NHTSA Complaint #11205001 — 2013 WABASH NATIONAL VAN

THIS TRAILER IS BEING OVERLOADED BEYOUND THE WABASH CERTIFICATION OF 40,000 LBS CARGO AND 68,000LBS GROSS WEIGHT , AND ONLY REGEISTERED IN NEBRASKA FOR 34,000 LBS GROSS WEIGHT, UNLADEN WEIGHT OF 13,500 LBS. I WORK FOR WERNER ENTERPRISE AND I HAVE ADDRESSED THIS SAFETY ISSUE WITH OUR SAFETY DEPARTMENT FOR ABOUT 2 YEARS NOW. I ADDRESSED THIS AGAIN ON 04/30/2019 @ 17:30 TO DAVE DAVIS SENIOR DIRECTOR DEDICATED ACCOUNTS. HIS REPLY WAS THAT IF I THINK THESE TRAILER ARE UNSAFE TO PULL THAT HE COULD MOVE ME TO ANOTHER ACCOUNT. THIS FLEET OF TRAILERS ARE BEING USED ON ALL OF WERNER ENTERPRISE DEDICATED ACCOUNTS FOR ANHEUSER BUSCH ACCOOUNTS. THIS FLEET IS AGING AND IT ONLY A MATTER OF WHEN AND NOT IF A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT WILL OCCUR ON OUR INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS. THESE TRAILERS ARE SHOWING STRUCTURAL DAMAGE FROM THE EXCESSIVE WEIGHT. THREE HAS BEEN A COUPLE EVENTS @ THE BREWERY IN JACKSONVILLE,FL. WHERE PARKED TRAILERS HAVE JUST COLLASPED AND FOLDED UNDER. *DT