Have you ever pulled into a weigh station?
Have you ever pulled into a weigh station to be weighed? We were having a discussion elsewhere on weigh station requirements. One that stood out to me was Minnesota's requirements, under the AAA p...
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hotpepperkid wrote:
I want to see the actual law and not just some sign. They have put up misleading signs in every state. CA speed limit sign used to say all truck towing speed limit 55. So did that mean if you were towing with a car you didn't have to drive 55 or driving a motor home with a toad. Sort of vague. Most if not all have been changed to say all vehicles towing speed limit 55
Unfortunately, I can't actually provide that. I did email the MD State Highway Administration and got a response that indicated that the weights were for commercial folks only but you still had to stop. I'll include the email below:
MD State Highway Administration wrote:
You are correct, you would be required to enter. Although you are driving a RV for non-business use and are exempted from the commercial regulations, you must still enter the scale house with your vehicle as required by the signs “All vehicles over 5T GVWR/GCWR must enter” The reason being, if you use an RV for business (such as transporting a musical band that receives compensation ) all regulations would apply at that point, but the only way an inspector would know, is if you would make yourself available for interaction with the facility staff.
More than likely you will be flagged on through when you enter without ever having to stop, however the signs require you enter.
If signs on the approach to a scale house in other states indicate “ALL COMMERCIAL VEHICLES MUST ENTER” then you could confidently go by without entering. In Maryland however the signs do indicate “ALL VEHICLES…”
Hope this helps
Maryland State Highway Administration
Motor Carrier Division
CVISN Program
Data, Education & Compliance
Manager
I'm sure you could dig up the actual regulation, but this is good enough for me.
As I said before, I don't stop- but I did actually want to know what the real requirements were. The only time that I kind of sort of stopped was in Virginia and that was only because I was after a rest area. They directed me to bypass the scale.
