In CA with a 1T where do you display your weight sticker?
Seems to be required on these newer pickups with a GVW greater than 11,500. They want you to stick it to the door on either side but it is ugly. Also they want you to stop at scales.
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From the California Department of Transportation website "Who must stop at scales?" page.
So, the California DOT position is if you are driving a late model 1T dually, you must stop at scales. It also appears that you fall under the provisions of a Motor Carrier and require a Motor Carrier Permit which involves other obligations. Operating without that permit is a misdemeanor punishable by a $2500 fine and/or 3 months in jail.
I'm not making this stuff up. It is straight from the California Vehicle code. If you have sections of the CVC that dispute this, please quote them or post a link.
According to CVC Section 471, pickups are a motor truck by definition, which is required to stop at the scales per CVC Section 2813. However, all California weigh stations have signs stating: "No Pickups." So, if a vehicle meet the definition of pickup in CVC Section 471, it is not required to stop at the scales because of the signs stating: "No Pickups." If the pickup has a GVWR of 11,500 pounds or more, an unladen weight 8,001 pounds, not equipped with an open-box type bed not exceeding 9 feet in length, or the pickup bed has been removed and a utility body or flat bed has been mounted, then it no longer meets the definition of pickup in CVC Section 471; it is then a "motor truck" under CVC Section 410 and required to stop at the weigh stations.
So, the California DOT position is if you are driving a late model 1T dually, you must stop at scales. It also appears that you fall under the provisions of a Motor Carrier and require a Motor Carrier Permit which involves other obligations. Operating without that permit is a misdemeanor punishable by a $2500 fine and/or 3 months in jail.
I'm not making this stuff up. It is straight from the California Vehicle code. If you have sections of the CVC that dispute this, please quote them or post a link.