J-Scales becoming CAT scales

well now then need to add an intercom system to the old J scales. Not all trucks have radios.

 

The scale at the J in Carneys Point, NJ was completely dug up when I went there yesterday.

 

Not a great loss. The J scales have always been a risk to use for weight.

I weighed out at Aurora, Co. once and they showed different weights than what the scale had when I crossed at Limon. Thank goodness I was still legal.

 

Cat is a brand name. J Scale is a brand name. Just like Kleenex or Pillsbury.
Neither manufacture the scale. I can't speak for now, but a few years back, Toledo manufactured and maintained all the scales for CAT and J-Scale. CAT is a trademark owned by Iowa 80, J is (was) owned by Flying J.
CAT did a real good job of marketing and went the extra length to guarantee accuracy and is willing to go to court with you if there is an issue.
J maintained their scales just as well.
Any scale that is 'legal for trade' is calibrated at least once a year, sealed by the state and accurate to 1/10th of 1% (0.001%) of the weigh value. So if you weigh out at 70,000 lbs, the scale is accurate to within 70 lbs. All weights used are traceable back to the Bureau of Standards in DC.
A state scale is not any more accurate. As a matter of fact, they are probably maintained by the same scale people as the CAT or J scales.
Toledo really has that market wrapped up. No matter what 'brand'.
I don't know who owns what, but it doesn't matter. If it's sealed by the state, it has the scale company's backing.

 

Love's was in on it because they argued they would have an unfair market advantage and the court agreed. If you read the court docs, it explains very clearly.

 

Yes they do. In fact the marketing causes people to pay extra money for the same service you can get at a "j" scale.

 

J scales have cost the same as CAT scales for over a year, 9 bucks either way, and some J scales charge tax on top of the 9 so it actually ended up costing more.

 

I heard Pilot bought "some" of Flying J's stores, and Loves bought some of Pilots. The Pilot on I-10 Exit 789 in Baytown TX is now a Loves.