I’ve never understood what the point of a weigh station. Sometimes tucks don’t stop at them and I’m confused?
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Trucks that are carrying too much weight are a safety concern. They stop slower, are more prone to breaking down, and are an indication that other safety rules may be getting violated. They also cause excessive wear on roads.
But is expensive to check every truck that passes every weigh station. In MA there is ONE team responsible for enforcing it in the entire state. They move from station to station for random checks.
Here is an article with some details. https://www.wgbh.org/news/2017/03/09/local-news/inside-one-highway-systems-great-mysteries-weigh-stations
> Fitzgerald’s unit is 29 strong, and they’re out weighing trucks five days a week. So why is it that weigh stations never seem to be open?
> For starters, there’s a dozen of them in the state. On any given day, chances are the team’s not working one near you. Plus, they avoid opening the stations when most of us are actually on the roads.
> “One of the issues with the weigh station is the volume of traffic,” Fitzgerald explained. “So right now, they’re almost backed out onto the highway. We can’t have an accident, so now we have to pull everything through. This is why we’re not out during rush hour.” Jr
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