Florida Scales

I'm wondering how they decide who gets a bypass and who they put on the platform? Please don't tell me it's random either...I just started driving for a new company that has me doing a lot of ltl stuff in Fl and I've gotten the bypass lane a whopping 2 times in the exactly 23 times I've crossed their scales in the past month. That's not random! It doesn't matter what scale, if I'm fully loaded, partially loaded or empty... I still get put on the platform. Why do they hold me on the platform for so long when I'm empty? Checking CSA score? Time stamping me? Both?

My company has a less than stellar HOS CSA score so I'm wondering if they have a way of knowing that before I get the platform or bypass lane? All other CSA basics are quite good actually.

Today was the kicker that prompted me to ask. I was sb on 95 and happened to notice a container truck running down the road 70mph with his landing gear down with sparks flying. Of course he didn't have his radio on and he thought I was waving to him when I pulled up along side him to motion to pull over. Well we were coming up on the Palm Coast scales so I tucked back in behind him to watch the show.:smt077

Well sure as s*&^ he gets the bypass lane sparks flying and all and I get put on the platform with a whopping 7K on the wagon.:smt102 WTH???

It's not that big of a deal, I'm just curious how they pick and choose?

 

How are they getting my companies CSA score pulled up in the time it takes me to hit the weight in motion scales and then get the green arrow to hit the platform? And if it was all about CSA score then why don't they pull me in and look at my logs? They leave me sitting on the platform for a decent amount of time even when I'm empty so I don't understand what they're doing if they aren't going to pull me in for a paper work check? Not that I'm complaining that they don't but just curious what gives.

 

Absolutely not! I keep at least 100' from truck a head of me as the signs say and I put the cruise on some where between 40-45mph again as to what the signs say.

 

I will give this a shot. Can't hurt.

 

I am meticulous about keeping my truck clean on the inside and out. I carry extra bulbs of all sorts and the truck/trailer doesn't roll with anything that remotely says "pull me in" For just the reason(s) you stated.