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**Espacamlisa** · 12-12-2011, 08:09 PM

AKA pucker factor lol

i had a pucker factor experience when i pulled an overweight truck into a Cal Highway Patrol weigh station.

the law is, you can use a regular license for up to 26,000 pounds.

i was a few thousand pounds overweight.

for that you're supposed to have a Class A license, i was informed.

i won't say the number of laws i broke, i don't want to jinx my good luck - they let me off with a warning.

one of the many truckers i talked to was carrying 80,000 pounds. it sort of pissed me off because he got 7 miles per gallon - and that's what i got with 1/3 the weight !

i could tell he took his work very seriously.

the opportunity to do a huge amount of damage in a short amount of time is there every second with a vehicle that size.

i came around one corner driving in the dark, there was a truck with a trailer stopped on the right - all the way onto the shoulder, but 2 feet into the right hand lane. with the larger size trucks, you have about 1 foot to the white line.

no big deal, i changed lanes and passed straddling both lanes, sort of wished the guy "good luck", he was in a BAAAD situation.

basically, you can't drive tired with a load like that - whether it's 26,000 pounds+ or 95,000 pounds. that would be my concern, not the weight, but the attitude of the driver. they're up in the "Wide Load" category, even if the load's not over-weight.

12-12-2011, 08:09 PM	#7
Espacamlisa Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 402 Senior Member	AKA pucker factor lol i had a pucker factor experience when i pulled an overweight truck into a Cal Highway Patrol weigh station. the law is, you can use a regular license for up to 26,000 pounds. i was a few thousand pounds overweight. for that you're supposed to have a Class A license, i was informed. i won't say the number of laws i broke, i don't want to jinx my good luck - they let me off with a warning. one of the many truckers i talked to was carrying 80,000 pounds. it sort of pissed me off because he got 7 miles per gallon - and that's what i got with 1/3 the weight ! i could tell he took his work very seriously. the opportunity to do a huge amount of damage in a short amount of time is there every second with a vehicle that size. i came around one corner driving in the dark, there was a truck with a trailer stopped on the right - all the way onto the shoulder, but 2 feet into the right hand lane. with the larger size trucks, you have about 1 foot to the white line. no big deal, i changed lanes and passed straddling both lanes, sort of wished the guy "good luck", he was in a BAAAD situation. basically, you can't drive tired with a load like that - whether it's 26,000 pounds+ or 95,000 pounds. that would be my concern, not the weight, but the attitude of the driver. they're up in the "Wide Load" category, even if the load's not over-weight.
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