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dr5169 · **^ Top** #11 04.23.2009

ok thanks for the info...

Powell-Peralta · **^ Top** #12 04.23.2009

i've blown of few scales [by accident(and luckily was never caught)], so it's not the end of the world. Try not to make a habit of it. For some reason the one just as you get into s. carolina from georgia of I-85 i usually miss.

Anyways, i thought that you must notify your carrier the next business day after you get a violation regardless of conviction? Of course, you have to notify after a conviction, but i thought recieving one is also a requirement?

Roadmedic · **^ Top** #13 04.23.2009

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Originally Posted by Powell-Peralta

i've blown of few scales [by accident(and luckily was never caught)], so it's not the end of the world. Try not to make a habit of it. For some reason the one just as you get into s. carolina from georgia of I-85 i usually miss.

Anyways, i thought that you must notify your carrier the next business day after you get a violation regardless of conviction? Of course, you have to notify after a conviction, but i thought recieving one is also a requirement?

It is for convictions. This allows a driver to fight any wrong tickets or try to get the charge reduced.

If the company insurance or the company got wind of all the tickets, a driver could lose the job without a conviction.

psanderson · **^ Top** #14 04.23.2009

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Originally Posted by dr5169

Is there a map that shows yu all the sclaes or a website I can go to that will show me the scales on the interstate that i am ruuning on??

Rand McNally Motor Carrier Atlas

allnite · **^ Top** #15 04.23.2009

Talk w/one of those trucker attorneys and pay more to keep it off of your record.Never hurts to check.I would not tell your employer just yet.Speak w/an attorney first and go by what they say.In fact,talk w/several attorneys.
YOU MAY keep it all off and they (your employer)will be none the wiser.Sometimes it pays to spend the money-

25(2)+2 · **^ Top** #16 04.23.2009

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Originally Posted by psanderson

Rand McNally Motor Carrier Atlas

Rand McNally is the only one that is marked right, Universal makes maps that are better in other ways, the county roads that are used heavily are marked with route numbers, but the scales may not be marked in the right places.

You need the current copy to note changes, my 2004 copy has scales that are no longer there and doesn't have the new ones just opened since then.

Example of one no longer there; US 30 at Ogden, IA, one the other way is northbound Iowa 27, The Avenue of the Saints in southeast Iowa, the smaller scales don't use PrePass.

Speaking of that, I no longer have it and don't miss it.

psanderson · **^ Top** #17 04.25.2009

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Originally Posted by allnite

Talk w/one of those trucker attorneys and pay more to keep it off of your record.Never hurts to check.I would not tell your employer just yet.Speak w/an attorney first and go by what they say.In fact,talk w/several attorneys.
YOU MAY keep it all off and they (your employer)will be none the wiser.Sometimes it pays to spend the money-

All the attorney would be able to do is plea it down to a non-moving violation which it already is and the cost of the civil penalty will be the same. That's how those truck stop attorneys make their money, by merely plea bargaining a citation to a lessor offense and the cost is still the same. Then he'll be paying for an attorney plus the cost of the civil penalty.

Roadmedic · **^ Top** #18 04.25.2009

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Originally Posted by psanderson

All the attorney would be able to do is plea it down to a non-moving violation which it already is and the cost of the civil penalty will be the same. That's how those truck stop attorneys make their money, by merely plea bargaining a citation to a lessor offense and the cost is still the same. Then he'll be paying for an attorney plus the cost of the civil penalty.

Bypassing a scale is not a non moving violation.

Sportster2000 · **^ Top** #19 04.25.2009

I bypassed a scale at the state line in Washington state on I-94 last year. I was bobtailing. You have to take the exit ramp for a side road to get to the scalehouse. So instead of just shrugging it off I hit the next exit and turned around. I made a five mile detour just to go through the scales. Which they didn't pull me in after all of that, they let go right on throught the scalehouse. I think that I got really lucky on that one.

Wiseguywireless · **^ Top** #20 04.25.2009

I pulled into a scale in VA bob tail, and moved on to the scale and waited for the green light, and waited and waited, the truck behind me tooted his city horn, and I moved off. then the loud speaker outside the window yelled at me for pulling off and made me go around for a redo, I think that they were playing games!

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