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  1. 06.26.2012 #1
    Githiun
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    Commercial Scale Fee Averages??

    Hey Guys.

    Just a quick question for you. I'm working on something for my company and I'm looking to find out what the average scale ticket fee is if you need to hit a public cat scale. I hear $10 is fairly common but what are the ranges?

    8-12 pretty good range? 10+ everywhere you guys stop? And would that be for a full truck scale, segmented for individual axle group weights?

    Thanks guys!
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    CAT Scales are $9.50 the first weight, and $1.00 everyone after that for that day in a certain time frame at the same scale.

    Most places that are NOT a cat scale are usually less as they are tying to compete with the CAT fee. To be honest tho, I'd always use the CAT since they have your back on any overweight ticket you get. But I guess anything under $10 would be good.

    Those scales are individual axle weights (steers, drives and trailer) and the total gross. Never see a scale that I had to pay for that didn't give axle weights. The total truck scales are usually found at shippers and receivers.
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    Gotcha. Thanks SHC. Yeah i've spoke to a few guys that just do a pull on scale for entire truck get their GVW didn't realize it wasn't a truck stop.
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    from what i've seen of the scales so far.

    NO TWO SCALES READ ALIKE.

    and i know of one STATE DOT scale that said i was 1500 lbs. over. when the load AND drop scales both said i was 2000 lbs. UNDER. that's 3500 lbs. difference.

    she said my drives were heavy. but i have a suspension pressure gauge and it defentily read under and no over like she claimed.
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