[kc0iv]

Originally Posted by Uturn2001

Well think what you will DD60, but that is EXACTLY what I had to do when I was nailed there for being overweight on my drives. This was about 8 years ago, so maybe things have changed, but I assure everyone that is what I had to do.

I was under on my gross, but due to my load sliding I was over on the drives by about 4,000 when I crossed that scale.

Having been through the Joplin scales hundreds of time I can attest to what Uturn2001 said. At least having to bob-tail to the court house. Been there -- done that. And still couldn't leave the scales till the weight was correct.

The Joplin scales had some real problems in the past. Thankfully most of those problems have been corrected.

kc0iv

[Uturn2001]

Originally Posted by Part Time Dweller

In IL you don't leave the scale till the $$ is in their hands, and truck made legal.

Come to think of if I remember that now. Back when I was in CDL school and doing our night drives they took us down to the Brownstown scale so we would at least have a small clue on how to cross the scales (each of us drove across twice). While we waited for the other students to do the deal we got the official nickle tour and got to see someone pulled around and fined.

[mtdewr]

Thank you everyone for the responses!!! I had never heard of this...I thought if you were overweight ( which I have NEVER done ) they would park you til you were legal. After 1 1/2 years, I am still learning new things everyday!!!

Be safe out there!!

[ben45750]

I have had several over weight tickets in Ohio, I think it's 7? The tickets were always issued to me but the company has to pay with a COMDATA check before you can leave and the weight issue has to be corrected also (non-moving violation so they don't go on your record). I have had 2 equipment violations (broken springs 2 separate times), tickets were issued to me and they are on my record and the fine is paid to the county just as if you got a speeding ticket.

ps. All the above violations came from when I was driving for Roadway.

[ben45750]

Nope it's 6 :lol: ..... had to check in my old logs when I was with Roadway.

[Colin]

I was cited at the POE in Minnesota back on the Tuesday after Memorial Day in 2003. I could not leave until I paid the overweight fine.

Bit of a shock I made it from Georgetown, SC to the POE without a single scale being open, but oh well.

JB Hunt said that was part of a trend of being unsafe. I was due for a major wreck because of this and lane change complaints. :P

[driver62]

Originally Posted by Part Time Dweller

In IL you don't leave the scale till the $$ is in their hands, and truck made legal.

Same in Ohio unless they changed it in the last 5 years. I speak from experience. :sad: