[astright]

Is there any law in New Jersey that says that the weigh stations are NOT a safe haven for truckers to park for the night?

I was completely out of HOS to drive and everything else was filled, no place to park for the night. Every place else, the weigh station is considered a safe haven and a safe place to park when you're out of hours. In the morning, the cop gave me a ticket for trespassing. There were 'No Trespassing" signs. Has any one contested one of these tickets and gotten an okay to park in a New Jersey weigh station when there is no other place to stop? This was on I-78 W/B.

[GMAN]

I have never heard of someone getting a ticket for resting or taking a break in a weigh station. I never take a break in a weigh station. I don't want to take a chance of them messing with me. If you want to fight it, you may check with one of the trucker law firms. If you are a member of OOIDA, there is one that offers a discount for members. If it were me, I would fight it. If you are in the area you could go to court and fight it without an attorney.

[freebirdrfd]

You didn't crash through the gate did ya?

[Bigmon]

Find out how much the ticket is. I got one in a local town and it was only $20. I fought it and won because the ticket was written at 11:00 pm and said it was for overnight parking. I was able to fight it through the mail. If I had to go to court it wouldn't have been worth it.

Trespassing may be a whole different story.

[Mr. Ford95]

Where exactly were you parked, in their parking spaces for the cruisers? Was it posted no parking or no trespassing?

[astright]

Yeah, there were no trespassing signs, but what do you do when you're already past your HOS? Isn't it public land? Didn't my tax money go to pay for it?

I'm a member of U. S. Legal Services and they said that because it was "just a parking ticket," it doesn't go on my DAC or MVR, they don't and won't handle it, but would 'refer' me to an attorney that I could pay for out of my own pocket. What? $400 lawyer fee in comparison to $40 to pay the ticket. NO!

And, no, I didn't crash through any gate. It was a wide open weigh station. No barriers if they didn't want any trucks to over night there. A set up to give out tickets.

Every other place I've gone to, weigh station are all safe havens for truckers. I use them often.

[Mr. Ford95]

No Trespassing means no trespassing......sorry charlie. Even if your tax money pays for it. You and I can't just walk right into the White House even though our tax money is paying for it.

[Useless]

Originally Posted by astright

I'm a member of and they said that because it was "just a parking ticket," it doesn't go on my DAC or MVR, they don't and won't handle it, but would 'refer' me to an attorney that I could pay for out of my own pocket.

So much for U. S. Legal Services.