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Arizona Weigh Stations Truck Scales
All commercial vehicles over 1 ton (2000 lbs) must enter the Arizona weigh stations if they are open. A commercial vehicle that is less than 1 ton is not required to enter. All vehicles over 10,000 lbs are required to enter the Arizona weigh station.
Arizona has put up lighted signs at the weigh station exit ramps. The scale signs are on the side of the freeway when you approach one of the port of entry stations. They will light up as the trucker goes by to say either TRUCK OK TO BYPASS or TRUCK MUST EXIT TO WEIGH STATION.
Arizona port of entry weigh stations also use PrePass transponders. The smaller stations do not use this. We have found that whatever we get on the PrePass transponder is generally the opposite of whatever the lighted sign says to do. Prepass brochures say that truckers are supposed to follow the in-cab signal on their transponder regardless of what the road sign weigh station sign says.
PrePass trucks that receive a green light in Arizona still must enter an open weigh station if they are carrying a oversize/overweight (unless Class E permit) load, placarded hazmat or hazwaste load, fuel import load, agricultural load, or livestock load.
Truckers planning to get to Phoenix early and park for the night may be in for a big surprise. The truck stops tend to stay full all day- if you’re lucky enough to find a free parking spot, don’t give it up until you’re ready to move on- even the paid parking at Danny’s Big Rig Resort tend to stay full.
If you are heading from Phoenix to Las Vegas area, you may want to consider two routes.
One is to go north on I 17 out of Phoenix to the Carefree Highway west. You’ll take that out and follow route 74 west to route 60 west. In Wickenburg, you’ll follow route 93 up to I 40 west to Kingman. Out of Kingman, you’ll take 93 north, but only as far as route 68. Tractor-trailer trucks are no longer allowed to cross over the Hoover Dam on route 93. You’ll take 68 west over into Nevada (the road turns into route 163) to route 95 north. If you go this way, be sure to stop in Wikieup, AZ, for some good fixin’s at Joe’s BBQ- we hear they serve ‘em up good.
Another route to consider is taking I 10 west out of Phoenix to the Vicksburg Road exit (exit 45). You’ll go north on Vicksburg Road, cross over route 60 and continue on to route 72. You’ll go west on 72 and cross into California (the road turns into route 62). You will have to cross a California “bug check,” but there is no weigh station there. You will turn right out of the bug check on route 95 north and take that in to Vegas.
Arizona has some notable places to park your truck, take a break and look around.
In Williams, you can park your truck and take a train ride to the Grand Canyon for the day. In Dragoon (exit 318 I 10), there is a Dairy Queen with truck parking that advertises “The Thing.” What is it? Well, we suggest you stop in, pay for a ticket and find out for yourself… Between Flagstaff and Winslow on I 40, there is a massive meteor crater. If you’re looking you can just barely make out the upper edges of the crater from the freeway. They have truck parking and there is an admission charge. And if you’re headed up into Colorado during good weather, we suggest you take route 160 sometime and drive right through Monument Valley, where many of the old western films were shot.
The Arizona fuel tax rate is $0.28 per gallon of diesel. But for use class vehicles weighing more than 26,000 lbs (if you’re in a tractor trailer truck, that means you), the rate is $0.37 per gallon of diesel.
(Sanders) – I 40 eb Arizona Weigh Station Truck Scales
We have only rarely seen the scale on this side open. People will say it is never open but we have seen it open at least once in the past 10 years There is a Mobil with limited truck parking at exit 333 west of the scales- we have seen trucks park in the east bound scales though we have never parked there more than a few minutes- after the scales, there is a Speedy’s truck stop and a rest area east of the port of entry at exit 359 AZ/NM border.
(San Simon) – I 10 eb Arizona Weigh Station Truck Scales
We have never seen this scale open.
Canoa Rest Area 19 nb Arizona Weigh Station Truck Scales
This is a rest area where DOT often sets up to do inspections. Thanks, Russ M, for letting us know about this check station!
Douglas State Port of Entry 80 Arizona Weigh Station Truck Scales
Duncan Port of Entry 70 eb wb Arizona Weigh Station Truck Scales
This is one scale that weighs eastbound and westbound trucks.
Ehrenburg Port of Entry I 10 eb Arizona Weigh Station Truck Scales
If you’re thinking about blowing by the Ehrenburg Port of Entry, think twice. They have infrared cameras set up on the freeway to monitor just that type of activity. There are signs on the freeway leading up to the Ehrenburg weigh station that read “Commercial Vehicles must proceed to Port of Entry.” There is a Texaco truck stop at exit 5 and a Pilot truck stop and Loves Travel Center in Quartzite, AZ, east of the Ehrenburg Port of Entry. There is also a rest area at mile marker 4.5 east of the weigh station. There is a Flying J truck stop at exit 1 west of the truck scale.
Ehrenburg Port of Entry I 10 wb Arizona Weigh Station Truck Scales
We have only seen this scale open one time in 10 years. There is a Texaco truck stop at exit 5 and a Pilot truck stop and Loves Travel Center in Quartzite, AZ, east of the Ehrenburg Port of Entry. There is a Flying J truck stop at exit 1 west of the truck scale.
Fredonia Port of Entry 89 alt sb Arizona Weigh Station Truck Scales
I 40 EB Topoc Port of Entry I 40 eb Arizona Weigh Station Truck Scales
I10 WB Port of Entry (San Simon) – I 10 wb Arizona Weigh Station Truck Scales
I40 WB Port of Entry (Sanders) – I 40 wb Arizona Weigh Station Truck Scales
The weigh station uses Pre Pass and also has lighted signs in the roadway so that non-PrePass trucks can also bypass when given the okay. But if you’re thinking about blowing by the scale even if you don’t get an okay to bypass, think again. They have cameras installed on the roadway to catch your license plate number in that event.
There are signs in the roadway leading up to this weigh station that say that all commercial vehicles must weigh, that all vehicles with livestock must weigh and that all commercial vehicles carrying produce plants or seed must weigh. There is an agricultural checkpoint at the Sanders port of entry. There is a Speedy’s truck stop and Rest Area at NM/AZ border exit 359 and Ortega’s Indian Center advertises truck parking at exit 341 east of the Sanders POE. There is a Mobil truck stop at exit 333 west of the truck weigh station- truck parking is in a dirt lot behind the diesel pumps.
Kingman Port of Entry 93, 68 sb wb Arizona Weigh Station Truck Scales
Lukeville Port of Entry 85 Arizona Weigh Station Truck Scales
Munds Park I 17 nb Arizona Weigh Station Truck Scales
This is a rest area location where DOT will set up for a few days at a time. They do not generally run a 24-hour operation when they set up. They generally only set up during the summer months and they do use the portables.
Munds Park I 17 sb Arizona Weigh Station Truck Scales
This is a rest area location where DOT will set up for a few days at a time. They do not generally run a 24-hour operation when they set up. They generally only set up during the summer months and they do use the portables.
Naco Port of Entry Arizona Weigh Station Truck Scales
Nogales Port of Entry I 19 Arizona Weigh Station Truck Scales
Page Port of Entry 89 alt sb Arizona Weigh Station Truck Scales
Parker Port of Entry 72 eb Arizona Weigh Station Truck Scales
There is parking west of the Parker scale at the junction of route 95 and route 62 in California. Route 62 turns into route 72 at the CA/AZ border. There is a California produce inspection station on the north east corner of the route 95/route 62 intersection. It is for traffic traveling west on route 62. There are also various pull outs along route 62 in California.
San Luis Port of Entry 95 Arizona Weigh Station Truck Scales
Sasabe Port of Entry 286 Arizona Weigh Station Truck Scales
Seligman I 40 eb Arizona Weigh Station Truck Scales
Springerville Port of Entry 60 wb Arizona Weigh Station Truck Scales
There is a fantastic restaurant in the town of Socorro near the Wal-Mart called the Roadrunner Restaurant and Lounge. If you’re following route 60 you’ll pass it on your left. The restaurant doesn’t open until 5 pm but the steaks are worth the wait. Be prepared to pay $20 and up per plate.
St. George Port of Entry I 15 nb Arizona Weigh Station Truck Scales
There is truck parking in pull out areas in the Virgin River Gorge which you go through just south of the scale. But once you get past the gorge there is no more parking- you can also park in the scale parking area after crossing- there is a Flying J truck stop after the scale in St.George and a Wal-Mart.
St. George Port of Entry I 15 sb Arizona Weigh Station Truck Scales
There is a Flying J truck stop in St. George and a Wal-Mart before the scale. You can park in the truck parking area at the scale or there is limited parking in pull out areas in the Virgin River Gorge south of the scale.
Teec Nos Pos Port of Entry 160 Arizona Weigh Station Truck Scales
Topock I 40 wb Arizona Weigh Station Truck Scales
Verde Valley I 17 nb Arizona Weigh Station Truck Scales
Locals say there are 4 DOT officers who work the area between exit 287 and exit 293. These are mobil enforcement officer who will pick a truck and pull it over into one of several parking areas for inspection. They generally only do this during daylight hours but they do this all year long. They do not generally use the portables.
Verde Valley I 17 sb Arizona Weigh Station Truck Scales
Locals say there are 4 DOT officers who work the area between exit 287 and exit 293. These are mobil enforcement officer who will pick a truck and pull it over into one of several parking areas for inspection. They generally only do this during daylight hours but they do this all year long. They do not generally use portable scales.
Yuma I 8 wb Arizona Weigh Station Truck Scales
We have never seen this scale open.
Yuma business Port of Entry Arizona Weigh Station Truck Scales
Yuma Port of Entry I 8 eb Arizona Weigh Station Truck Scales