Speed on scales.

With the route I've been running, I run across four scales (two in two directions) like what you are talking about. Says to maintain 40mph, but it's almost a given that the speed will drop under 20mph.

What I think is getting everything screwed up is the 100' posted distance to keep between trucks for the weigh in motion scales. Trucks gets bunched up as they slow down from highway speed, then have to slow down to get the proper following distance. Gets worse exponentially the farther back in line you are.

 

Well some say maintain XX mph. The rub comes in the accordion effect when some people reach that speed prior to other and have to dip below that to maintain there 100 ft or more.


Then you get the guy on the CB that is convinced you just caused him a 14 hour violation, made him late for his appointment, and caused an OOS brake because he had to slow the heck down

If that is the only hiccup in the day you had a good day

 

Not really, most scales have signs that specifically state, "maintain XX mph over scales". That means they want you to drive at that speed. Not 5-10-15 mph below it.

 

Precisely

 

This definately causes a problem, so I understand the speed will drop when 5+ trucks head into the scale at the same time.
My peeve is when there is one idiot in front of me and the sign clearly states 'maintain 45mph' and the joker slows down to half that. Usually its a mega training carrier, but not always. At times like that, I wish the sign would jump off its post and clobber them over the head!
I mainly drive I-75 in FL so you know theres plenty of ####### people to take your pick from.

 

usually the one that cant maintain the speed in a scale house is generally the one who thinks the truck stip parking lot is a race way....
lol they think the slower they go the less they will weigh on the rolling scale HA what a joke..

 

I was taught and shown that you are to maintain the speed limit as posted when going into the scale house. Also that if you ran faster or slower that you had a greater chance of going behind the barn. I have also heard that on the weight in motion that if rolling the speed limit, most times you would not have to go into the scales.
I to have watched as drivers almost stop on the inbound ramp, before proceeding forward. Makes no sense at all.

 

I heard the same thing years ago, that if it says 30MPH, do 30, not 41. Doing faster kicks on the green light to go over the scales, VS getting the bypass lane. Don't know how true that statement is, but I ALWAYS do the speed limit.....