JIMNLIN wrote:
MY state will enfore door tag weights and is cracking down on non commercial users such as 3500 trucks pulling heavy construction equipment. And yes just as I mentioned before the OHP shift captain said they use the same GVWR/GAWR tags as dot. I've been through many weigh station checks when hauling commercial/dot and those dot officers certaily checked manufactors door tag weights. Your state may not check door tag numbers but the different states that I was compliant in sure did.
I just have to ask, just what draws all this attention to you at the scales? I've criss-crossed OK with RV trailers attached, both commercially and non-commercially many times. When pulling my own 5er I've never stopped at the scales, there is no reason to. Actual weight was around 20k. While commercial I've driven across every set of scales that were open. Here's the part I don't understand. I have been given the green light every time in OK, no matter what size trailer I have hooked up. My take on it is that every axle has been under 20k and the guy inside has no desire to do a log book and safety equipment check. So where is this big crackdown? In the state scales that I have had to park in, NOT ONE officer has looked at my door tag. Log book, med card, fire ext, registration, drivers license, lights, tire tread depth, etc, etc. You must draw a lot of attention by looking guilty of something.:)
