You don’t wait until the house is on fire to learn how to use an extinguisher. The same goes for load claims. If you’re running a trucking business — whether it’s one truck or ten — load claims aren’t ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo: Jim Allen, FreightWaves. Most new drivers are never taught how to judge a load—they just take what's offered and hope for ...

Putting a heavy load on a trailer may require a bit of math and imagination to get the axle weight right. But running with too much weight at one end or the other could affect the vehicle’s dynamic ...