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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by BaltACD A significant number of trailers end up in TOFC service as a means to circumvent the over the highway weight limits. With the 80K weight limits, the trailers tendered to the railroads are frequently loaded to 100K-120K. Taking advantange of the fact that trailers are rarely weighed when drayed through, originated and delivered in Urban areas and taking advantage of the fact the most railroad intermodal rates are based on the box, not the weight of the box. [/quote] Just have to get past the portables to get to the railyard. I remember portables in the back of a DOT cruiser struck fear as they could weight you when you leave after loading somewhere. They were better than Interstate Platform scales too. The weights the railroad has to deal with are on the rail. I really dont care how heavy those trailers are when they go on the train. But I worry that they might put too much on the "belly" and crack that van trailer down like a egg.
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