Truck Load Plan and Axle Weight Verification

Pre-dispatch inspection to verify load plan, gross vehicle weight, axle weights, and tandem position on a 53-foot trailer to reduce overweight risk and ensure legal compliance before departure.

Dispatch and Trailer Identification

• Tractor and trailer identifiers match the dispatch record
• 53-foot trailer confirmed for this load plan
• Load plan version and shipment reference recorded
• Trailer tandem slide position verified against load plan

Gross Weight Verification

• Planned gross vehicle weight documented
• Actual gross vehicle weight from scale ticket
• Gross weight is within legal and route-specific limit

Axle Weight Verification

• Steer axle weight recorded
• Drive axle group weight recorded
• Trailer tandem axle group weight recorded
• No axle exceeds the planned or legal limit

Load Distribution and Securement Review

• Load is distributed to support balanced axle weights
• Cargo placement matches the approved load plan
• Load securement does not require repositioning before departure

Documentation and Release to Dispatch

• Scale ticket or certified weight record attached
• Any overweight deficiency or non-conformance documented
• Approved for dispatch after weight verification