Re: Weigh Stations & Horse Trailers

[Teddy Lancaster <Teddy@runningbear.com>]

RV tags are on my trailer, too.  My question is then, why does it matter what
tows it?  I have seen Freightliners and International mid-size trucks pulling
campers and they do not go through weight stations or get chased.

teddy

Truman Prevatt wrote:

> At 09:37 PM 5/10/98 -0400, you wrote:
> >Fine, and when YOU are FINED for not having a log
> >book, don't ask for MY sympathy!  It IS happening
> >and will happen even more. Our dear US Government
> >is cracking down on highway enforcement.  I
> >figure, since they increased the speed limit and
> >can't collect as much $$ from speeders, they will
> >get us another way.
>
> Teddy,
>
> The US Government doesn't collect for speeders.
>
> When we drove back an forth to Utah last two years the only place that
> really cared was FL - at the POE ag check station. Then it was the health
> papers.  They didn't want horse trailers clogging up their scales.   We did
> stop at the POE's in most western states and were asked "are you carring
> livestock to be sold in that state." The answer was no and the response was
> "See ya".  The only place that even looked at the health was the Utah POE
> on Int 80 and they really didn't look at it the shoved me a form to fill
> out.  But from the FL border to ag check station on the Utah/CO border we
> did not see a) an ag check station, b) stop at a weight station or c) have
> a problem.  We did stop at the WO POE, Utah POE and CO POE - coming from
> Utah.  There doesn't seem to be a CO POE coming from Kansas on I-70.  The
> states we drove through those two years were were GA, TN, KY, Ill, Kansas,
> CO, Utah, WO, OK, TX, LA, ARK, NM, MO and Miss.
>
> Many of the current horse trailers out there are certified as RV's in all
> 50 states - I know Sundowner is.  So the RV regs apply.
>
> Truman