what is the purpose of weigh scales on the interstate/highways
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The scales serve multiple purposes.
1. To insure commercial vehicles aren’t overweight.
2. To charge commercial vehicle fees for the weight they do carry.
3. To insure commercial vehicles have proper tags for the state they are traveling in – they pretty much have to pay to travel in all states.
4. They are a staging area from which to conduct cargo and or vehicle inspections, driver log inspections and conduct other revenue generating and or punitive type operations.
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