Most otr companies have the drive bag gauge. There's an couple things he left out. 1) new freight liners and kw have 13,200 steer axel. 2) if you use the weigh my truck app ( catscale). You can pull on scale and have your weight without pulling off scale. 3) the reason for cat scale tickets is to cover your butt. They will pay for any over weight ticket, if there scale said you was good.

Cat scales will fight a fine for you if you get one

depends on mfd of the trailer how much lbs each hole some trailers are 500 some are as little as 200 in my experience

This video gave brought back my condolence after doing my own Lil way n 1st time n 6yrs was overweight. Back on point

Great video! Thanks for the shout-out. We are always available for questions. The gauges with the color band like that are specially made for the Hendrickson Intraax / Vantraax HKANT-40K and ULTRAA-K tandem suspension. Out of the box, before calibration, the calibration should be very close (within 1,000 pounds), as they are made to Hendrickson's specs for air pressure vs weight. Only a slight adjustment (if any) should be needed for them to be calibrated for each individual trailer. As you can see at 5:57 in this video, the calibration screw's flats should be roughly horizontal, if they are not, it could be an indication that someone has tampered with the calibration significantly.

Utility trailer as I have has 500lb holes as well, however some trailers have 250 lb holes

The best way to figure out the system is the first time u load a 40000#plus load go scale then check out all the gauges so u can bout tell where the gauges will be compared to the scale ticket..

Good job showing that load gauge. I have the same exact one in my truck. You're right on the money with that. I figured that on my own the higher the number, the more weight you have on your drives. The lower the number, the more weight on your trailer. I dont even drive for a mega carrier and my truck has a scale

Hole weight depends on what you're carrying

Some shippers want a scale ticket before reworking the trailer....

Listen its not a set 500# per hole on the trailer tandems. It could be 250#-640# per hole depending on design and manufacturers

Got to love thats suspension gauge i live by it

Each hole is 1% of the load weight and best to have a balanced tractor/trailer weight ratio or a little more on tractor to maintain better handling

Yo that drive wieght gauge is a life saver for real Lo!!!!

Put your thumb next to the big holes which are 500lbs so when you get holes smaller then your thumb measurement you know its 250lbs per hole. This is a must, the last thing you want to do is assume you've slid 1,000lbs and you've only slid 500

Not all of them are calibrated, even if the sticker is gone I had a few that were over weight even tho I used those. I wouldn't trust it everytime.

Thanks for the info. I’m a rookie first week in refer truck. Man I was stressing if my weight was over in front. Fires stuff man.

First weight, second weight, and third weigh, you had me rolling

Thanks for the video lo. ✌🏽 Notification gang 🚛🚚💨💨💨💨

It all depends on make of truck freightliners are lighter trucks peterbilts and kw are heavier I have my fifth wheel on my Peterbilt 579 slide all the way to the rear

Man I miss Lo. He's the goat

I drive for Prime also..Me personally I don't trust that shit anymore. 8th hole for me works like a charm. I had the tandems in the 7th hole, and the right way scale showed me about where your trailer was scaling ...I ended up getting caught at a weigh station in GA going into SC , and got an overweight ticket 😡

I am new with prime and I am just starting to trust those scales. I did have a company rework a trailer because the scale said I was 1500 pounds over in the 6th hole. (California) I was surprised they didn't make me scale it they trusted the trailer scale. I also scaled a truck just to see and the trailer was calibrated a little heavy witch is fine with me I was tight at 34k and cat scale said 33400

Great video. I'll be out there soon. Your channel has helped me a ton. Thanks Lo!

Waddup Lo. Just peeped out their scale box last month before the holiday. I was picking up @ Tyson in Amarillo. Dropped a Navajo empty next to a Prime & i thought maybe i’ll check it out. Looks & seems very 2x helpful for your axle gross weights. Navajo Express can sure use these things for their trailers so that i no longer have to keep CATing it. Thanks for the helpful video Loshawn. Continue giving us helpful content & stay safe out there. Our paths might cross soon out on these roads somewhere. If so, i’ll hand you a Pepsi.✌️👍

That’s a jost fifth wheel, excellent brand, I have a Holland series fifth wheel there a little bit different. But excellent vid

And another good video. Thanks 🇨🇺

But if shipper is loading you more than on papers is writed? And happens offten. You now just the weight on the trailer and not on the truck

Thks LO this just helped me get the hell out of these shipper and truck stop buy cat scale,we have it. Go Trojans

Sorry bro but I don’t trust that trailer weight cause we don’t know when it was calibrated. My technique that I use it’s Truck and trailer with #s 16,17,18,19 emptys but full of fuel it’s approximately 34,000lbs. Truck with trailers 15,14 #s emptys full of fuel approximately 34,500lbs. So that trailer that you have on this video and my truck will be 34,000+bol weight=total gross-steer 12,000-drive gauge=tandems weight. Each hole approximately 400lbs. 44,000 lbs and over on BOL most of the time I. scale it But definitely saves me $$ my technique from not scaling everytime. Again every truck its a different weight according to the personal things that we have . Again good video bro. Stay safe.

Even though I have a load scale I still take the time to weight my load if it's over 40,000 lbs on my load. The only time I dont scale it if it's less than that

Great video on the scale

I think every trucking company should have something like this device system on their trailers it save time and money but me usually just look at the weight on the papers just expect same familiar holes. Which start on 5th hole, 6th hole, 7th hole , 8th hole fuk sometmes 9th hole just keep little bet weight off the drive axles knowing your trk by the steering axles best to if steering be to hard to turn over weight otherwise being safe first weight scale on none sure of things. Appreciate the video bro

So what does RST exactly do for you? Isnt better to cut the middle man?

How accurate are you with the pressure gauge? 300+- lbs? Thanks

Thank you man for shering

Lo the Peterbilt 579 have load scales in the truck. So half of the front of my flatbed is scaled. So if the first half is legal, the flatbed trailer axles are automatically legal. I haven't used a scale since I left dry van. Be safe pimp...

If you bothered to read the sticker on the door it says the date of calibration. Also should be calibrated every 6 months. I would never trust that saying 34k too close for comfort. Same as the air gauge in the truck.

What up Lo? Checking in !!

Allow for a 500lb variable on tractor and trailer weight gauges

55, 60, (next notch) 65, 70, 75.....

Good info

Good look

Nice video, can u guid me sir how to buy of this product , What price approx? Plz guide me I m from India , want buy online

You got that knowledge mentor me lol

My trailer 380 each hole 2020 utility trailer

I don't need that but it's cool

Nice 👍🏾 info

Shout out from Calgary,Alberta. Canada Great vids. What happened to Trucker Brown?

If it’s that close to 34000 pay the damm scale and avoid the points on your driver record

Very informative.. I would love to get my cdl.. But scared to death. Fyi. You are handsome

Good shi7 LO

On some mega carrier shit 😂😂😂

Question....what is the cost of that trailer scale ? You have to pay to scale @ truck stops ? Are all truck stops the same price ? Seems like a great idea .

Will that work on flatbed also.and do they have that scale on flat bed also

Great video brother gave you a like just wanted to ask why did you go to reefer haven't really been able to tune in like that and I thought you was a flatbed Daddy LOL

I see an overweight ticket in your future.

That's a bumpy ride they put all the weight on the front of that wagon

I'm not over thinking it. Dealing in reality. I know measuring devices need maintainence. I know what can happen at a DOT scale if your over weight. I know a CAT scale ticket cost less then an over weight ticket, a tow truck, and a fork lift. I've seen what I'm telling you could happen. It's not a thought or a guess or an opinion. Its fact. Its reality. But I know, YT truckers have all the answers. So be it

That Right weigh so clutch especially when calibrated

Green horn flying off the handles already. Come back to the video when u got few years under ur belt and say every scale on ur trailer has been the best. B/c not everything is made to last for ever.

We all know did scales have to be calibrated how do you do that

And what is the cost of this scale?

Ever *

Are you ever thinking about hiring solos

This is not a good idea. When was the last time it was calibrated? Do you trust the person who calibrated it? You don't even know who that was. How often does the manufacturer say they should be calibrated? Was it calibrated properly and as directed by the manufacturer? You dont know. I'd venture to say 90% of the trlrs at Prime haven't been calibrated. So trusting those gauges is not a good idea. PRIME DOES NOT CALIBRATE THOSE SYSTEMS. It's up to the drivers to do it when the trlrs are loaded. And Prime isn't gonna pay your ticket. Making sure the axle weights are within legal limits is the drivers responsibility. A cat scale ticket cost $11.50 and is a tax write off. Compare that to what it would cost at a DOT scale to have a heavy tow trk come out to pull all the pallets to the rear of the trlr, a forklift to take the pallets off the trlr and then put them back on and do that as many times as necessary until your axle weighs are legal. Then there's the ticket. Then theres the lost time driving and all that time at the scale house on duty that you burnt up. Hum, I'll pay the $11.50 for loads that weigh over 37000 lbs and happily go motoring down the highways knowing I just spent $11.50 and it's not gonna bite me in the ass and cost me possibly $1000 or more that 15 minutes of my time, and less money then it cost for dinner in a truck stop for a scale ticket. Yes weigh right is a good system, if you trust the person that calibrated it, or you trust it is correct straight out of the box. I'll keep spending the $11.50. And yes, DOT can make you stay at the scale until this type of issue is corrected.

Your funny when you want be

Too much talking about bs. Who cares what you have done and for how long. Needs to shut his mouth and get to the point

Good video bro. That should be another optional accessorie that all carrier's offer. They're charging you for everything else any way! Just saying I hate that re weigh re weigh!! Lol.

why you driving an automatic truck ? youre not areal trucker

But do you know you weight

😂

Not a good idea. Prime will tell you to scale out.

5th wheel is 500 tandem holes are 350

How can you be overweight pulling fried chicken lol

Него го хом

get to the point!

Hey tell chris and woody if they will buy me a 379 pete ill come drive over there been driving longer than u clowns