No Cat scale before State scale

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by hunts2much, Nov 14, 2009.

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  1. Pmracing

    Pmracing Road Train Member

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    Preplan is your friend!

    Look for scales on the way out of a shipper before you even get there to load. If there do not seem to be any before the state scales ask here if anyone has local information.

    Mikeeee
     
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    Well get back to you after the "flip-flops not only for the shower" discussion.
     
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    The only two times I have ever been called in the scale house for being over weight, the scale master gave me a little piece of paper with my weights on it & told me he would give me one chance to get it right. If it wasn't right when I pulled back on the scale, he would issue a ticket. Otherwise, if the weight was good when I come back on the scale, I was good to go.

    I understand this is not always the case & I don't know how common it is but that is my two experiences. Both times were in Louisiana. Sorry I couldn't provide any additional info for the OPs question. Good luck.
     
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    I read a lot of good tips here. The landfills, household movers, some ready mix/aggregate companies etc. And if the shipper loads heavy, they will have been asked the same question you have a lot of times, so they should be able to tell you. Also check the yellow pages under "public scales", especially in urban areas.
     
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  5. Mountain Hummingbird

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    Call the DOT ask them if they know of a scale near by if not ask if you would be able to use their scale to set you weights
     
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    Rookie question how do u use state scale if closed??/
     
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  7. Pmracing

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    I have seen some that have a digital board with all three weights displayed. It was still on when the scale was closed.

    And probably a camera that flashes when the middle display reads 38,920!

    Mikeeee
     
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