so WHO really has to stop

[tcartwri]

Since yearly commercial inspections have come into effect, there is a very noticeable lack of weigh station activity. As well most carriers belong to the IFTA, which takes care of cross border permitting and fuel taxes.

In the course of a year, I might have to roll across 10 scales total.

 

[Diamondpilot]

Commercial only. I pass by 100's if not 1000's of them in my 20 plus years of towing and never stopped at a one in probably 25 of the 50 states.

Chris

 

[Gale Hawkins]

A guy pulling a trailer with a MH pulled off a a weigh station and he said they got mad and told him to get that thing out of their way.:laughing:

 

[sparc]

Most if all states include a disclaimer for RV and "trucks carrying personal contents of a home" aka moving van that say just below that above statement that they are NOT required to stop and weigh.

Farm use over 16K, and non-commercial use over 16K still should? Heres a hint... i dont

Years ago I drove a delivery truck (28' van body on 1972 IH CargoStar cabover for a commercial florist. Good size outfit we had 4 full time drivers and recruited many more from the ranks from Thanksgiving to Mothers Day which is the busy season for them. The truck bodies were insulated and heated so we could move product without worrying about it freezing. All our trucks were registered with FARM tags because we carried our own product only. We delivered anywhere within 500 miles of the main office, so I could be anywhere from Boston or Springfield down as far as Manassas, VA and west through PA to the Ohio border. Being farm vehicles we did not have to keep logs, did not have to stop at weight stations, and pretty much got away with whatever hours we wanted to rive per day. Never got stopped in all the time I drove for them even for a spot check. Lucky I guess. Some days I would leave with 5000 azaleas loaded and come back empty. Other days I spent the whole day at the airport cargo terminal shipping stuff around the world and picking up exotic plants from all over. The company had patents on over a dozen varieties of African Violets and made a killing on them in the international market.

 

[slowzuki]

I got the sign flashed to weigh after passing a weigh in motion pad in the SRW F350. Pulled in and the scale operator waved me through, he said only commercial vehicles.

 

[Stimw]

Florida also has Agricultural Inspection Stations. They are checking for Ag products that might spread insects or disease.
I got stopped at one Near High Springs Fl. because I was in a 1/2 ton Chevy Van, I was going SCUBA diving but they stopped me and inspected to see what I was carrying. It was on a two lane road too.

 

[Bird]

Florida also has Agricultural Inspection Stations. They are checking for Ag products that might spread insects or disease.
I got stopped at one Near High Springs Fl. because I was in a 1/2 ton Chevy Van, I was going SCUBA diving but they stopped me and inspected to see what I was carrying. It was on a two lane road too.

It's been a long time since I saw one of those inspection stations. Before I-30 was built, we used to have to stop at one on the old US Hwy going from Texas into Arkansas, but that was more than 45 years ago.

 

[Gale Hawkins]

It's been a long time since I saw one of those inspection stations. Before I-30 was built, we used to have to stop at one on the old US Hwy going from Texas into Arkansas, but that was more than 45 years ago.

We had to stop at one on I-80 to get into CA in the MH last fall. She checked the stuff in our frig.

 

[Soundguy]

Florida also has Agricultural Inspection Stations. They are checking for Ag products that might spread insects or disease.
I got stopped at one Near High Springs Fl. because I was in a 1/2 ton Chevy Van, I was going SCUBA diving but they stopped me and inspected to see what I was carrying. It was on a two lane road too.

only time i go into those is with horses.. and they better have a coggins..