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New Jersey Weigh Stations Truck Scales

New Jersey requires all vehicles that weigh 10,001 lbs or more to weigh. So any vehicle weighing 10,000 lbs or less, commercial or not, is not required to enter the open weigh stations.

New Jersey law used to say that you couldn’t get an over gross ticket if you were an out-of-state truck. You could get an over axle only- so if you had a 6 axle combination or a spread axle trailer and you could legally axle weights that were over 80,000 lbs, you wouldn’t get a ticket if you were from out of state. New Jersey has changed that law. Now out-of-state truckers can, indeed, get over gross tickets.

The toll roads over on the east coast can be a bit overwhelming. Bridges, toll ways, thruways and more bridges- it all adds us quickly.

Truckers in New Jersey were not allowed to run state routes with a 53-foot trailer, so it seemed that they were stuck with the toll roads. Recent legal battles have been going on about this ruling and it is no longer written in stone.

There are a few stretches of toll road you can easily avoid.

Coming into New Jersey from Delaware, right as you get to the border you will see signs for I 295 and for the New Jersey Turnpike. The road splits- one fork going to I 295 and one to the turnpike (which is the toll road). Follow the signs for I 295. There are some truck stops that can be accessed from either the turnpike or I 295 off turnpike exit 2 and I 295 exit 2C. Going up I 295, you will come to the junction with route 42. The traffic tends to get backed up here- both because of commuter traffic and because the merging of all the traffic gets confusing for unaware travelers. The road will bring you around a curve to the left and shortly after merging with route 42, you will exit back off to the right to follow I 295 north again. On I 295 you can take the exit for route 130 and the Bordentown Petro and get over to the turnpike there or you can continue up to exit 60 for I 195 east. This will take you over to the toll road with all freeway driving. Many truckers choose to run the toll road during high traffic times- though the turnpike also backs up sometimes. To go southbound from the turnpike take I 195 west to I 295 south all the way to the bottom. As mentioned about the north bound route, be careful around the junction of route 42 where traffic gets congested.

The bridges coming into New Jersey are non-toll, but leaving New Jersey can be very expensive. To leave New Jersey without a toll, head to Trenton. From the New Jersey Turnpike take I 195 west. I 195 ends at the junction of I 295, but the freeway doesn’t end there, so keep your eyes peeled. You’ll stay right and take I 295 north (if you continue straight you’ll be on route 29 heading into downtown Trenton). I 295 curves you around the north side of Trenton and brings you around to I 95 south (I 95 is somewhat confusing in this part of the country). You don’t exit, merge, or bear. You just keep going straight and you’ll be where you need to be. I 95 south will take you down through Philly- you can hit the PA turnpike or continue south on I 95 toward Delaware. Keep in mind that I 95 through downtown Philadelphia may not be the most pleasant drive during high traffic times. Also keep in mind that Pennsylvania likes to use rest area/welcome centers as weigh stations at non-toll border crossings.

In New Jersey and New York, the rule is NO TRUCKS ON PARKWAYS. Trucks are to use expressways, not parkways. Parkways have low bridges and no commercial vehicles or trailers are allowed in most places. The Garden State Parkway in New Jersey south of the Jersey City area does allow trucks. Traveling from the Jersey City area to Atlantic City, trucks are allowed on the GSP from exit 105 (route 18) south. Route 18 from the turnpike to the GSP has a lot of lights and a lot of traffic, so truckers may want to consider running the turnpike down to I 195 east and hitting the GSP that way. Don’t forget, the GSP is also a toll road.

The New Jersey fuel tax rate is $0.175 per gallon of diesel. This rate includes a $.04 per gallon gross receipts tax.

Bloomsbury I 78 eb New Jersey Weigh Station Truck Scales
This scale is no longer there. New Jersey is ripping it out completely. It is still marked on the 2007 trucker atlas. There are a TA and Pilot at exit 7.

Bordentown 206 nb New Jersey Weigh Station Truck Scales

Bordentown 206 sb New Jersey Weigh Station Truck Scales

Carney’s Point I 295 nb New Jersey Weigh Station Truck Scales
Exit 2C south of the Carney’s Point weigh station has a Flying J truck stop and a Pilot truck stop. Exit 18 north of the scale house has a TA travel center.

Columbia I 80 eb New Jersey Weigh Station Truck Scales
There is a TA truck stop at exit 4 east of the Columbia weigh station. There is an Ambest truck stop at exit 302 west of the truck scale.

Greenwich (Bloomsbury) – I 78 eb New Jersey Weigh Station Truck Scales
This scale is a super-coop that was under construction in 2006. New Jersey State Police say that truck parking will not be allowed at the scales other than repairs, out of service and inspections.

There was a real buzz among truckers regarding this scale and the one under construction on the west bound side of the freeway due to the lengthy construction time.

Truckers trying to bypass the weigh station via routes 57, 173 and 22 should be aware that sensors may have been installed to detect outlaw big rigs.

And the costs of building the weigh station- reported to be $69 million- mean that the inspectors will be looking for violations to pay for the facility. Homeland Security dollars only cover equipment, according to news reports. They don’t cover the actual construction or the manpower. Better get your ducks in a row! There are a TA travel center and Pilot truck stop at exit 7.

Greenwich (Bloomsbury) – I 78 wb New Jersey Weigh Station Truck Scales
This scale is a new super-coop for the state of New Jersey. Truck parking will not be allowed at this scale other than repairs, out of service and inspections. This scale had a “projected completion” of fall 2006 but was not open until spring 2007 due to construction delays.

There was a real buzz among truckers regarding this scale and the one under construction on the east bound side of the freeway. Especially considering how long the construction project was going on- rumors were abundant.

The smaller, older east bound weigh station just west of this scale has been ripped completely out of the ground.

Truckers trying to bypass the weigh station via routes 57, 173 and 22 should be aware that sensors may have been installed to detect outlaw big rigs.

The costs of building the weigh station- reported to be $69 million- mean that the inspectors will be looking for violations to pay for the facility. Homeland Security dollars only cover equipment, according to news reports. They don’t cover the actual construction or the manpower. Better get your ducks in a row!

Lat: 40 39 48 N
Lon: 75 5 10 W There is a TA travel center and a Pilot truck stop at exit 7.

Parkway Pines (Lakewood) – GSP sb New Jersey Weigh Station Truck Scales
This is an actual scale location with a storage building for truck inspection tools- including portables and creepers. Trucks are allowed on the GSP south of route 18 only.

Piscataway I 287 nb New Jersey Weigh Station Truck Scales
We have never seen this scale open but some drivers say that they do open it sometimes.