Just because you are a private, not for hire carrier, doesn't mean you don't have to stop at the scales. Regardless of what your state regs say, if you go out of state with a rig like that you fall under state as well as federal regs. That said anyone with a straight vehice with a GVWR of more than 10,001 lbs, or pulling a trailer with a GVW over 10,001 lbs is required to go through the scales, 'commercial' operation or not. Wether they choose to chase you down for not stopping is their choice.
The last time I went into West Va, I was on I-77. There was no where to go around anything so they had a 'temporary' weight station/truck inspection going at the first rest area across the line. They did their best to make sure anyone that should be weighed/inspected turned in and went through it. Thankfully I got waved through without being weighed, or being pulled for inspection, but as I left I noticed they had officers parked on the outlet from the rest area to chase down anyone that chose to pass without stopping.
Too, regardless of the GVWR of the vehicle being used to tow the trailer, anyone towing a trailer with a GVWR of more than 10,001 lbs is required to have a Class A CDL. It will have a restriction on it so it's not good for driving a 'big rig' but it's still required. Even if you didn't have to have a CDL, anyone driving a straight vehicle with a GVWR of over 10,001 lbs is supposed to have a health card in their possession too.
My service truck is a straight truck with a GVWR of 26,000 lbs amd is tagged for 38,000 lbs. The tagged weight is higher to allow me to tow a trailer as the weight of the trailer and load is in addition to the weight of the truck as far as tags go. The way it is I can legally tow any trailer with a GVWR of less than 10,000 without a CDL, even though the weight of my truck and a trailer would through me over the 26,001 lb limit that requires a class B CDL for a straight truck. However if I hook to a trailer with a GVWR over 10,001 then a class A is in order. Like I said before, I got stopped on 64, in Ashboro, and checked for everything being proper. Anyone that travels that area regularly, like I do, will tell you DMV loves that whole area. The only thing I got hit for, when stopped, was no health card. That's when I found out about that requirement and had no choice but to get one to stay in business. I got lucky and got no fine or anything else, that time, but from what I understand any infraction gives them cause to park you until you make things right.
With all of that said, when you are traveling Intrastate (meaning you don't leave your state), one set of rules are in effect. When you start traveling interstate then it's a whole different ballgame. Good luck on your trip and I hope you don't run into any problems along the way.
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