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I would be real, real careful...............
I deliver RV trailers for the manufacturers to the dealers and travel all over the US and Canada.
There are some states who will arrest you if you drive past a weigh station. Iowa is by far the worst, but Nebraska and North Dakota are close behind them. California is a whole different story and even tougher.
All of the RV transport companies tell their drivers to stop at weigh stations. Here in Illinois, the rule is anything over 4 tons. That means any dually and many 3/4 tons. If you have a trailer, and blow past a weigh station, there is a good chance someone will be coming after you.
A much, much better policy is to drive through the weigh station. Most of the time I just a get a wave by but I will not ever blow past one because the fines are horrendous.
Consider the fact that every state is looking for money and every police and DOT agency is looking to justify their existence and realize that an overweight violation is usually hundreds of dollars.
There is a notice one mile before a weigh station of exactly who has to stop. If you even loosely fit within that requirement, go through the weigh station.
If you're not required, it will only cost you about 5 minutes. If you blow past and they make an issue of it, it will cost you a LOT of money.
BudMan
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