Originally Posted by Rock Chuck
Originally Posted by tmax264
My oldest brother drives a semi and his dispatcher told him to stop at a Union Carbide plant and pick up "a load of batteries" one time. He asked how many and the dispatch said "a truckload". It was less than 200 miles and no weigh stations so when he showed up at the terminal grossing 102,000+ the dispatcher knew next time to be more specific.
I had 67,000+ on ten wheels one time on wheat harvest.
...and they wonder why our roads are in such bad shape.


102K on 18 wheels is within 10% of the guideline for maximum lbs/inch tire width.

Bridges, on the other hand, wouldn't fare as well...


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