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Almost ticketed for passing Boise City, OK weigh station

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Driving2010, Jan 24, 2019.

  1. Jan 24, 2019 #1
    Driving2010

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    I was driving north US-287 at Boise City, OK. I saw a small electronic sign on the side alerting of weigh station at next exit. I was expecting a normal weigh station exit, so drove by the highway exit which looked like nothing. The weighstation is somewhere in this town. There was a weighmaster waiting just past the exit and started following me without lights. About 10 seconds later, I noticed a left turn down a small road going to town and turned. I am guessing he could not ticket me because technically I had not passed the station and was heading back to town. As I was driving on this road, I could see in the distance another truck had passed the exit, but he kept going and the weighmaster was pulling him over and writing him a 150.00 ticket. Since the webmaster was occupied I went back on the highway and passed them both. It's a bit sketchy the setup out there, that's why they've got weighmasters waiting for trucks on the highway and taking advantage.

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    Here is the picture of the sign from my dashcam. It says weigh station open, then changes to next exit.
    https://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/media/screenshot_20190124-085618.19870/

    Weighmaster on the side of highway waiting for trucks to pass
    https://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/media/screenshot_20190124-100004.19872/

    Here's the other driver getting pulled over by weighmaster, assuming getting a ticket.
    https://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/media/screenshot_20190124-093900.19871/

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  3. Jan 24, 2019 #2
    jammer910Z

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    How do you know the tix is $150 ?

    If everything is that sketchy, and you get cited, go back and record the route to show it's not properly signed.

    Fight in court.. not roadside.
     
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  4. Jan 24, 2019 #3
    Driving2010

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    I checked on Trucker Path, they have some comments of drivers receiving 150 tickets. I am assuming he was receiving one for that amount.
     
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  5. Jan 24, 2019 #4
    STexan

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    To me “weigh Station open - next exit” is fairly straight forward. Yes, it’s not a conventional weigh station setup but you will see these setups here and there, especially in the western half of the USA.
     
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  7. Jan 24, 2019 #5
    Driving2010

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    Yes, I seem to remember seeing one I-25 southbound near pueblo, co, that uses an exit for a weighstation. It was closed when I drove by that time. There must more for sure.
     
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  8. Jan 24, 2019 #6
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    All right, last of the American outlaws,,:thumbup:
     
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  9. Jan 24, 2019 #7
    Tombstone69

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    Some states, especially in the northeast use portable signs to pull you into a rest area for an inspection and there's always a cop waiting for you to go by.
     
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  10. Jan 24, 2019 #8
    Moose1958

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    I got a steak dinner out of that scale house several years before I retired. I broke down going through there from Dallas to Denver. Managed to get in the scale house property. Back then they only operated the scales part-time. I could sit here and make an excuse but I won't, the clutch messed up. The company sent a guy bobtail and he got my load and took it on to Denver. Told me to get into a hotel because they would not be able to get a hook up there that evening. I left my fleet managers phone number on the driver's side glass and got in a room. That next morning my cell phone woke me up. It was the guy coming to get my truck telling me when he expected to get me. I decided to take a shower have some breakfast and walked back to my truck. When I got there I noticed 2 cars there. One of the officers walked over to the truck and I told him what was happening. The conversation was light and I made a joke about how my company pays for clean inspections. The guy asked me would he find a clean truck. I told him the best I knew the only thing that was wrong was the clutch. Long story short I got a clean inspection and my policy was always buy a steak dinner. The guy was very good to me, even offered a ride if I needed one.
     
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  11. Jan 25, 2019 #9
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    Your stories are more believable than X1's!
     
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