Hey dually owners

[bcp]

Did you know that by maryland law, if you drive a dually and the sticker on the door says GVW is in excess of 10,000 lbs, even if you dont use it for business use, you are "legally" supposed to stop at all scales?

Someone else told me this, naturally I didnt believe them so I made a call.

legally we have to stop, however they usually wont chase you down for passing by it, and even if they do they will end up just sending you along your way once determined that it is a personal, private, not for hire camper pulling daily driver.

 

[yankee44]

Did you know that by maryland law, if you drive a dually and the sticker on the door says GVW is in excess of 10,000 lbs, even if you dont use it for business use, you are "legally" supposed to stop at all scales?

Someone else told me this, naturally I didnt believe them so I made a call.

legally we have to stop, however they usually wont chase you down for passing by it, and even if they do they will end up just sending you along your way once determined that it is a personal, private, not for hire camper pulling daily driver.

I will have to look.

 

[bcp]

I will have to look.

Yours is over the 10k mark... trust me.

 

[yankee44]

Yours is over the 10k mark... trust me.

I am taking the camper up to Dad's house and I am going to leave it there. Then I can take the car up without spending so much on fule. He is putting in a full hook up site about 100 yards from his house next to one of the ponds.

 

[SJC]

The 5 Ton limit on streets marked also applies to us.

 

[Pasofever]

Did not know it...J said yep you are right...still I dont stop...

 

[General Lee]

I would get in the habit of stopping at least at out of state scales. Each state is different. Its pretty common anything over a GVW of 10,000lbs requires a scale stop. Anything over 26,000lbs is considered a commercial vehicle.

 

[Gilligan]

I go through the scales when the flatbed trailer (32' dovetail) is attached; but otherwise don't when simply rolling with the truck alone.

 

[onebdzee]

I would get in the habit of stopping at least at out of state scales. Each state is different. Its pretty common anything over a GVW of 10,000lbs requires a scale stop. Anything over 26,000lbs is considered a commercial vehicle.

This is not true....if the vehicle is registered to a company, it is considered a commercial vehicle....by DOT regulations, if you operate a commercial vehicle you are required to stop at all DOT weigh stations....they can(and have) come after you and write you a ticket