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Drivers being ticketed for overloaded trucks was a constant complaint in my childhood home back in IL, where the head of the household owned a concrete construc
by pengaru 4y ago
Drivers being ticketed for overloaded trucks was a constant complaint in my childhood home back in IL, where the head of the household owned a concrete construction company.
Apparently the highway patrol would camp out in the industrial/shipping areas and watch for compressed suspensions/bulging tire sidewalls on big trucks as a monthly fundraising exercise.
Obviously there's a business incentive to move as much as you possibly can at once...
- mrguyorama 4y ago>watch for compressed suspensions/bulging tire sidewalls on big trucks as a monthly fundraising exercise. I am unhappy with this description. An overloaded truck is a safety issue, and also a long term road-wear issue.
- dsfyu404ed 4y agoIt's not about safety. The 80k limit comes from limiting wear and tear on roads. Pretty much every semi truck is built to tolerate 120-150k without caring though wear and tear on the trucks really starts to increase a lot beyond that. Some states have higher weight limits when the ground is frozen.
- pengaru 4y ago> I am unhappy with this description. An overloaded truck is a safety issue, and also a long term road-wear issue. Sure, except this fundraising didn't stop the activity. It just took a cut from the profits, and the vehicles drove off AIUI. This was Illinois in the late 80s-early 90s I'm talking about...