Help me, bobtail, stop at Port of Entry and Scales?

Just wondering if you have too stop at weight station or port of entery if bob tailing

 

Short answer: Yes
Follow the road signs or your Pre-pass if you have it.

 

If it is open, yes.

 

It has nothing to do with bobtailing. It's about commercial vehicles in general.

Some states want vehicles over 8,000 lbs to pull in. I think Nebraska was one.

My state wants 10,000 lbs.

 

Rule of thumb, if ever in doubt, enter.

 

I bobtail 20,000 miles a year, if the sign says open, and my prepass doesn't give me a green light, I go in. I have been inspected many times bobtail, particularly in California. Inspectors seem to like bobtails, easy to see and they still get full credit for doing an inspection.

 

If you don’t have a trailer you are still a commercial motor vehicle

 

Yes... Lots of states require busses to stop as well

 

Even pickups have to roll through. In my state.

 

I just love spacing out and hitting one in my car, flying by and watching them close the station to chase me. It gives all them truckers a short break from being pulled in.