U Hauls going through weigh stations (rental, vehicles, truck, biggest)
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I will going from CA to NC with a 26' U Haul, can anyone aid me in where and when y state I need to pull into the truck weigh stations. Taking I8 to 10 to 20 after Dallas, not sure.
I will going from CA to NC with a 26' U Haul, can anyone aid me in where and when y state I need to pull into the truck weigh stations. Taking I8 to 10 to 20 after Dallas, not sure.
None that I know of. They are only interested in commercial freight movements.
Ca requires it for ALL Uhaul/Peske/ Rider trucks, trailers, even pickups. Otherwise it usually goes by GVW.
We moved from AK to MI with a Uhaul truck that may have been overloaded so we blew past the weigh stations, which aren't that common any more. No trouble at all.
It's a state by state decision. Some say you don't need to stop; others say you do; others say you do but won't come after you if you miss it; some states say yes but they post signs during busy times telling you to by-pass the weigh station. There have been several discussion on the General Moving Forum on this subject with some people listing what states they had to stop in and which ones they checked with ahead of time and were told to drive on by. Most state's web sites for the agency that controls the weigh stations list who is exempt.
I know CA requires UHauls to stop. When we drove from AK to AZ via WA we made it a point to avoid CA. I wasn't sure about BC, but I did drive past a weigh station there and no one came after me.
I know CA requires UHauls to stop. When we drove from AK to AZ via WA we made it a point to avoid CA. I wasn't sure about BC, but I did drive past a weigh station there and no one came after me.
U-Haul says not required in any state. Check their web site.
I have driven coast to coast several times in both Penske and U-Haul trucks and trailiers, including California. I have never been stopped. When I was unsure if I had to stop, I pulled into weigh stations either to be waved through or told not to stop next time. The trucks were the biggest I could rent from Penske and U-Haul.
Most states exempt rental trucks being driven by a person who is moving their own household goods. They do not consider them commercial vehicles for the purpose of being weighed and inspected. The general rule is, check each state's website you plan on traveling through to see what it says. Nothing complicated.
Also, a handful of states (California, Texas, Florida come to mind) have agricultural and immigration inspections outside of the usual weigh stations, and may/do require rental trucks to do a brief check at those stations to make sure you don't have any undocumented medflies or Mexicans in the back of the truck.
there are truck weigh stations that do require you to stop even though you are not a commercial vehicle, and generally they are posted as to which to stop at or not. that said i have never stopped at any weigh station even when i was driving a pick up truck and i never had the LEOs stationed there chase me down.
just be aware that you might have to stop, and as noted if you have any questions, you stop and the weigh station employees will direct you one way or another.
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