grocerythrower
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So here goes, all our new trucks have a GVWR of 80,000, the one I was driving Sunday night still has the old GVWR of 90,000, with a 42' trailer in the front and a 45' trailer as the kite, I was grossing 135,000 lbs, the 45' don't have a hook but they were close to the same weight, grossing 135,000 lbs, how much trouble could I get in to?
I didn't enjoy that trip at all, the tractor could barely pull the weight, our minimum speed on the turnpike is 50 mph, I was down to 30 mph with the flashers on on some of the hills, we already had a shuttle driver get busted in OKC for going to slow with a set of loaded 36'ers.
Aside from the going slow part, any of you guys know how much trouble I could get in for pulling that kind of weight over gross? It was aprox. 45 thousand lbs over. This is common practice.
I didn't enjoy that trip at all, the tractor could barely pull the weight, our minimum speed on the turnpike is 50 mph, I was down to 30 mph with the flashers on on some of the hills, we already had a shuttle driver get busted in OKC for going to slow with a set of loaded 36'ers.
Aside from the going slow part, any of you guys know how much trouble I could get in for pulling that kind of weight over gross? It was aprox. 45 thousand lbs over. This is common practice.