what is the purpose of weigh scales on the interstate/highways
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In order to prevent excessive wear on highways, there are regulations about how much trucks can carry based on their wheel count, etc.
For truckers, there is an incentive to carry more on each haul to make more money on each run. So they might be tempted to overload the truck to eek out a few extra dollars.
Weigh stations are there to keep them honest with random checks.
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