GOING THROUGH A WEIGH STATION

[hellofaname]

my cruiser weighs 16000 kilograms

[woodencoasterfan]

You may also want to add that drivers can spend the night at most of the scales in Florida without having to worry about being woken up for an inspection. I've done that a few times and I've never been woken up by a officer. There are also bathrooms and a vending machine back there as well.

[black34male]

@woodencoasterfan i never sleep in rest areas, or scales.. you are asking for it if you do.. you are on state property, and they can do that...

[woodencoasterfan]

You need to ammend your description to say that there are signs stating that drivers must maintain 45mph when crossing over the rolling scales.

[black34male]

@woodencoasterfan lol i was DEAD ON 45! lol

[379peterbilt530]

0:23 through 0:25 does that sound mean your gearing down?

[black34male]

@379peterbilt530 yes, downshifting with engine braking..

[stupidcrazyshow]

why is it the driver of the truck gets fined, even when he isn't the one that loads the trailer?

[cgspeeddemon1]

@stupidcrazyshow because you are the driver......it is legally your responsibillity to make sure your not over wieght......one of the MANY dumb laws that that made up my mind to stop driving....sure do miss it though

[stupidcrazyshow]

@cgspeeddemon1 okay, thanks for the reply

-casey

[unvanquishableone]

@stupidcrazyshow you can and should get your weight verified on a private weigh station if you think you may be close. never trust your paperwork, somtimes you just need to slide the tandems a couple holes.

[black34male]

@stupidcrazyshow they wont fire you for being overweight.. unless you get a HUGE fine.......

[KrnKnockOut]

this was actually pretty cool and informative haha

[Peterbilt379X21861]

how do you like driving for arnold? i go up to camp hill mon for orientation

[caxirulox]

buen video compa de su columbia 

[studpuppy69]

I love the jakes man. BUT, courteous rules of the roads, NO jakes in truck stops and NO jakes in the rest areas! All the rest area's its been awhile since I've been down 75 and near JAcksonville, but the I-4 says "Avoid Engine Breaking." People are trying to sleep at the truck stops, 2nd if the sign says it and you come blaring in good chance they will pull you in for further inspection. Jake wisely.

[black34male]

@studpuppy69 there is no sign at the scales that say no engine brakes. mine were quiet anyway..

[jfellowskats]

This is why I always loved MY PrePass & Drivin' for A Carrier with 1 of the best safety records in the Industry Didn't hurt either, But neither is bein' retired from the Road ! 4 that Matter

[NShighnoser]

Do truckers have to stop at every single weigh station? or do you have to go through one so often, or least one in every state?

Jason

[AnnaAnnaYes]

@NShighnoser Depends on the state. West Virginia,for example,seldom

has thier stations open, while states like Ohio,Kentucky and Florida ,they

keep thiers open almost 24/7. Yes i do drive (10 yrs this March)

[black34male]

@NShighnoser We American truckers have whats called "pre-pass"If you have one on your windshield,and you approach the weigh station,you will get a green light and it will beep on the unit if 1,your weight is good 2. if your company is in good standing with the DOT.get a green light, and you can by-pass an open weigh station. If the red light flashes on the unit mounted on the windshield, must go to the scale station.besides that, you must enter an open weigh station.

[rchavez290]

Was the video sped up or did you really run it up and brake hard when you stopped on the scale?

[runninnekkid]

@rchavez290 THAT was MY question!? Looked like he banged 'em awfully hard to me, too... ??

[studpuppy69]

@runninnekkid I can hear it too after he takes off and shifting. Maybe the trans is having trouble. There was some grinding on down shifts. Honestly, I love to critique but hate acting like I'm a know it all. I'm listening to the sound of the motor on the upshifts and can't think why it would be grinding, I'd bang em the same way but I never hear grinding. He's loaded for sure it sounds like.

[black34male]

@studpuppy69 i was a little rough on the downshifting, i admit.. but i was making the payments on the truck, lol

[black34male]

@runninnekkid yea, a couple of times.. 

[black34male]

@rchavez290 the vid did not stop... but if you notice, i was in 2nd gear before i stopped, and i also stopped smoothly.. slamming on brakes on the scale is a no-no..

[m398911]

FRIEGHTLINER columbia ..All day long I Drive one.

[379peterbilt530]

you need to make more vids like this, hood and blindspot mirror view, no commentary, and no music

[black34male]

@379peterbilt530 nah, i dont put music with my vids. just engine noise...

[leamericanos]

cool , there is another one i pass by almost everyday in the ocala area

[burkey426]

thats 40 tons total including the weight of the truck right?

[black34male]

@burkey426 yes.. 40 tons total

[black34male]

@burkey426 yes.. 40 tons gross.. some states allow more..

[Chesterbarnes1]

More video! You've are tops brother keep em coming!

[black34male]

@Chesterbarnes1 thanks, but I quit driving.

[black34male]

@Chesterbarnes1 thanks, more are coming...

[wereldmen]

whats happening if you drive and dont stop for the weigh station?

i always want to know:P

greetz from a dutch truck lover(A)

5/5 great vid

[black34male]

@wereldmen The police will chase you down, and bring you back to the scale, or just give you a fine, and let you keep going. I never did it, so I don't know.

[wereldmen]

@black34male ah oke tnx for the answer back

[black34male]

@wereldmen they (police) will come out, run pull you over, and you will be escorted back to the weigh station where they will most likely inspect your vehicle, and ticket the driver.

[nakami29]

what kinda truck, century?

[black34male]

@nakami29 Columbia

[themandude6]

learned real quick never go through the coops to go around lol and is that a volvo you are driven

[black34male]

@themandude6 Freightliner Columbia.

[BBBYpsi]

@joonbugloco666 I have a prepass & always when open go have to go into the weigh stations.

[black34male]

I had prepass.. Florida never let us bypass tho..

[BBBYpsi]

@BBBYpsi I am in FL right now & got the green light on the first two on I75 & the one on I4 just east of Tampa. Only place I had to pull in was the agriculture & yes all three were open.

[Raydiohead]

Have you ever "miss" weighed? Weighed more or less than you were supposed to? What happens if you do?

[exely1209]

In the state of Florida it doesn't matter if your axles go over the limit. They only care that you dont go over your gross weight of 80.000 lbs. This is due to all the trucks that haul fruit in and out of there.

[black34male]

@exely1209 true

[black34male]

yes. I was 1,200 pounds over on my trailer this week when I went over a scale on I-95 south in Virginia just south of Washington, DC. She told me 1,200, and to shift the weight. I slid the trailer foward 2 holes. went back over scale, and like on this vid, green light came on, and I was gone!

[black34male]

@Raydiohead you can weigh 0-80,000 pounds. 80,000 pounds or more= a nice fine. fines vary from state to state

[northernchicken]

@black34male weights vary from state to state as well !

[clipdan]

clean and green....

[black34male]

are you calling me a rookie? lol I have been trucking for 15 years, lol.

[clipdan]

no, lol... Clean and green through the chicken coop... As in no Class one inspections...

[JT0k3r80]

GREAT video. make more like these please :)

[black34male]

will do.. thanks

[Jamielfg]

how much weight you usually carry in your truck in tons

[black34male]

around 40 tons, or 80,000 pounds