Parking OSOW in weigh stations.

Had a couple drivers PM me about something I said about pulling into a weigh station well after evening curfew with an oversized load in Maryland. They asked if the DOT knocked on the door in the am or gave me any problems for parking there.

So I decided to post a new thread in hopes that the heavyhaul brethren would share their experiences with parking the big loads at the weigh stations. If you could, please share the location of the scale house. Thanks in advance.

 

Was pulling a load out of Denver, going to Iowa. Took all day to get loaded, and I hammered out of the mile high with minutes before the metro curfew. Got to that scale on 76 and the DOT informed me that my Colorado permit was not valid until midnight. So I took 10 off at that scale. No citation.

Hammered a load through Wisconsin and had to stop at that scale on 94 in Minnesota. Had some kid try to tell me that I couldn't see the cones he set up so he could write a ticket for me not having my extension mirrors on. I told him that I could see both cones just fine. He got pissy, but he left me alone. I stayed at that scale for the 10p-2am curfew, then got the heck out of town.

Pulled a load up 75 through Ohio. Was tired and hungry. Stopped at a pickle park and dropped the trailer. Went to a truckstop, got a shower and some groceries, even bought a knife ( it was a Petro...had a knife shop, can't remember where it was). Got up the next morning and guess who was waiting outside on the road? SmokeyBear. Sure was glad I dropped the trailer at the pickle park. Heck, it's their rule...can't do anything about it.