Talk:Weigh station
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[edit] Buses
When I saw a "Buses Must Enter" sign from Australia, I thought that buses might be asked into weigh stations, but based on this PDF, "Trucks Must Enter" but not "Buses Must Enter" signs are meant for weigh stations, so I am stopping mentioning buses for now. However, what are commercial vehicles may not be uniform, so if anyone can prove that buses are asked into weigh stations anywhere, please add with sources.--Jusjih 16:18, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
Non-scheduled buses are required to report in Alberta. Out of province buses are required to report in British Columbia. Being a truckdriver, not a busdriver, I don't really know what a 'non-scheduled bus' actually is! I assume it refers to charter buses, meaning Greyhound and the like do not have to report, but I am guessing here. Dionysus ab (talk) 22:03, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Sources
Truckers often refer to weigh stations as "chicken coops."
the first state to implement a weight law, was Maine in 1918 set at 18,000 pounds
The federal maximum weight is set at 80,000 pounds.
Can be sourced Modern Marvels Truck Stops, I don't know how to do it right. --Seth slackware 00:46, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
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Minor edits: added external links for Hours of service, DOT inspections, added to paragraph on inspections, and added to portable scales paragraph. A Barberian 16:51, 4 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] changes: location, purpose how PrePass works
I changed the location in US as many states have WSs in the interior. Added that they were originally to collect taxes based on weight. PrePass transponders only have IDs. The est of the information is sent in when the ID is registered and then propagated out to the weigh stations. When a truck first gets a transponder, the data may not have propagated to the weigh stations and the truck will usually be red lighted. I also mentioned IFTA and will need to create an entry for it. I will also talk about the "bingo plates" that were in use before IFTA. Trucks had to plates, the license plate and another place with spots to put tax stickers from each stat on them. A truck entering a state without a current tax sticker would stop at the point of entry and buy a sticker. Saltysailor (talk) 16:00, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
