Ticket for 5 ton truck road

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by sirstealth, May 5, 2015.

  1. striker

    striker Road Train Member

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    You're assuming (you know what they say about assuming), that the cop is a blithering idiot, who has no knowledge what a vehicle weighs
     
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  3. Moosetek13

    Moosetek13 Road Train Member

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    So you knew that you were over twice the weight, even empty, yet you still drove on the road?
    Your only defense is to show that what you were driving was not over 10k.
    All it would take is a legal scale ticket of your empty truck, but I doubt you could provide that.
    Correct?

    Take your lumps, and learn from the experience.
     
  4. x#1

    x#1 Road Train Member

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    well sirstealth,it appears that your stealth mode has gone awry.
     
  5. joseph1135

    joseph1135 Papa Murphy

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    All he has to do is look at the GWVR. No need to scale you.
     
  6. cnsper

    cnsper Road Train Member

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    Just pay the ticket and move on. Don't waste the court's time unless you want them to add court costs to it.
     
  7. PackRatTDI

    PackRatTDI Licensed to Ill

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    Do you own the truck?
     
  8. icsheeple

    icsheeple Trailing the Herd

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    How much was the ticket?
     
  9. Ezrider_48501

    Ezrider_48501 Road Train Member

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    not true at all. my registered weight is 96k lbs and can legally drive on 80k lb or less roads.
     
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  10. STexan

    STexan Road Train Member

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    They put up "5 Ton Limit" signs to essentially allow the lawn care and such people who may have a 1-ton dually and trailer access to the neighborhood or area ... but anything else has a target on it's back. Not sure how they deal with the household goods movers or trucks delivering to construction sites who need access to a home/lot down that particular road.
     
  11. sirstealth

    sirstealth Bobtail Member

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    It was only $50 but it's not the money I care about I don't want it on my driving record or the insurance surcharge.
     
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