A units and toll road allowances

[spudhead911]

Hi Everyone,

I was reading our carriers latest weekly bulletin, and began to think (I know I was thinking cause my wife said she smelled something burning and smoke was coming out of my ears), if we have no A units, how can we have an A load? I would think that since our smallest truck is a B unit, our smallest load should be a B load. Does this make sense to you, or is the smoke coming from my ears and the headache I have from thinking affecting my brain?

Another thought I have is about the allowance we get for tolls. From what I read, if I have a C unit and carry a B load on a toll road, I will get the allowance for the B load. I would think that since I have a C unit, which is a lot heavier than a B unit, which in turn costs more to travel the toll road, one would think I should get the C unit/load rate. This makes sense to me, but then again my head really hurts from all this thinking, and the sleeper is filling up with all the smoke coming out of my ears.

Spudhead911
FedEx CC
CR 3133

 

[x06col]

Simple solution to your smoking problem, would be not to take the smaller load and sit at the truck stop. Big brother can only hold your hand so far.

 

[ihamner]

Interesting questions. I am certainly not an authority on all this and maybe someone who knows more about it will comment but we just finished an A Load and we think these loads are possibly FedEx Freight loads passed over to us for quick delivery. Perhaps someone who has done the FedEx Freight can respond to that.

About the tolls: I think you are right about the toll pay. So even though we have a D unit, if we take a C Load we will receive the toll pay for a C unit. All this is computerized and that is the simple way for the company to handle it - I think. Also, I'm not sure but I think this will not amount to much difference financially. We'll know more after a couple of months of this change.


India Hamner
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D Unit
He who hesitates is not only lost, but miles from the next exit.

 

[Tennesseahawk]

I don't know of any toll booths that differentiate between a C and D unit. They don't ask me how long or how much weight my truck is. If you have a B load on, my suggestion is EAT IT. Thinking too much in this business can give you dain bramage. The fact that your company gives you a toll allowance at all should tell you something.

-Vampire Super Slooth Trucker!!!

 

[jasonsprouse]

At least in Ohio the toll booths have scales and know how heavy the truck is. I used to have a large van (former ambulance) that depending on if the fuel tank was empty or full I would be charged different toll rates (Because the weight was right on the dividing line of weight classes).

 

[Moot]

An "A" load is just the smallest and lightest freight category in the expedite classification set up by Roberts Express. While your company may not have any "A" units, they still charge the customer an "A" rate whatever vehicle size hauls it. As for the tolls and the f.s.c. they are based on the "A" rate the customer is charged. This has nothing to do with what a truck is charge for using a tollway.