State Scales
Are those who pull 5th wheels and basically any camper exempt from state scales?
Forum Discussion
Crazy Ray wrote:
SIMPLE answer YES
Wrong answer!
Correct answer (for scales / weigh stations) is......"MAYBE"
Depends on the state and sign/s posted.
Also depends on whether your truck is licensed in the state where you are traveling. (See CA example below).
*If* sign says "NO PICKUPS" = don't stop.
*If* sign says "ALL TRUCKS" = another "maybe".
Example: CA - all "trucks" have commercial plates, from the smallest import, combo SUVs like a Chevy Avalanche, right on up.
Doesn't matter if you only "haul" a bag of your groceries in the bed.
No "private truck" or "non-commercial" plates/registration.
Previously - all of those "pickups" were exempt from scales.
Now there are (upper) weight limits req'd to stop, as well as *any* pickup with a service or stake bed must stop.
However, even for CA residents - most likely the enforcement folks wouldn't bother with a *truck* towing a travel trailer or 5th wheel.
Bottom line: Read the sign!
Know the requirements in *your* state (where your vehicle is registered).
Apply them in all other states - and - don't stop, LOL!
:B
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