Over weight help?

I agree, run it. I think Arkansas overweight fines start like $30 bucks for the first 1000 over. if this is true you might be looking at a $50 or so fine. Arkansas will allow a bit of leeway. I have crossed the Ft Smith scales about 1000 over on my drives once. They just waved me through.

 

I did not bring up any of the Texas scales because 75% of the time they are closed (or at least they used to be). I never messed around much with that routeing however I have heard that both La and Arkansas DOT and regular cops love to molest truckers on those roads. Back in the early 90s when that road going out of I-220 was a 2 lane road I have seen cops in both Arkansas and La stopping trucks all the time. However like I said it's been a few years and those routes might be OK now.

 

The one time I got popped for being over weight, I couldnt move the tandems, they gave me a ticket and put me oos till I went to a local company that reworked it for me. Only ones the DOT would allow to re-work it. Think it was the officers brother or something. I didn't care. I was company. I didnt have to pay for the re-work. (Big long story behind this whole mess). DOT told me to follow local guys. I did. They took 4 hours to rework. Gave me paperwork and I was legal after that.

 

Personally, get it reworked . You're going to need fuel too. If you were a few hundred over I'd tell you to run it.

 

Depends on the state. Wisconsin they would read you the riot act and make you fix it after giving you a big ticket Iowa, small ticket and be on your way

 

Snap that clutch! A tad less than this

 

59 to 79 at carthage, take 79 to 20, 20 to 220 220 to 3 which turns to 29 at Arkansas line. That puts you missing all the permanent scales except the one on 40 near Memphis it's always closed