No Common Since Dot

Today i am headed to pick up at a Shipper that i know loads heavy it will around my 10th time there over the course of a year... Now I have according to the State been running Illegal when i leave there (not that i have been caught)

So out of Curiosity i Called the DOT and Asked them "Hey i am going to this shipper and there is a Truck Stop 5 miles away and i know its going to be a heavy load but there is a Scale House between me and the truck stop Will I be ticketed if i happen to be overweight on a particular Axle even though i am just leaving the Shipper to Go directly to the Truck Stop to Weigh my load" and DOT's Response was Probably it Depends on how the Officer wants to handle you but most likely you will be ticketed for being over weight".......So i asked to Clarify but i am Going to Weigh directly from the shipper so i can be legal if i am not, how can i be ticketed for this?" and She said well thats the rules your overweight so your getting a Ticket!"

So i hung up and i guess the State prefers me to Drive 37 miles in the opposite Direction to the nearest Truck stop to weigh my truck... I called OOIDA and Asked them about it and they told me the same thing...

HOW Can that be? I'm getting Ticketed for doing the Right Thing but its ok to do the wrong thing, I wish that this was federally Regulated and there was a CLEAR YES OR NO ANSWER and if the answer is "YES you will be" it should be Amended to Prevent "THEFT" of my hard earned money from the state for Something i couldn't prevent! how do i know i don't have the GIFT to Predict Axle Weights!

And how can i be subject to the Whims of another Person i know that the law is enforced according to how the officer perceives it but this Situation is a no brainier!!! i should be allowed to Weigh My truck and become legal and if not be allowed back to get the load Reworked! or if they don't like that they should Ticket the Shipper! simple as that its not my Fault YET! i didn't choose to run that way!

 

I thought about that, today but i didn't know how to get the number to the scale, Can we just call the State police and then ask them for the number to the Scale house, i think that would be very useful information because i know that would help anyone else that may encounter this type of problem

For Example picking up Alcohol from Hayward, CA i always took the chance and hoped i got the green light and went to Tracy, CA to weigh at the Flying J and the weight was always different,

The place i am Referring to in the original Post is Kik international in Salem, VA, I-81 exit 137, they load Great Value Bleach out of there, i always go to the Truck stop in Dublin, VA