1 Tons and weigh station check points
Hey All, This is a stupid question but I'll ask it anyway! Do those of you with 350/3500 series trucks have to stop at weigh stations when on the interstates such as I-95, even when traveling light...
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I know several people with race cars - for local short tracks. Some have regular tractor/ trailer rigs and travel to different states - mainly sprint cars.
A few are registered to corporations, and have DOT numbers. The folks who drive those have to keep logs, pull into weigh stations, etc.
Most do not, and are marked "Not for Hire" on the sides where a DOT number would be located. They never pull into weight stations. They are registered, tractor and trailer, in the name of an individual - usually the guy driving. About two per year will be pulled over for bypassing a weigh station, and never get a ticket because they are not 'commercial' vehicles. (They are more likely to get a ticket for driving a 65 ft, 35,000 tractor trailer with only a normal Class C driver's license. A lot of race car types will tell you that a Class A License is not needed for any vehicle no matter how big if it is non-commercial.)
Occasionally one might pull into a weight station, just to see their weight. If it is a weigh station where the driver logs are checked - they have been told many times - don't bother coming in - you are not driving a commercial vehicle.
If I were pulling trailers from the factory to a dealer, I would stop at every weight station. Other than that case - I'd never pull into a weigh station.
A few are registered to corporations, and have DOT numbers. The folks who drive those have to keep logs, pull into weigh stations, etc.
Most do not, and are marked "Not for Hire" on the sides where a DOT number would be located. They never pull into weight stations. They are registered, tractor and trailer, in the name of an individual - usually the guy driving. About two per year will be pulled over for bypassing a weigh station, and never get a ticket because they are not 'commercial' vehicles. (They are more likely to get a ticket for driving a 65 ft, 35,000 tractor trailer with only a normal Class C driver's license. A lot of race car types will tell you that a Class A License is not needed for any vehicle no matter how big if it is non-commercial.)
Occasionally one might pull into a weight station, just to see their weight. If it is a weigh station where the driver logs are checked - they have been told many times - don't bother coming in - you are not driving a commercial vehicle.
If I were pulling trailers from the factory to a dealer, I would stop at every weight station. Other than that case - I'd never pull into a weigh station.
