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Scale House and Running bobtail

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by truckman29801, Nov 5, 2013.

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  1. Nov 5, 2013 #1
    truckman29801

    truckman29801 Medium Load Member

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    I'm Buying a truck in PA and im driving it home to SC on a in transit permit. (temp plate with a bill of sale) I will be driving her bobtail. Will the scale house give me problems or pick on me because im bobtail and when they see the temp plate might they throw a red? I really hate to be the "ooooooooo this truck looks odd lets check him" for 3 or 4 states
     
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  3. Nov 5, 2013 #2
    Flatbedn

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    Just pull in like normal. They see it all the time so it shouldn't cause any problems.
     
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  4. Nov 5, 2013 #3
    Dorsey

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    Ive driven 3 trucks home all around 1000 miles away when I bought them. Ive pulled in to the open scale houses on every occasion and didnt have a problem.
     
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  5. Nov 5, 2013 #4
    truckman29801

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    thank you. I just dont wanna Go thru the paperchecks and hours of waiting at a scale running up my on duty time. Sold my freightliner a few months back and the scale on I20 in GA held me for about 5 hours checking to see if i was valid on a in transit permit. harassed me and did a level 1 on the tractor. then said i had a lug that looked stripped. Ugh just wasted my time.
     
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  7. Nov 5, 2013 #5
    379exhd

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    Sounds like GA. They have to make their money somehow. The braves suck, the Falcons are worthless and the bulldogs? lets not even go there lol
     
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  8. Nov 5, 2013 #6
    luvtotruck

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    Run it like you would loaded, Be sure your tag is visible from the cameras approaching the scale house, They will run the numbers, If they are able to see you are OK then you can roll on over it.
     
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  9. Nov 6, 2013 #7
    truckman29801

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    hmmm on the camera note, only scale ik has cameras is one in PA and VA, NC on 95 seems pretty low tech
     
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  10. Nov 6, 2013 #8
    VisionLogistics

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    What? Why even bother pulling into a scale when you're bobtailing? There *may* be some states which classify a bobtail as a truck, but most don't due to the axle count / gross weight. I can't say if that's the case with SC, but all of the times, and I do mean ALL of the times that I have been bobtailing, I never stop at a scale. Ever. It's not been an issue in 13 years.

    Good luck on whatever you end up doing, and have fun with your new truck... don't spend too much time in the chrome shop!! :)
     
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  11. Nov 6, 2013 #9
    truckman29801

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    How often do people just keep driving? I perfer to do this because pullin in seems to be just askin for it.
     
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  12. Nov 6, 2013 #10
    Flatbedn

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    When I first started I ran the one at i40 mm50 in tn. I was bob tail and the trooper at exit 56 pulled me over for it.

    Same with the one on us 78 in Mississippi at Alabama line. You are required to stop regardless if you have a load or not.
     
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