Are Scale Houses getting tougher to deal with?

Some scale houses are better or worse than others. Most won't bother you much unless they spot something wrong on the truck or you are overweight or for some other reason. Texas is another state that has gotten more aggressive at a couple of their scales.

 

Been thru alot and not a big deal. Only called into one because truck was new and no plate still had temp registration. He looked at papers said everything fine and free to go. That was I49 outside KC, mo

 

I was greeted by Arkansas DOT standing right next to the scale looking at everyone's log books while another officer walked the trucks/trailers last week. Officer told me to get a leaking brake chamber fixed and have a safe trip. I don't have problems.

CA did a level 1 on me about a month and a half ago. Took a whole 7 minutes.

 

Scale houses are a breeze. Keep a clean dash, a relatively clean truck and don't look like death warmed over you, and you'll be fine. But even after that, they do randomly select trucks & drivers to inspect. Just don't give them a reason to pull you in. And you'll find, no matter where you are in the country, most of the people in the scale house are decent people, no big deal. Even California. Was given a level one on the Cottonwood scale, he noticed I was low on drive time and invited me to sleep there.

 

i'd like to hear about that new oklahoma scale eastbound 40. no one said anything about that one yet.

 

you have to have your duct tape matching the color of the truck these days
basic grey holding up the fender doesnt cut it anymore
but the tinfoil hat helps a lot

 

Trucking is more complicated than it was 5 years ago. More laws, more rules to interpret, more HOS nightmares, more complicated trucks, etc.
A lot of the DOT are as confused on some issues as we are, but they have to make a decision, and try to get all the facts before deciding.
I have noticed the holding on scales more than used to be. Now they quickly run a trucks credentials before turning him loose. All this record keeping by the government gives them something to check. They also look to see if you have a APU before deciding how much you gross.
All this takes time, and trucking, like everything else in the world, is getting more complicated every day..

 

Texas ain't that bad. Huntsville northbound scales suck