Harvey Schneider
Minister of Fire
You'll give it a hernia.I can get 25 bags in my Mazda5.
You'll give it a hernia.I can get 25 bags in my Mazda5.
exactly so don't give them any ammunition Also just because they hire an attorney doesn't mean they collect... that's why you have insurance. their lawyers defend you because they have to pay....up to the limits of your policy. NOW if you're grossly negligent more then likely they will spend little to defend you as it will waste even more $$$This would be true whether you were hauling anything or not. If you get in an accident and someone is hurt, their lawyers are coming after you no matter what, even if you did absolutely nothing wrong.
My work is going through this right now actually. Someone ran a red light and hit one of our drivers, and now they're suing my work even though the accident was their fault.
I don't have a problem with it...just remember" its all fun and games ...till someone gets an eye poked out"Anybody have a problem with this ????? Towing capacity 10,000 pounds. But, when you put 10-15% on the truck hitch, and add passengers, groceries, your overweight for the truck. Towing is a double edge sword.
I see it near my vacation spot all the time. And I heard they are starting to catch on to this.
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http://www.cobbinjuryattorney.com/overweight-overloaded-trucks.htmlTruck drivers have a legal obligation, just like all other drivers, to operate their vehicles in a manner that prevents foreseeable harm. If a truck driver overloads his truck, it is foreseeable that he could lose control of the vehicle and cause an accident. In such an instance, the truck driver’s actions could be deemed negligent.
If someone you know has been killed in an overweight or overloaded truck accident, you may have a valid wrongful death claim and may be entitled to compensation.
Again, probability is low, consequences are unacceptable. Both have to be considered.A lot of gloom and doom over something that is very unlikely to happen, you have a better chance of winning the lottery than to have an accident ending in a law suit, while driving with a load that is a few hundred pounds overweight.
Dave
You can't win if you don't play.... same rule applies for diriving over-loaded. Can't lose if you don't playA lot of gloom and doom over something that is very unlikely to happen, you have a better chance of winning the lottery than to have an accident ending in a law suit, while driving with a load that is a few hundred pounds overweight.
Dave
I read through all of that, and I don't see anything that says you can't exceed the manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating. I do however see this:
I used to be one of the people insisting it was illegal to exceed your GVWR, until someone challenged me to show them the law saying it was illegal. I tried, but I failed that challenge.
Obviously the laws are different in every state, but I have yet to actually see such a law.
The glass is over designed.I'm an engineer. The glass is neither half full nor half empty, ......
No Boy Scout here. For me, it's really not any more complicated than I'd rather hold onto the assets I've worked so hard to acquire. I know that if I get into an accident with a truck I opted to overload, the person I hit is going to own my house (and probably a whole lot more than that)! I actually like my house, and would prefer to keep my family living it. It's just not a liability that I would ever take on, which probably explains why Home Depot and Lowes simply refuse to load more than half a ton of pellets onto a half a ton truck.
I took my truck to a DOT officers home to get the low down.how they do it is they weigh the truck going by manufacterers weight limits doing the same with the trailer neither vehicle can be over manufacterers weight rating or you are subject to a fine including,tires ,hitch, reciever ,axel etc.of you exceed any weight rating on either vehicle you can and most likely will be fined and I hope this wasn't due to an accident cause it will most likely be ruled your fault for exceeding your weight limits.I read through all of that, and I don't see anything that says you can't exceed the manufacturer's gross vehicle weight rating. I do however see this:
I used to be one of the people insisting it was illegal to exceed your GVWR, until someone challenged me to show them the law saying it was illegal. I tried, but I failed that challenge.
Obviously the laws are different in every state, but I have yet to actually see such a law.
I don't agree.. In life its prudent to prepare for the worst case... The fact of the matter is if you're involved in an accident and it is determined your vehicle is over weight it will be your fault. I drive a truck for a living....if I fail a post accident drug screen....if I have exceeded hours of service rules ANY accident will be blamed on me...lawyers will own me....a fact of lifeA lot of "Glass half empty" types here. Also not many math majors!
Where in Massachusetts are you? Or are you driving a mini truck like a Ranger or Dakota? I've been getting pellets from Lowes and HD for years and years always a ton at a time always a Ram 1500. This has happened at multiple Lowes, HDs, and Tractor Supply in Mass and Southern NH. Never got a question. Ever. Hell, the local guy used to put the 1.3 ton Okie pallets in my truck. My truck does have helper coil overs in the back so it sits higher than stock, maybe they all just 'think' it's a heavier duty truck.
Oh and you are far more likely to get injured by some dbag that is texting and driving than some guy with a few hundred extra lbs in his truck that is paying attention and keeping a safe distance from the vehicles in front of him.
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