Prepass Vs Scale Sign

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PackRat's Comment
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All the scale houses I've passed in GA used to have "PrePass Site" signs displayed prior to the exit. Those signs have been covered over for more than a year.

HOS:

Hours Of Service

HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
PJ's Comment
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Yeah as they brought the signs on they covered those signs. I don’t know about other states but GA claims to discontinue the service it has to be statewide. I think they covered them for that very reason, not to confuse folks. I haven’t been down south in over a year so I don’t know if they got all the scale houses finished yet or not. From what I understand those lighted signs and the infastructure for them are pricey.

Rainey I don’t know what to make of your AZ experience. I had an issue many years ago with AZ DOT and lets just say the young fella was inaccurate. I wasn’t in a CMV I was in a pickup pulling an enclosed race car hauler and he stopped me because I didn’t go into the scale. We had a nice roadside chat with his supervisor and he learned a valuable lesson. But in your case I would gladly take the butt chewing instead of chancing it. It sure seems different states have different expecations that is for sure. MS has mostly all lighted signs now I’ll stop by next time through and ask what their preference is.

DOT:

Department Of Transportation

A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.

State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.

CMV:

Commercial Motor Vehicle

A CMV is a vehicle that is used as part of a business, is involved in interstate commerce, and may fit any of these descriptions:

  • Weighs 10,001 pounds or more
  • Has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight rating of 10,001 pounds or more
  • Is designed or used to transport 16 or more passengers (including the driver) not for compensation
  • Is designed or used to transport 9 or more passengers (including the driver) for compensation
  • Is transporting hazardous materials in a quantity requiring placards

HOS:

Hours Of Service

HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
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