Are weigh stations a waste?

That's why I said neighborhood. Neither the topo scale or the 1000 foot scale against the curvy road on Google maps have much precision. It could have been more or less. I've been up and down some marked 9%'ers on some PA backroads and they were nothing compared to this one. I'm sure it was nothing to some back country and off-road haulers. This guy doesn't do that as a matter of routine, and the equipment is not spec'd for that sort of terrain. Going through my mind the whole way up was pleasedontbreakpleasedontbreakpleasedontbreak. The actual driving was just keeping the corners out of the ditches and not missing any gears.

 

Let's be honest. We do have an industry full of nudniks. There are some steering wheel holders (I refuse to call them drivers) who wouldn't do right if you paid them extra. The world owes them something and they are gonna take it. The "entitlement class" of truck drivers. Most, however, know that piece of plastic in their wallet is their livelihood. Weigh stations do serve a purpose. Whether its for compliance or revenue depends on location. Collinsville, IL and Banning, CA nitpick the tiniest things, while some in Florida are a little more easy to deal with. Georgia doesn't care if you just picked up and are ready to hit a CAT scale, and to get out of the fine you have to go in the trailer and move product to conform to size/weight instead of sliding your tandems. You can slide your tandems, but you'll get the ticket. Virginia will let you correct it and be on your way.

 

Since that isn't published information and would rely solely on drivers' input, you'd have serious quality for information issues.

 

DOT seems to think their good.Keeps us evil trk drivers in line.I think they're nothing but a waste of time.

 

Don't they have real crimes in Decatur?

 

I rate many of them right up there with the ATF. Making criminals out of honest citizens.

 

I go around them lol.

 

Called a professional, paid like an armature, labeled an outlaw, treated like a convicted felon. Yea that's the lives we live.