DOT Officer Exposes How They Pick What Truck Drivers They Pull Into Weigh Stations 🤯 

Follow truckinglifewithshawn in descriptions ❤ Need Discount On Fuel At Major Truck Stops? 👇 trucking101.com/ Send your trucking videos to muthatruckernews@gmail.com Join this channel to get access to perks: ru-vid.com/show-UC7qhEuCYkV1Q5jFSxS21Oxwjoin Follow ‎@brtlive1_ youtube.com/@brtlive1_ Link Down Below For Store Locations! bigrigtees.com/truck-stops/ For information about financing your first semi truck or trailer? Click⬇️ www.thefundingbooth.com/muthatrucker Please visit Truckers Tax Returns at www.truckerstaxreturns.com/ for help with taxes and IRS problems. Press extension 1 for truckers Free Consultation Make Sure To Support One Of The Top Semi Truck Builders In America 🇺🇸 semicasualshow.com/ For information about Semi Truck or Trailers? My partner and I have a trucking dealership in Texas and can help you find your first truck. www.truckmiser.com/ Hey Mutha Truckers! If you get into an accident in Florida or Georgia I have a great friend that is a lawyer that can give you advice theperazzolawfirm.com/ For all your BullSnot needs go to brownox.com/ Need To Find Truck Parking For The Nite? Checkout 👇 truckparkingclub.com/ Music by Audio Library

If the sign says “all truck stop at scales” and I get a green light I’m hammering down.

I wish all DOT employees were as kind as that lady! The trucking world would be a lot different for sure!

When I was driving OTR...Years ago, I asked a DOT officer how they picked trucks? He smiled and said "Dream Catchers" and a cluttered dash...Dirty cab, dirty operation. And on the flip side... In Colorado I had one tell me to go ahead park and bring my paper work in after I scaled. Well it was sleeting side ways and cold, when I got in and handed her my papers, she smiled and said she was sorry...she hadn't seen any other trucks all day and I was her first. She pointed to the counter and said "The coffee and doughnuts are fresh" grab some... The best 20 minutes I ever spent with DOT...

If you drive a multi colored Volvo and have your company name and DOT # written on cardboard and taped to the door they will get you 😂

Follow the prepass. The sign before the weigh station says if your transponder equipped follow the transponder signal.

Years ago I was pulled into a scale house and asked to bring my paper work in. I had my scale ticket bill of laden as well as my permit book. As the officer went over my paper work and I showed him my permits, He yelled over to the other drivers looking for the permits and such, Drivers this is how it should be done he has everything neat and orderly didn't have to look for anything or back to his it's all here. He has no idea how good that made me feel.🙂

Never seem to get pulled for inspection driving the septic rig on a rainy day……..

As a driver from Louisiana, I've never went in when the prepass is green, and they've never came after me or sent a ticket in.

Got a green light at the Blythe, California scale one night. Everyone else was going in but I didn't. CHiPs came out of the median and stopped me. When he walked up and saw the green light still blinking, he thought fast and asked if I didn't change lanes too quickly. I told him I looked, signaled and went around the slowing trucks. He cut me loose immediately.

I’m truly grateful to learn about the weight scales but I hope that woman doesn’t get in trouble or worse fired for sharing that information because it’s now on the Internet 🤔

Here's the thing. Sign says all trucks must enter scales when open. That's for trucks not equipped with in cab signals (PrePass). Other sign says follow your in cab signals. If your signal gives you a green light you do not have to go in. That's why the PrePass light stays on flashing for a certain amount of time in case DOT wants to pull you over. Red PrePass light and run the scale when you get pulled over it's going to be flashing red. Your caught. Green light you're good. FYI if PrePass is flashing yellow (Amber) you do have to go in.

almost all weigh stations have that sign saying something to the effect of "all trucks must weigh." For two good reasons. 1. Those stations opened before prepass was a thing. They don't remove the sign, they just add the "prepass trucks follow in cab signals" sign a little further away. 2. That sign is still important for trucks where the owner was too cheap to buy the prepass. If the weigh station is equipped and giving trucks a bypass signal, pulling the driver over for bypassing the scale is entrapment and a lawsuit waiting to happen. The only time I am ignoring a bypass signal sent to my truck is when the station has electronic signs explicitly instructing my truck to enter when I drive past them.

Very nice of them to give this information.

21 trucks is alot of revenue.if they catch anyone selling those should go to prison for a long time.

If one device indicates I can bypass, I'm going to bypass. If everything indicates me to enter, I will still bypass if I cannot fit on the exit ramp at a proper following distance

Great information and knowledge you will gain when you follow Shawn’s life as a trucker! He was my trainer almost a year ago and helped me gain so much knowledge.

You do not go in when prepass gives a green light. They can't have it both ways. For over 20 yrs I never went into the crap house on green light. I never got into trouble.

The worst dot scale in country possible is Cabazon ca..

there are weigh in motion scales on the interstate. They aren’t as precise because of high speed, if you are close to weight limit you get pulled in to check on the more accurate scales.

For years my company had no safety violation, the minutes we start getting bad scores, we start getting pull more

THE PERSON WHO DID THE JOB, KNEW EACH TRUCK, KNEW EXACTLY WHAT TIME TO HIT THEM AND HAS OR HAD A DRUG PROBLEM! KNEW THE SECURITY! KNEW WHERE TO GET CASH FOR THEM.

A buddy of mine bypassed a scale in Missouri when the sign said CLOPED. He assumed that meant closed and kept going. The officer that pulled him over had no sympathy, and it cost my buddy $250. The officer said that the sign didn’t say the actual word “closed” so he should have known to pull in. Seemed ridiculous to me, but at least we got a new joke about the word “CLOPED” 😂

First time I've ever heard of infrared on the tires or pull in on green bypass. Glad I watched this video! Keep doing what you doing

I was a "full grown" in Kentucky for 15 years, working a stretch of I75, often in a "plain white wrapper" 2000 model Z-28 running speed enforcement. I always loved the truckers, i would get so tickled talking-to them on the CB. Id have to flip the stobes on to prove it was me on the radio. Sure i ran across some idiots (2 that come to mind were JB Hunt, female drivers, between the 2 they killed 3 people, one guy burned alive, and gave me PTSD)

The CPC and the CPC4 are back in stock at Freightliner. Best thing to do is contact your local dealer and let them know. This way they can try to have these CPC’s on file. This what they had to do in Southern California. Now things are getting back to normal as far as availability goes.

Isn't this called "PROFILING"? Isn't that considered illegal? Oh wait a minute! I live in a communist country, this normal now! 😅😅

If my unit says bypass I go.If sign says all trucks enter I don't.If ramp is full I go.And if their sign says go but my unit says no I go.Been out here 27 years never been run down for blowing a scale

unless cop headlights come on behind me idc. my 11hr clock keeps counting down, no time for tht BS

I'm surprised by that "must pull in if it says all trucks but you get prepass bypass" thing she said. I've used my bypass dozens of times despite it saying "all trucks" and no prepass-specific sign, and I haven't been chased. Now, there have been times I've been told to come in specifically by a lit sign while also getting the bypass. I don't chance that. I got a specific "enter" so I enter.

I thought we all understood that, green or not, if the sign says all trucks must enter, all trucks MUST enter. 🤷🏾‍♂️

Every station is different they can pull you in for any reasons. They should get rid of scale houses and invest more in to pre-pass systems. The system is less bias than officers.

you don't go in on a green light. that is the point of prepass

Between the boarder line of Pa and Maryland I was pulled over for ignoring that sign bc prepass signal me to bypass . Officer chase me down in a white unmarked dodge pickup truck, told me I’m getting ticket. He also spoke of those prepass not even going to alert yu in the state of Maryland just so you can pay attention to the sign without questioning.

The scales in the off ramp at a weight station also can measure the speed of when you cross them. So if it's posted at 30 you better be doing about 30

Thanks!

Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Texas,are my running states and I love it because they dont invest in to much in their scales.aaand you can dodge em easy

hazmat go in the scale regardless…at least that’s what I was told by my safety manager…but that’s when only hauling hazmat if they pull you in and talk to you so they can challenge your knowledge to see if you know what the hell you’re doing!

Freightliners are easy to break into. Got to protect the locking mechanism from string. I opened one once with a 6ft piece of string cause one of the guys locked his keys in the truck at the dock door I wanted. Cover the bolt that goes up and down. You can slip string inside the door and pull it up.

She was very helpful.

Please be aware that i5 between Portland and Seattle is dot blitz week 52 weeks a year. There is mobile dots pulling trucks over everyday all year. Be careful between Portland and Seattle

Someone needs to develop a relocation kit for those items. Relocating them to a hidden spot or a spot that's hard to reach - whoever develops this is going to be rich

Yes that’s correct. Better safe than sorry. It happened to me. Seen the signage of “all trucks must stop at scales” but my prepass gave me the green light so I rolled on by. Next thing you know DOT pulls me over. Explained I was taught thought if I have a green light I do not have to enter. However DOT said it doesn’t matter. If that sign says “all trucks must stop at scales” you must stop! DOT Let me go off with a warning since I only had 2 months of experience.

Nope, that prepass flashes green I'm gonna keep on going down the road! ✌️

I'm glad I'm at a good company, we hardly ever get pulled in. When I do, I never have an issue because my record is perfect... except Ohio because hazmat always have to pull in. That 71 Jeffersonville scale is ran by jerk and the PECO guys or whatever they are called. Guy got mad one day because he couldn't find anything wrong after 3 hours.

The whole purpose of a prepass is to get a green light to by bypass the scales when open

I get a green light on pre pass...I'm staying on hiway no matter what

Here in Cali, there are signs that say "All trucks stop at scales unless given the bypass signal". The LED signs only ever say "All trucks stop at scales" or "scales closed do not enter". I have never gone into the scales when Im given the green light regardless of what the LED sign says.

You would think that all trucking companies would have cameras installed all over their properties for this reason alone.

I have a prepass and even if i get a green on the prepass and the sign says all trucks must enter, i just go in anyway.

For anyone hauling Hazmat, be aware of the pre pass restrictions in certain states. In Arizona and Arkansas, if you’re hauling Hazmat and you get a green light in your pre pass, you must still enter the scale. Failure to do so, if that officer decides to follow you, results in a felony charge for “Bypassing a Port of Entry”. Ask me how I know. Had to get an attorney to get it reduced to misdemeanor.

Just bypass on any light otherwise they’ll find something anyway. If DOT officer a women that means you are definitely in trouble.

If it's a prepass state then you should be following on board signals only. If it doesn't respond, then you follow signage. At least that's my logical understanding of prepass. Their duty is to report a green or red appropriately on the prepass or turn it off.

It sure isn't great to see it happen to a small company, although we ought to see this happen to the mega carriers! Especially FMCSA with their automated experiments.

FMCSA score has a lot to do if they pull you in, also if your truck is over a certain weight they might also pull you in……

I run western Canada, and up here, mainly in BC, green light on our prepass system is a bypass regardless of the sign for the inspection station/weighscale. No light, or temporary locations, follow signs. Confirmed "park bring papers" criteria varies depending on location and blitzes. Obscured plates or NSC/DOT info, taillights covered with snow/ice, or with the IR cams targetting brakes and tires (that's why there's the speed decreases into coops)--if 3 of your 8 brakes are colder than the rest, they're likely out of adjustment. Overall mechanical looks of the truck. But, there is randomization, ive been told "you're #6, you're up for an inspection". I've also been told "you looked like an easy quick pass inspection so i picked you" (quota!). Bad scores or other heat score issues and you'll be more likely to get pulled.

I have been a investigator for 25 years for the Kentucky state board of trucking This smells like inside job

Chicken Coops in other states don't follow the same rules. Most will tell you to follow incab signal, if the sign telling you to pull in but you got a bypass on your prepass or drivewyze then you go ahead and bypass.

Prepass states if you get a green light on the prepass device but the light at the DOT scale tells you to pull in, you have to pull in and get weighed or inspected.

Welcome to biden's America

Dab a little JB Weld on the screws on the CP4s and i garuntee the thief’s won’t stick around to try and break them free. Pro-Tip

Couple weeks ago someone broke into some of our trucks and stole the wiring harness and messed bunch stuff up it's getting ridiculous!!

The guy that broke into 21 trucks must be 21 savage 😂😂😂

Thank you for this!

That lady was incorrect on pre-pass, green lite = grab a gear hammer down.

The 2 tone color ones always get picked on.

Depends on the state....in ohio if you are hazmat and get green dotted u still need to pull in

This mutha trucker goin thru puberty finally with the deep voice... no facial hair in sight😂😂😂

Voice sounds like a Macho Asian Trucker

The problem I see coming is stolen CPU units have serial numbers and when somebody buys that to fix their truck when it gets plugged in they’re going to see that it was taken from another truck and they’re going to have to return it to the proper owners. They cannot use it in a different truck, I know this because the CPU unit on my western star failed and had to be replaced.

Now Arizona says if you got a green light, keep going. Right here is an example of the confusion drivers deal with on a daily basis. I will say that personally, if I get a green light, I go in if the sign says to. Now the Freightliner issue, that's a shame and a disgrace that someone would screw up an entire fleet of trucks like that. (There's a special place in hell for the culprits.) That one incident could cause that company to lose everything it has worked so hard to accomplish. Please stay safe out there and if nothing else, get you some camera's and hire an old retired driver to keep an eye on your yard. But remember one thing... DO IT RESPONSIBLY. There's no saving grace for killing someone over a module OR loosing your life protecting one either.

CSA score and recent incidents within the company have a big effect on red or green prepass lights. Explained to me by the Laurel, Montana scale which is nearly always open.

I passed a scale they just made me turn around and go back thru. I just played dumb. But if i get the green light i never go in

In 2010, I had a Pre-Pass and still got the RED and pulled in. Luckily everything thing was OK 😊

All that can be avoided by staying in the left lane

I had that happen in Kentucky, then saw it on another truck. 🤯🤯🤯🤯

They have had the infrared cameras in California for a few years now an officer told me I had a cracked rim an gave me a warning on my inspection I asked him how he spotted it because I never noticed it while doing pretrips he said they have cameras that zoom in on the wheels this was in the beginning of 2022 it was a tiny crack around the lugnut barely noticeable thats why i never spotted it but that infrared camera did

those are coded to the vin so unless theyre one of the 3 repair shops with the master program they got 21 paperweights

Louisiana needs to worry about fixing the roads before they worry about investing on infrared. I feel like it’s just one pot hole that expands across the entire state.

She was wrong because a green light means to keep going weather the scale is open or closed and if you get a red light you enter the scale only if they are open

Had a dot officer say, " Today, I'm pulling over blue trucks "

Louisiana if sign says "All trucks go in scale"they wont send you a signal for prepass,I pass through there twice a week.

If you are pulling a Hazmat tanker you have to pull on the scales regardless if you have the green light but if your pulling foodgrade you dont

I'm still trying to figure out how a man who was unable to fix potholes when he was mayor of Sotuh Bend, became secretary of DOT. Seems to me you no longer have to be qualified for the job. You just have to be diverse.

When I get green, I don’t care if it says all trucks stop at scale, I by pass it, that’s what that’s for.

Working only Illinois , Wisconsin , Michigan , Indiana I know what times I can get away with sliding by the scales

How would you know if those infrared sensors aren't dirty and they're just giving false readings when anything rolls over it

im going to guess on the prepass issue that particular scale might have a sign on the interstate that says "truck pull in scale" "truck bypass scale". if so i thought the sign did override the prepass. otherwise if its a generic "all trucks must enter" the prepass supercedes it and you follow the prepass. she did mention the weigh in motion on the interstate and those are usually accompanied by the sign that tells individual trucks to enter or bypass.

I NEVER enter the weigh station if I get the green light and the station says All Trucks Must Enter. Never got harrassed once in 12 years.

Be careful in Iowa and Nebraska. Those two are famous for having the scales closed and then giving a red light on Prepass, just to see if you run the scale or not. I can't prove it, but on a couple of occasions, i swear the Iowa highway patrol "remotely" gave me a red light from their cruiser on a closed scale to see if i would pull in. Another time, they "remotely" opened and closed the scale just for me. On all these occasions, nobody was in the scale house. Just the HP rolling behind me on the interstate, and as soon as they saw that i entered the scale. They passed me and kept on rolling down the road.

My Houston company got hit too this weekend.

Why don’t the weight stations pull me in @ 44,320 lbs from Lakeland,Fl to Tampa,Fl but on the way back I’m empty and they pull me in “Empty”???

A new way to control the Flow of Goods? Disable some companies trucks in the Supply chain?

You better make sure you go in 100% because then you are not obeying a lawful traffic device

That’s not what she meant, that’s only when they have their yearly mandatory inspections, if not so what’s the point of having pre pass!

Those CpC units control the throttle? All these newer trucks are drive by wire now?

I listen to prepass first unless the road is guided.

She is right even if you get a green but that sign say for you to come in means for you to come in

I always wonder how they did it in the scale house

Burglered,Oh the humanity of it all. This dude just went through puberty right in front of us.