Tag: weigh stations

Business

News roundup, Nov. 6: Drivewyze adds bypass at 10 Oregon stations, trucking jobs numbers reverse course

Truck fleets and operators using Drivewyze PreClear weigh station bypass service will now receive bypasses at 10 locations in Oregon; DOL’s October jobs report shows trucking added 1,300 jobs, an uptick following three months of declines; Donaldson wireless air-filter monitor to be integrated into ELD provider Geotab’s platform.

November 6, 2019

Channel 19

False log! or: Another name for ‘7.2 miles South of Chaparral, N.M.’

Small fleet owner Leander Richmond’s ongoing battle over a false-log violation that seems to stem from a dispute over just where ‘7.2 miles S of Chaparral, N.M.” happens to be. While officers are human like the rest of us, he appreciates, “by the same token, once you’re handed proof that you screwed up, fix it and the world just keeps on spinning.” If only …

October 7, 2019

Business

Kentucky rest areas, weigh station to close temporarily

The I-71 Southbound weigh station near Walton is closed for repairs from April 29 through May 3 at 7 a.m. The southbound and northbound I-75/71 rest areas in the same area will close temporarily in May for repairs.

April 30, 2019

Business

An hours of service ‘secret weapon’ in Kansas

For those running paper logs or ELDs, but particularly the former, Kansas has something of a secret weapon for its Level 3 driver inspections, notes highway patrol Captain Chris Turner. Many of those inspections, taking place primarily at rest stops, are performed by a “small group of retired troopers.” …

November 23, 2018

Channel 19

A little hope for H.R. 5948, the bill that would exempt small carriers from the ELD mandate

OOIDA Board Member and small fleet owner Monte Wiederhold, at least, feels that if the small-fleet (10 or fewer trucks) exemption bill were to make it out of committee, through the House, through the Senate and to the President, “he’d sign it.”

July 17, 2018

Business

Drivewyze issues more lengthy statement following Missouri state audit of competitor-related bypass conflicts of interest

Drivewyze disputes Help Inc.’s PrePass claims following Missouri state audit and announces plans to expand its weigh station bypass services in Missouri.

May 7, 2018

Voices

POLL: Do you use a weigh-station bypassing system?

Are weigh-station bypassing systems worth the expense? This new poll probes the extent of bypass use among owner-operators.

May 2, 2018

Business

Drivewyze adds four western Illinois weigh stations to bypass network

Drivewyze has added weigh stations on I-80 Westbound at East Moline, I-74 Eastbound at Moline, I-55/70 Westbound at Maryville and I-64 Eastbound at O’Fallon to its network.

April 25, 2018

Business

Idaho adds new signs to weigh-in-motion bypass systems at Lewiston Port of Entry

The Idaho Transportation Department says the updated system is expected to allow up to 70 percent of trucks heading out of the city, and 50 percent of trucks entering the city, to bypass the weigh station.

March 6, 2018

Business

7 new PrePass locations in N.C.

The new sites on I-77, I-40, I-95 and I-26 in North Carolina now operational for PrePass bypass services are in addition to the PrePass sites on I-85 at Hillsborough, which have been in service since 2015.

January 25, 2018

Business

Idaho adds weigh-in-motion system at I-15 weigh station

The new systems will allow trucks that meet size and weight requirements to bypass the scale. The Idaho Transportation Department estimates approximately 50-60 percent of trucks that pass through the area will get a bypass signal.

February 9, 2017

Business

How to fight traffic tickets, whether with or without legal help

There is more than one way to skin the cat when it comes to fighting tickets. While more than four in 10 Overdrive readers say they have seen success contesting a ticket without employing a lawyer to help, interviews reveal a different pattern.

December 27, 2016