I drove thru Iowa last summer, I never stopped, but the whole time I was driving by each weigh station I was expecting Buford T. Justice to come chase me down. My plan was just act stupid. My wife thought I would have no problem convincing the law... -Steve

 

You're saying that in California all pick-up trucks over 7,000 lbs must stop at scales?

I don't know if that's true, but if it is I know quite a few criminals... What do they call it if you run a weigh station? How much is the fine?


So, if you pulled a land scaping trailer past a weighstation every day on the way to work, it is illegal if you don't stop? Argh... I don't believe it.

 

Thats what we call "malicious compliance". Gotta love it.

 

Unfortunatly pulling a trailer with landscape equipment with a 3/4 ton truck a lot of times puts you over 10k and means you gotta stop. It also means a lot of others things as well according to my state law but then again what else would lawmakers do without us to work for them!

Jason

On edit---
Makes you CAPABLE of over 10k (not too many trailers rated under 3500 lbs)

 

There is a 20K lb GCVWR on the 3500, you are required to have a CDL for anything over 23K or 23' (if I remember right). Is it legal to haul more than 20K lbs if you have a CDL with a 3500?

 

Well, as I understand it it is 26k, but there are a LOT of other circumstances that can cause you to need a CDL at less weight. Ask Haulin-in-dixie he knows the laws as well as anyone I've ever talked to.


Jason

 

Oklahoma Law from http://www.dps.state.ok.us/dls/pub/commanual.pdf

You must have a CDL to operate:
• A single vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of
more than 26,000 pounds.
• A trailer with a GVWR of more than 10,000 pounds if the
gross combination weight rating is more than 26,000 pounds.
• A vehicle designed to transport more than 15 persons
(including the driver).
• Any size vehicle that requires hazardous materials placards.

There are many exceptions to these rules such as farmers moving equipment on roadways when there are no other routes to take and so on. We have delt with this, most DOT trained troopers are very understanding. If you are driving at safe speeds, have sufficient brakes, and aren't way overloaded on any specific axle, chances are they won't mess with you at all. Now, be an Edit to them, and you're on your own. OHP Troopers are for the most part really great guys.

Please check this link and help if you can!

http://www.dps.state.ok.us/reward.htm

 

That's not exactly true. If you have an open bed truck it is considered to be commercial. However, if you have a camper shell it can be registered as a passenger vehicle and not commercial. Doesn't make any sense to me but I saved money on my registration before by throwing the camper shell on.

 

I had a one ton van once that had windows in the back. It was classed as a Station Wagon in CA. If it didn't have the windows it would have been a commercial truck and cost more to license. Go figure.

Edwin

 

I finally tracked down the DOT.
Yes ALL TRUCKS commercial and non over 6000 lbs are supposed to stop.
They said they probably would not chase me down unless the back of the truck was really sagging.

Ran across CAT scale at local truck stop full of fuel and all my spare parts
this is the breakdown :
Front axle 4520 lbs

Rear Axle 3500 lbs

Total with me in truck 8020 lbs

Guess I better get a larger license.
Currently has a 4 ton. That's what the dealer put on it. Another $10/yr for 5 ton

bye the bye the cooper discoverer ATR's have 22000 miles on them and are wearing great.
No cupping either.
265/70r17 Load E

 

Here in the north western states they go by weight and that is different in each state.

 

Hey I wasn't thinking when I was reading about the CDL being required to drive. Heck here alot people don't have one and do drive. CDL= California Drivers License
I never seen a landscaper with a big truck.. We have a gardner (mow-blow & go) probably has 10,000 pounds of mowers, wackers and his helpers all piled in the back of his Nissan pickup with bed extensions 6' high.

 

way i read tn. if it is a RV weight doesnt have anything to do with it. own a gmc 4106 converted to rv class d is supposed to work. go figure. ps i do have a class b just in case.

 

Years ago I went thru Iowa, in g GMC2500 van-dura and wuz required to stop at the scales. No hassesl tho.
WA state comerical trucks 16k or over required to weigh, has weigh on the fly at most stations, and transponder equiped have their own procedure.
For what is worth.

 

What up Jeff. I think you also have to have a carpet kit in the bed. At least that's what the nice DMV girl told me when I was registering my truck. Then you can be issued the non-commercial plates. But as soon as you remove the camper and drive down the road, you are breaking the law, and if a CHP was bored enough, they might write you a coupon.