Weigh Stations

george

I got over 2M miles in a truck and yes I have had my run in with the DOT before but never for something I knew about in advance.

But I challenge you to a truthful answer to a question.

You line up every officer in your state that can write a DOT ticket.
I will pick out 10 of these people.
We will ask them ONE DOT question as to what a rule says and where you have to be to be in violation of this rule.

How many different answers do you think we will get? 5? 8?

This is where the problem is. The feds tried to standardize the rules years ago by doing away with length laws and making all states go to at least 80,000 lbs on interstates but they did not go far enough.
We need one law for every state so all know what the laws are. This $hit of every state having a different law and the laws written so even a lawyer can not understand them is the root of the whole problem and makes for a lot of sour apples.

I THINK (notice I said think) CO. sets it at 16,000 lbs and KS. sets it at 26,000 lbs.
You may have to dig for it but the info you want is most likely here.
Kansas
Colorado

Colorado has a sign posted at the scales, No pick-ups unless with livestock.

If you have Co plates and livestock then you don't have to stop and they won't bother you.

Anything can happen tho,

My son went to Co. to pick up a 14ft bass boat his Grandfather gave him using his AZ, Ranger pick-up. He's comes past the scales at Cortez, Co and heads south to the Four Corners. Just as he gets to Four corners about 70miles away, he gets pulled over by DOT;

DOT says "Why didn't you scale at Cortez?

Son says "I was unware that trailers under 10,000lbs had to scale. Is this a spot check or something?"

DOT says "No, we help Game and Fish out and find most motor homes have over there limit in game. We noticed in the camera your AZ truck plate and the CO boat plate. You need to return to the Cortez scales, wheres your license"

Son hands his "CDL" license to the DOT officer.

About 10 minutes latter DOT officer comes back really pissed. My son is Federal Marshall and every time he gets stopped or questioned, his supervisor has to be notified. Read this as 4 hrs of paper work for the DOT officer :)

He "let him go" for being a fellow officer but got a chewing out for failing to indenifiy himself.

T_Bone

That is what I was thinking. They are not going to worry about a little 1/2 ton pickup towing a U-Haul trailer with a lawn mower tractor.

'Course ya just never know with those sorts; sometimes the bully instinct just naturally comes out of those guys.

Allan

With a pickup, like others have said, I would and have just drive by them and not even look at them. You're not commercial, and if they want you, they are going to get you for something anyway.

But I digress, I'll hold back now from telling what I really think about D.O.T. Later, Harley

I mean, let's think about this a minute. If you saw Harley toolin' down the road in a rig, don't cha think you'd pull him over too?

Probably with sidearm drawn? :>)

Allan