construction, where scales may not be available on-site.

You make good point. But I’d still argue that the weight of the equipment should be known, at least roughly. Weight of logs of haul-away debris require a little more knowledge to estimate, but should still be doable to better than +/- 300% error, I would think.

 

[BravoXray]

I agree it’s up to the driver. The only reason I can think different is the people loading a truck grossly mistake the weight of something. I’m talking where they tell the driver it weighs 20,000 pounds and it really weighs 80,000.

If a driver can't tell the difference between a 20,000 pound load and an 80,000 pound load, he has no business being behind the wheel.

 

[California]

If a driver can't tell the difference between a 20,000 pound load and an 80,000 pound load, he has no business being behind the wheel.

I encountered a semi driver that stupid, today. He gradually merged his long rig over into my freeway lane (the slow lane) today, no signalling. Maybe asleep.

 

[Jstpssng]

Meanwhile in Massachusetts, troopers were caught selling cdl licenses.

Snowblower, driveway, plunge pool: A closer look at the bribes in state trooper license scandal

Two current and two former Massachusetts State Police troopers were among six people charged Tuesday in a scheme to allegedly take bribes including a new snowblower and driveway in exchange for giving passing scores on commercial driving tests, the U.S. attorney’s office said. The troopers are...

www.nbcboston.com

I hope they recieved enough to cover their pensions... which I doubt they will be getting.

 

[masscity]

Meanwhile in Massachusetts, troopers were caught selling cdl licenses.

Snowblower, driveway, plunge pool: A closer look at the bribes in state trooper license scandal

Two current and two former Massachusetts State Police troopers were among six people charged Tuesday in a scheme to allegedly take bribes including a new snowblower and driveway in exchange for giving passing scores on commercial driving tests, the U.S. attorney’s office said. The troopers are...

www.nbcboston.com

I hope they recieved enough to cover their pensions... which I doubt they will be getting.

When I was still working, the owner of the company had a guy giving driving tests. He was taking bribes to pass car drivers license, I don't know about CDL's.

Anyways the State caught wind of it, he knew he was in trouble and shot himself in the head.

I never met the guy, I rarely went to the yard, because all our equipment was on the jobsite.

 

[kenmbz]

By me, trailer went off the road a bit and the landscaper truck driver overcompensated, a bit
Picture from local police: