Weigh station frequency?

[PandaCheese]

Driving in Washington on a job that doesn't leave the state, not even on a very long route, I had to pull in to be weighed 3 times. Is this normal or "realistic?"

[supersobes]

In real-life, Washington doesn't use the little transponders that tell drivers to pull in. In Washington, if the scale is open, ALL trucks must pull in. Since the scales in ATS appear to never be closed, this would be realistic.

[marcf]

I've often questioned the frequency of getting weighed, sometimes a 1000 mile job and getting weighed 5 times, certain scales seemed to weigh me every time
(one profile with 300+ hours and going for 100% map completion, I always got weighed heading West on I 10, just before the NM>AZ border, I could tell I always got weighed as the straight road beside the weigh station was undiscovered)

Does anyone operating in real life in America know the chance of getting pulled in or their guess at a rough percentage? (ie: 70%, 50%?) - based on scales that use transponders

[Madkine]

@PandaCheese There's no normal. As you said sometimes you get pulled into every weigh station, sometimes you bypass them all.

I do need to do some more investigation about the lane your driving in, as I've noticed in Washington there are signs stating for trucks to drive in the right lane. I'm currently wondering if you drive in the left lane at these places you'll get pulled in more often.

[rambolz]

I have noticed in Washington you get pulled in way more than the other states, but I guess it makes sense after what supersobes said.

[EllieODaire]

It's fairly realistic, Washington has a lot of weigh stations. In fact, they have so many weigh stations that many of the scales on US and state highways are rarely ever open. When they're closed, Washington DOT often leaves the scale display inside the building turned on, with the screen turned toward an open window, so drivers can use closed weigh stations to check axle weights in areas where there aren't nearby private scales.

In real-life, Washington doesn't use the little transponders that tell drivers to pull in. In Washington, if the scale is open, ALL trucks must pull in. Since the scales in ATS appear to never be closed, this would be realistic.

Most of the IRL Washington weigh stations on interstate highways have transponder functionality. They work with NorPass and Oregon Greenlight transponders (which now includes PrePass through their recent addition to Greenlight).

[-Raiden-]

Does anyone operating in real life in America know the chance of getting pulled in or their guess at a rough percentage? (ie: 70%, 50%?) - based on scales that use transponders

According to the videos of a German guy who is driving in the US and Canada and who also does YouTube, there is some company rating system involved with the transponder and e-log systems.
If I understood it correctly, a higher/better rating for the company means a higher chance of getting a bypass at the scales. But I don't know if that applies for the "port of entry" scales as well.

[EllieODaire]

Weigh stations can use a variety of different criteria to decide who they weigh and who gets a green light to bypass. Most common is a mix of a company's safety record and the readings from weigh-in-motion pads embedded in the right lane prior to the weigh station. If your company has a good score or the weigh-in-motion tells them you're not heavy, you're more likely to get bypassed.

[supersobes]

Most of the IRL Washington weigh stations on interstate highways have transponder functionality. They work with NorPass and Oregon Greenlight transponders (which now includes PrePass through their recent addition to Greenlight).

Good to know! Thanks for the information!

[rocknrollDaVE]

i was just in Washington and let me tell you, oh boy... yeah its realistic getting pulled in to every weigh station. they are almost always open, even at 10pm and between just about every city