WATCH YOUR WEIGHT A Costly Violation CDL Holders Face
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When most people think about costly traffic tickets, they think about speeding through construction zones, not lumbering along a freeway in light traffic. But the truth is, pound for pound, weight violations can cost far more than even the most egregious acts of speeding. But why is this? SAFE WEIGHT An overweight semi truck can be a real danger to those on the road, including the driver of the truck. More weight means more stress on a truck’s brakes — increasing the likelihood of an accident and making those accidents deadlier. It’s simple physics: The more mass a vehicle is carrying, the more force it’s going to deliver to anything it runs into. The high fines are a great deterrent to deep-pocketed trucking companies overloading their shipments, but unfortunately, these entities are rarely the ones who pay the price. BEARING THE BURDEN Sadly, it’s usually the drivers themselves who face the fines for an overloaded truck. Not only are they left to foot a very expensive bill, but the resulting ticket could make finding future work harder. The combination of these two consequences can make it hard for drivers to keep food on the table and forces many owner-operators to close up shop. WEIGHT WATCHERS The uninitiated may be thinking: “What’s the big deal? How hard is it to keep your truck under weight?” But the truth is, it’s complicated. Weight limits vary by state, meaning if you’re an over-the-road trucker, a load deemed safe in the last two states you drove through may be illegal in the third. Worse still, states like California break down their limits to specific parts of the truck. You may be under the legal limit overall but have too much weight over a wheel, for example. Worse still, unlike speeding, you can do very little if you exceed what’s legal. You can’t exactly get rid of 1,000 pounds of cargo after it’s loaded. If you find yourself facing this incredibly expensive fine, don’t give up hope. An expert traffic attorney, like those on our team at Bigger & Harman, can help you understand your rights and plan your next step forward.
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