From: Glenn Shaw (mpmutt@mtaofnj.us)
Date: Fri Dec 31 2004 - 08:08:09 PST
Hi Sonny
I am sure he meant only commercial. Some suv's are over 10K GVW and campers
too and they don't want those things cluttering up their weigh stations I
would think.
Happy New Year
Glenn
-----Original Message-----
From: Sonny Heath [mailto:sonny@defuniak.com]
Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 9:31 AM
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
Subject: Re: [MV] Heading for the scales, now open...
Bjorn,
You mentioned something one of the DOT people said to you about "If the
vehicle weighs over 10,000 pound it is required to maintain a logbook and go
through the scales even though it has no DOT number pasted to the truck" Did
this mean commercial vehicles or all vehicles?
That one employee, I assume being paid to answer questions, and didn't know
what biodiesel was, is an example of some of the posts I've made about this
subject. Why should I volunteer to stop when they, many times, don't know
their job and can't show it to you in a book covering the subject?
I'll continue on my way until chased down, then ask my list of questions I
have written down and haven't been able to get an answer to.
I'm not commercial so hopefully they won't lock me up.
Sonny
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bjorn Brandstedt" <super_deuce@hotmail.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 6:36 AM
Subject: [MV] Heading for the scales, now open...
> Completed my third trip to Asheville yeterday. Two of the four weigh
> stations were open. At the first one everybody more or less just drove
> through. Since I was interested in my GVW, I parked and walked to the
> "office". The inspector was very friendly and helped answer questions
about
> the log book (he didn't know the GVW of my vehicle, "twenty
> something").
As
> I'm talking with him , a continous stream of trucks go through the
> scales
as
> he was looking at my log book entries.
> He did say that with or without a DOT#, vehicles above 10,000 lb are
> required to keep a log and go through the scales.
>
> At the second weigh station, the official was busy inspecting a
> utility truck in the parking area and again, trucks were going through
> the motions of stopping and going past the scales without anybody in
> the booth. I parked and again he obviously had no idea that I had even
> driven across the scales. He was looking at a pile of paperwork
> presented by the utility
> truck driver, who was sweating it out.
> Along the hwy, I had spotted signs about fuel tax compliance, so I
> decided to ask about how they were checking the fuel and if they would
> be able to tell if a person was using kerosene or biodiesel. He didn't
> know what biodiesel was. Basically he said that if the fuel wasn't
> red, you'd be
ok...
>
> Meanwhile, the deuce is performing like a champ. Gonna give it a good
going
> over before the next trip.
>
> Happy New Year to all of you,
>
> Bjorn
> MVPA19212
> Meadows of Dan, Virginia
>
>
>
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