Why do some trucks stop at weigh stations and others just pass by?

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G S

They have pre-pass installed in the truck and when they pass under the pre-pass sensors just before the weight station, They are mounted on poles similar to street light poles, if the trucking company or driver has no history of running non-compliant a green light on the trucks dash lights up to tell the driver that they don't have to pull in the weigh station. A red light means that they have to pull into the weigh station.

alltheanswers

All trucks must stop at all open weigh stations. If truckers are skipping them they are breaking the law and just hoping not to get caught. I don't actually know of many truckers that do this because it will show up in their records, they have to keep signed paperwork from weightstations and the trucking companies can fire them for skipping stations and they can get a ticket. My dad is a trucker and I ride with him every once and a while and he got pulled over for speeding and the officer pulled all his records, his last weigh station records and also his mileage log (they keep track of mileage to make sure that truckers are sleeping and not driving like 48 hours straight). It's all very regulated. My dad's truck has GPS tracking and his company keeps track to make sure he's where he's suppose to be, sleeping when he's suppose to and stopping at weigh stations when he's suppose to.

ron h

some trucks have a by pass tag in the cab

bballchick

the ones that pass by, might be empty, but all of them that aren't have to stop just to make sure they aren't carrying more weight than they're supposed to be, otherwise they can't go on and someone has to come and take the extra weight from them

moon

B-CUZ THE HEAVY WEIGHT TRUCKS HALF TO STOP B-CUZ THE PEOPLE HALF TO CHECK HOW MUCH EACH ONE WEIGHS CUZ THE HEAVY WEIGHT TRUCKS MIGHT CAUSE THE ROADS TO LIKE CRACK OR BREAK WAT EVER I SHOULD KNOW MY UNCLE WORKS WITH THEM .!!

$0.02

it sorta works like EZ pass. if you are from the Northeast you know what I am talking about. The info is beemd to the wieghstation when the truck passes the scale so the truck doesn't have to stop. Some trucks have it others dont.

withallthesethings

it depends on the load they are carrying, how busy the weigh station is and if it has been "officially" weighed yet. they receive a signal from the station if they need to stop.

stanleys_2001

when a weigh station is OPERATING all trucks over a certain number of pounds HAVE to stop.

That's the law...

However... sometimes that law isn't enforced... so some truckers take a chance... and hope that there isn't a COP waiting for them

Aymano

Hey i know because my dad is a director in a transport company, well you see there is a law in every country that states the highest capacity per truck in my country Kenya ,it is 33 tons but in the UK i think it is 24 tons ,if the truck curries more then the 33 tons in my country they get fined because a) it is dangerous for the roads ,might cause cracks b) its got to do with economics ,the government wants transporters to use more fuel consumption ,there by making sure that the truck curry a max of 33 tons so more trucks can be used because transporters like to overload and save fuel cost.

Usually its the Weigh police that stops the trucks ,they cant stop all the trucks so they pick randomly or the truck drivers themselves are making sure they haven't overloaded.

jink3732

I wish I knew. Also, what I don't understand is why some weigh stations are open while just down the road another one is closed...It doesn't make sense!

key

Transfer trucks are required to stop at weight stations, reason being, when a truck leaves the dock it has a certain amount of weight (cargo). The weight stations weight the load to make sure there is not any excess weight, (it could be carrying drugs,people,etc) and plus the rigs are made to only carry certain amounts of weight. It takes time for a rig to stop in an emergency, having to much weight could hinder a driver from stopping as fast.

Michael S

Some trucks have PrePass tag in there trucks which lets them bypass the weigh staion

vacant

They get a signal telling them not to stop. That happens when there are too many lining up and could become a hazard out on the hwy.

*bored*

Trucks are always supposed to stop at weigh stations.

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