How To Adjust Your Axle Weight On A Tractor Trailer And Correct Overweight Issues

In this video I will explain how to adjust the axle weight with a heavy load and the proper way to correct an overweight issue when talking to the shipper/ customer.
*Disclaimer*
In no manner am I an employee, driver, or representative of J.B. Hunt. I am merely a contracted employee for a small business owner who pulls various trailers outside of the normal work season: spring, fall, and winter.
Enjoy the video!!!

[@ilyasscodo3114]

Really thank you . Because not that much people talk about how to adjust weight .keep it up brother. it was real beneficial video .

[@ThatsTrucking]

Welcome 👍

[@davechattoe9144]

That final invoice for weight is so perfect cause you could fill your tanks with diesel and that would add to your drive axle weight and you'd be set.

[@genek6056]

you are the freakin MAN my Brother. Excellent video. stay safe and God bless.

[@ThatsTrucking]

Thanks, you too!

[@josephalainleconte3788]

The Best video to watch if you wanna understand weight distribution.thanks bro

[@FabioMLopez]

Very good video! Well explained. Thanks for sharing.

[@brandonjones152]

Say hi to your dog for me ! Great video

[@williamernest5759]

Thank you for showing a problem and not just an adjustment to get a proper weight but also what to do if it doesn’t work

[@ilyasscodo3114]

Yes this is what I like about it too.

[@queent6203]

Thanks for the information. Keep the videos going.

[@diorocks5858]

Thank you for your amazing knowledge

[@anneeseg6631]

Excellent Video I learned a lot. Thank you

[@hotrod6251]

My Man 👨 Plain & Simple 👍🏼

[@iamjohan8453]

Best explanation ever seen

[@SwiftbizEnt]

Thanks for the content and the help man appreciate you

[@jeanlouissaint1386]

Thanks boss been a while just getting back 😃

[@franker1111]

Beautiful good 👍 job

[@mousescale3605]

Grate video. Thanks brother. You did everything right. May I share it to show for other drivers?

[@ThatsTrucking]

Your more than welcome to share any of my videos. Please spread to teach.

[@msmith7892]

Thank you!

[@DavidG-kv8wm]

Awesome thanks

[@joetruck8717]

JADT: Great video. Thanks for posting this. I have never seen another video on KZbin showing (and explaining) this process so well. We covered this for about 20 minutes one day in CDL school. But then I had to do it several times myself out on the road solo. It can be a confusing thing to explain to someone. This video helps new drivers a great deal. By the way, what's your dog's name? Thanks again... Joe

[@ThatsTrucking]

I am truly happy I was able to help you with this video. My dog name was Oreo. He is no longer with us unfortunately.

[@dimplesdimples6428]

Thank you

[@isaacpulliam1979]

Whenever I have a heavy load, I push my tandems all the way to the front before I weight. I had a load that was 45000 pounds with my tandems all the way to the front and was over only 20 pounds on my tandems and all I had to do was move it 2 slots.

[@elyousfi5661]

Im new driver I have a load with 45000 pounds and still loading my tandem are all the way back should I just moved them to the front ??

[@isaacpulliam1979]

@@elyousfi5661 move your tandems to the 8th hole which is the 41 mark and you should be okay.

[@isaacpulliam1979]

Fyi it all depends where the load ends inside the trailer as well

[@isaacpulliam1979]

It depends how much your load weighs and it depends how they load your trailer

[@tomobedlam9045]

Very informative! I always wondered how you guys corrected the weight on each axle. Question though, is a smart thing to do is to go straight to a scale after the trailer is loaded, or take the chance and get hundreds of miles away from the shipper?

[@ThatsTrucking]

It all depends on weight. Rule of thumb is to always weigh anything over 30,000 pounds but some loads between 20,000 and 30,000 pounds may need to be weighed depending on how it’s loaded. It is always best to go right to the scale even if it’s 10 miles in the opposite direction you have to go. You never want to get hundreds of miles from the shipper because if you are overweight and you have to go through a DOT weigh station at some point you don’t to have that “what if” factor playing in your head.

[@salify313]

A buddy of mine said the DOT charged him for every mile he was overweight man.

[@ThatsTrucking]

@@salify313 Does not sound legit at all

[@ThatsTrucking]

@@salify313 I know they charge for every pound. Is a certain amount of cents

[@shakurhaqq]

Great 👍🏿

[@rickyharvey6315]

If you would of put that tandem on the 41 ft mark you would of been good

[@rezazadeh3925]

Thanks but I have a question if the tandom example 33.000 and driver tire 31000 that OK or we need to have to fix them as 32500?

[@ThatsTrucking]

Sorry for the late reply but that is perfectly fine. As long as you tandems and drives are under 34k you are fine

[@isaacpulliam1979]

If you move your tandems back a 2 holes they will be even at 32,000 a piece or if you want more weight on your drives move it 3 holes

[@guyvanschaemelhout6680]

Could have moved your 5th wheel too instead of going back to shipper boss. But great video. Drive safe and rubber side down.

[@ThatsTrucking]

That is absolutely true but, a lot of new drivers aren not taught the basics. Sliding a fifth wheel requires a little more skill so that nothing gets broken when doing so. Be safe out there, thanks for subscribing, and remember take it one mile at a time.

[@abdelhfeizali5407]

I thought of the same thing

[@elru2276]

👍🏽

[@RicardoGonzalez-ii3nx]

Srry but I couldn’t help to ask if every hole distributes 250pounds couldn’t you move the trailer wheel all the way to the first hole instead of the third hole

[@ThatsTrucking]

It will never get to the first hole because there is a stop bar that prevents it

[@nascar8and20]

How far back can you be on tandems with the pin hole to be legal. After you adjust the weight?

[@ThatsTrucking]

14th hole on the front pin/ front axle. Starting after the front stop bar.

[@shanonhoweth2659]

The answer to that question depends on what state or states you'll be pulling that load through. It's called the bridge law. There is no one size fits all answer to that question. California is very picky about it for example.

[@farridknowledge2988]

U could move your 5th wheel bro and move the 380 to your truck

[@ThatsTrucking]

This is absolutely true but there are a lot of semi trucks that do not come with sliding fifth wheels. This video is meant as a basis for those who are not properly trained or taught proper weight adjustment when it comes to correcting trailer axle weight or minor overweight issues. Thanks for understanding! Be safe on the road!

[@harryentin8438]

Hello, watching this video on how to adjust your weight, after weighing your trailer at a cat scale, who pays for it, even when you adjust the tandems?

[@ThatsTrucking]

If you are a company driver then the company you drive for pays for all scales tickets. They should provide you with a fuel card which is a multipurpose card for fuel, pay checks, and weigh scales.

[@harryentin8438]

@@ThatsTrucking am starting trucking school, and always watching different videos, do you have videos on how to use the Qualcomm, help me understand the hours of service, and how to adjust weight adjusting your tandems to be on the right weight

[@ThatsTrucking]

If your planning to go company after school then the company and trainer will train you on their system. Every company uses a different system. Also, there are a lot of variables that come into play that only be learned hands on.

[@ThatsTrucking]

@@harryentin8438 I can make a video explaining weight adjustment

[@harryentin8438]

@@ThatsTrucking if you can, that will be great. Thank you

[@edwinodus]

Do they always tell you how much the load weigh?

[@ThatsTrucking]

Yes but always be careful. Sometimes it’s not loaded correctly or they try to put extra that’s not showing on the bill

[@DC-lo1ft]

That truck didn’t come with a sliding 5th wheel?

[@ThatsTrucking]

No

[@lunagreen3946]

I wish he would have showen which button to press on the inside especially if ur new

[@ThatsTrucking]

On the trailer or in the truck? 🤔 In the truck you would set both tractor and trailer brake. Get out and walk towards the back of the trailer where you see me in the video and there would be a pull handle or a pull button in its place. Go back to the truck and press the driver brake only. Sometimes you have to rock the truck back or forth to get the lock pins on the trailer to release. Once they are release, reverse backward with the truck to take weight off the steer tires and drive tires or pull forward with the truck to take weight off the trailer tandems. Remember when adjusting weight each hole on your trailer can very between 150-400 lbs of weight change depending on how close the holes are. There will a updated video of this available within the next few days.

[@davechattoe9144]

There is no special button inside the cab to do with tandems, you have to go outside and pull a bar to unlock the pins as he showed.

[@g41thomas]

The size pin is 400 to 500 not 250

[@ThatsTrucking]

Negative. Every trailer is built different and most range between 250-500 depending on closeness of the whole