Scale house forcing drivers to pay fine on the spot or else

Basically in Illinois they found one of our drivers overweight 4000 pounds( he has a cat scale which shows him legal) and the trooper told me on the phone that driver needs to pay 1200 dollars on the spot. I asked what if the driver or us cannot afford it, he said they would hold the tractor and we can come get the trailer. They also said they have a recommendation for a company to come rearrange. First question is, wheres the due process there? I've never heard of a fine having to be paid upfront.

Second question is, has anyone had any experience with the Cat Scale company reimbursing a fine? It says that on top of the receipt.

Thank you and any help is greatly appreciated.

 

No go until you pay the tab!

 

Doesn't it just say something about CAT spending up to $1mil for expert witness fees? I think it even mentions the driver posting their own bond on the scale ticket.

 

Funny thing, right after I posted this the scale guy called me and said he will give me a break and let the driver sign for the fine and give us until june to pay. Regarding the bond, im not sure what it means by that, when I think of bond I think of an arrest, which this is not the case. I will be contacting them tomorrow and ill keep the post updated for future people that might deal with this.

 

Pay the ticket (bond) but make sure you have a court date. Then CAT will help you beat the ticket in court. If it can be beat.

 

So we should start carrying around $25,000. Cuz some of you guys have been posting some pretty hefty fines.

Keyword being fine, not found.

 

When I hauled trash out of Burnham, IL ( near the ford plant off of Torrence and 130 ) the local South Holland, IL police were notorious for pulling us over, making us follow them to a scale and once it was determined over weight someone from the company office would have to bring down payment for the fine before truck was released...

It's a quick money grab for them...

Where in IL was this?

 

Hate to be the bearer of bad news ..... certainly the load was legal at the Cat Scale, BUT between the Cat Scale and the Scale House the load shifted for what ever reason ie hard braking, not blocked/braced properly. This is squarely the drivers fault if he/she had a chance to block/brace the load BEFORE a seal was put on the Dry/Reefer Trl..

 

I had a driver get a 2400.00 overweight ticket and they let him roll. I wasn't too happy. i had to pay it in 10 days I think.