Has anyone been stopped by D.O.T.
Concerned about being weighed. I'm 240 lbs. over gross on truck. Rear tires and axle are just under. Front axle only gained 60 lbs. Fiver axles and tires are fine.
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In the past it's been a state tax issue as far as the states are concerned. If you have the plates and registered weight structured so you're covered, the state was happy. Then enter the Feds. NHTSA has been pushing the individual states to start denying plate/registered weights over manufacturers placard limits for "safety". States are reluctant to do this because they see it as a reduction in their tax take, and they know most owners will register at whatever weight they specify and go right on carrying the same heavy loads they've been carrying. Overall a loss in state tax revenue and now the Feds will want to enforce the "new" limits at state police or state DOT weigh stations. For which they have neither the funds to do it, or the people to do it with.
I have heard of states setting up weigh checks outside of things like drag race venues and catching RV'ers in that dragnet. The contention was that RV'ers who drag race are commercial enterprises (prize $$$) and just because their RV's are not marked they're commercial too.
Could be also that MO got a one time grant to do this from the Fed's to see how it works. It'll be interesting to see how the new administration in Washington handles these shenanigans, with the push to reduce regulations and tax burdens.
Myself, I'd ignore the slight amount the OP reported he was over. Doubt the scales are that accurate in any case and a ticket for that amount would probably be thrown out by the judge anyway.
I have heard of states setting up weigh checks outside of things like drag race venues and catching RV'ers in that dragnet. The contention was that RV'ers who drag race are commercial enterprises (prize $$$) and just because their RV's are not marked they're commercial too.
Could be also that MO got a one time grant to do this from the Fed's to see how it works. It'll be interesting to see how the new administration in Washington handles these shenanigans, with the push to reduce regulations and tax burdens.
Myself, I'd ignore the slight amount the OP reported he was over. Doubt the scales are that accurate in any case and a ticket for that amount would probably be thrown out by the judge anyway.
